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Jim Hopper (Stranger Things)
Jim Hopper (James "Jim" Hopper Jr.) is the Hawkins police chief in Stranger Things, played by David Harbour; Eleven's adoptive father, Joyce's partner, survivor of a Soviet labor camp.
Jim Lahey
Jim Lahey is the alcoholic trailer park supervisor of Sunnyvale in Trailer Park Boys, played by John Dunsworth from 1998's One Last Shot until Dunsworth's 2017 death; the character was not recast.
Jim'll Fix It
Jim'll Fix It (1975–1994) was a BBC One wish-fulfilment series presented by Jimmy Savile and produced by Roger Ordish, in which viewer requests were 'fixed'; later central to the Savile abuse scandal.
Jimi ni Sugoi! Kōetsu Girl: Kouno Etsuko (校閲ガール)
Jimi ni Sugoi! Kōetsu Girl: Kouno Etsuko (地味にスゴイ！校閲ガール・河野悦子) is a 2016 NTV Japanese workplace drama starring Satomi Ishihara, adapted from Ayako Miyagi's Kōetsu Girl novels, about a fashion lover assigned to a publisher's proofreading department; it averaged double-digit Kanto ratings.
Jiminy Glick
Jiminy Glick: Martin Short's fat-suited, obnoxious celebrity-interviewer character, created 1999 for The Martin Short Show, star of Comedy Central's Primetime Glick (2001-2003) and the film Jiminy Glick in Lalawood.
Jimmy Darmody
Jimmy Darmody (James Edison Darmody) is the fictional Boardwalk Empire character played by Michael Pitt in seasons 1 and 2: a Princeton-educated World War I veteran, son of Gillian and the Commodore, protégé turned adversary of Nucky Thompson, killed by Nucky in the season 2 finale.
Jimmy Kalinowski
Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski, also known as Uncle Jimmy, is a fictional businessman in FX's The Bear, played by Oliver Platt. He loaned Mikey $300,000 for the Original Beef, invests in Carmy's restaurant, and earned a 2023 Emmy nomination.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is ABC's late-night talk show, premiered January 26, 2003, airing weeknights at 11:35 p.m. from Hollywood Boulevard; suspended in September 2025 over Charlie Kirk remarks, extended through May 2027.
Jimmy McNulty
Jimmy McNulty (James "Jimmy" McNulty) is the fictional Baltimore police detective played by Dominic West in HBO's The Wire, whose insubordinate pursuit of the Barksdale case drives the series.
Jimmy Neutron
Jimmy Neutron (James Isaac Neutron) is the boy-genius inventor of Nickelodeon's CGI franchise: the 2001 film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, the 2002–2006 series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, and Planet Sheen, set in Retroville with robot dog Goddard.
Jimmy Neutron (franchise)
Jimmy Neutron franchise: American CGI animated property from Nickelodeon, beginning with the 2001 film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (John A. Davis, DNA Productions), followed by the 2002-2006 TV series, Jimmy Timmy Power Hour crossovers, Planet Sheen, and games.
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story is a two-part 2022 Netflix documentary directed by Rowan Deacon about the BBC presenter and charity fundraiser exposed after his 2011 death as a serial sexual predator, with over 450 abuse allegations.
Jin Wu Cang Jiao
金屋藏骄 (Jin Wu Cang Jiao, also 金屋藏娇) is a 2025 Chinese vertical micro short drama on Hongguo, directed by Huo Huo, starring Deng Lingshu and Wu Tianhao, 73 two-minute episodes, adapted from the novel 《姐，我想逐梦娱乐圈》, peaking at 1.07亿 heat.
Jinn (TV series)
Jinn (جن) is a 2019 Jordanian supernatural teen drama, Netflix's first Arabic-language original series: five episodes set in Amman and Petra, directed by Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya, released 13 June 2019, one season, ended.
Jinny's Kitchen
Jinny's Kitchen (서진이네) is a 2023 tvN cooking-travel reality show by Na Yeong-seok, a spin-off of Youn's Kitchen, in which Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo-joon, Choi Woo-shik, and BTS's V run a Korean street food restaurant in Bacalar, Mexico; the first Korean reality show on Prime Video, with season 2 in Iceland.
Jiraiya (自来也) (Naruto)
Jiraiya (自来也), the Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku, is a Legendary Sannin in Naruto who mentored Minato, Nagato, and Naruto Uzumaki, taught Naruto the Rasengan, and died fighting Pain, leaving a coded message. Distinct from the folktale hero Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari.
Jirisan (TV series)
Jirisan (지리산), also known as Cliffhanger, is a 2021 tvN Saturday-Sunday South Korean mystery thriller, tvN's 15th Anniversary Special Drama, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Ju Ji-hoon as Jirisan National Park rangers, written by Kim Eun-hee, directed by Lee Eung-bok, 16 episodes, KRW 32 billion budget, 9.2% finale.
Jiuliu Bazhu
Jiuliu Bazhu (九流霸主, Jiu Liu Overlord) is a 2020 Chinese costume romantic comedy starring Bai Lu and Lai Yi, streamed on Tencent Video from October 23 to November 27, 2020, about a lower-tier gang leader and an upper-tier silk merchant who join forces over a gold-thread theft in late Tang Yincheng.
JL50
JL50 (JL 50) is a 2020 Hindi sci-fi thriller miniseries on SonyLIV, created by Shailender Vyas, starring Abhay Deol, Pankaj Kapur, Ritika Anand, and Piyush Mishra, about a flight missing since 1984 that crashes in 2019.
Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo
Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo (جو بچے ہیں سنگ سمیٹ لو) is Pakistan's first Netflix original series, adapted from Farhat Ishtiaq's 2013 Urdu novel, produced by Momina Duraid, starring Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, and others, delayed from 2025 toward late 2026.
Jo Joyner
Jo Joyner (Joanne Mary Joyner, born 1977, Harlow, Essex) is an English actress known for Tanya Branning in EastEnders, Mandy Carter in Ackley Bridge, Luella Shakespeare in Shakespeare & Hathaway, and the 2006 Rose d'Or comedy award.
Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole
Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole (Jo Nesbøs Harry Hole) is a 2026 Norwegian Netflix crime series adapting The Devil's Star; nine episodes starring Tobias Santelmann as Harry Hole and Joel Kinnaman as Tom Waaler.
Jo Wilson (Grey's Anatomy)
Jo Wilson (birth name Brooke Stadler; also Jo Karev) is a fictional OB/GYN surgeon on Grey's Anatomy, played by Camilla Luddington since the season 9 premiere, known for her abuse-survivor arc and 250+ episodes.
Joan (TV series)
Joan is a 2024 six-part ITV1/ITVX British crime drama created by Anna Symon, starring Sophie Turner as 1980s jewel thief Joan Hannington, adapted loosely from her 2002 memoir, directed by Richard Laxton, cancelled after one season.
Joan Ferguson (Wentworth)
Joan Ferguson, nicknamed The Freak, is the fictional main antagonist of the Australian prison drama Wentworth, played by Pamela Rabe; a reimagining of Maggie Kirkpatrick's Prisoner character, she is Governor, inmate, escapee, and amnesiac returnee.
Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia is an American fantasy family drama series (CBS, 2003–2005, 45 episodes) created by Barbara Hall, in which God appears to teenager Joan Girardi as ordinary strangers and gives her tasks; it starred Amber Tamblyn, Joe Mantegna, and Mary Steenburgen.
Joanie Loves Chachi
Joanie Loves Chachi, ABC sitcom 1982–1983, a Happy Days spinoff starring Scott Baio and Erin Moran as Chachi Arcola and Joanie Cunningham pursuing a rock band in Chicago; 17 episodes, strong spring tryout, then a ratings collapse to 68th place.
Jodha Akbar (जोधा अकबर)
Jodha Akbar (जोधा अकबर) is a Hindi historical romance TV serial on Zee TV (2013–2015, 565 episodes) by Balaji Telefilms, starring Rajat Tokas as Akbar and Paridhi Sharma as Jodha Bai, distinct from the 2008 film of the same name.
Jodie Prenger
Jodie Prenger (born 1979, Blackpool) is an English actress and singer who won BBC's I'd Do Anything in 2008 to play Nancy in Oliver! and plays Glenda Shuttleworth in Coronation Street since 2022.
Joe Absolom
Joe Absolom (born 1978, Lewisham, London) is an English actor known as Matthew Rose in EastEnders (1997–2000), Al Large in Doc Martin (2004–2022), and BAFTA-nominated for A Confession; recently Ray Walters in Emmerdale.