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Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)
Magnum P.I. (2018) is a CBS action crime drama reboot developed by Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim, starring Jay Hernandez as Navy SEAL-turned-Hawaii PI Thomas Magnum with Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins; four CBS seasons, then a final NBC season.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.: American crime drama created by Donald P. Bellisario, starring Tom Selleck as private investigator Thomas Magnum on Oahu, CBS 1980–1988, 162 episodes; rebooted 2018 with Jay Hernandez on CBS, later NBC.
Magpie Murders (TV series)
Magpie Murders is a 2022 six-part British mystery series adapted by Anthony Horowitz from his 2016 novel, starring Lesley Manville as editor Susan Ryeland; a whodunit within a whodunit spanning the 1950s and present day, followed by Moonflower Murders.
Mahabharat (महाभारत) (1988 TV series)
Mahabharat (महाभारत), B.R. Chopra's 1988–1990 Doordarshan Hindi mythological serial, 94 episodes directed with Ravi Chopra, scripted by Rahi Masoom Raza, starring Nitish Bharadwaj as Krishna; reached about 200 million weekly viewers.
Mahabharat (महाभारत) (2013 TV series)
Mahabharat (महाभारत), the 2013 Star Plus Hindi mythological series by Swastik Productions and Siddharth Kumar Tewary, distinct from the 1988 B.R. Chopra serial and the 2013 animated film; 267 episodes, ₹100 crore budget, starring Saurabh Raj Jain as Krishna.
Mahadev & Sons
Mahadev & Sons is a Hindi family drama serial premiering 5 January 2026 on Colors TV at 9:30 pm, streaming on JioHotstar, created by Saurabh Tewari, starring Shakti Anand, Sneha Wagh, Manasi Salvi, and Aasim Khan, set in Hardoi.
Maharani
Maharani (महारानी) is a SonyLIV Hindi political drama created by Subhash Kapoor, premiering 28 May 2021, starring Huma Qureshi as Rani Bharti, an illiterate homemaker who becomes Bihar chief minister after her husband Bheema Bharti (Sohum Shah) is shot; four seasons, loosely echoing Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.
Mai
Mai (मई) is a 2013 Hindi family drama directed by Mahesh Kodiyal, marking singer Asha Bhosle's only acting debut at 79 as a mother with Alzheimer's, with Padmini Kolhapure and Ram Kapoor; distinct from the 2022 Netflix series Mai.
Mai-chan's Daily Life (まいちゃんの日常)
Mai-chan's Daily Life (まいちゃんの日常, Mai-chan no Nichijō) is a 2004 single-volume ero-guro adult manga by Uziga Waita, published by Sanwa Publishing; an immortal maid premise, Ohta ebook 2013, 2014 live-action film.
Maid (miniseries)
Maid is a 2021 Netflix 10-episode drama miniseries created by Molly Smith Metzler, inspired by Stephanie Land's memoir, starring Margaret Qualley as a single mother cleaning houses after fleeing abuse; three Emmy nominations, 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Maid Sama! (会長はメイド様!)
Maid Sama! (会長はメイド様!, Kaichō wa Maid-sama!) is Hiro Fujiwara's shōjo manga, serialized in LaLa 2006–2013, 18 volumes, about president Misaki Ayuzawa's secret maid café job; 26-episode anime aired 2010.
Maiden Holmes (少女大人)
Maiden Holmes (少女大人) is a 2020 Chinese costume detective-romance web drama, 32 episodes on Tencent Video, starring Chen Yao as disguised investigator Su Ci and Zhang Linghe as the Prince of Qi.
Maigret (2025 TV series)
Maigret (2025) is a PBS MASTERPIECE crime drama, the first contemporary English-language TV adaptation of Georges Simenon's Jules Maigret novels, starring Benjamin Wainwright as a young Maigret in modern Paris, produced by Playground, with season 2 airing October 18, 2026.
Main Manto Nahi Hoon (میں مانتو نہیں ہوں)
Main Manto Nahi Hoon (میں مانتو نہیں ہوں) is a 2025 Pakistani ARY Digital drama serial, 31 episodes, written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar and directed by Nadeem Baig, starring Humayun Saeed as professor Manto and Sajal Aly as Mehmal; not a Saadat Hasan Manto biopic.
Maisie Smith
Maisie Louise Collender Smith (born 2001), English actress and singer; full name distinguishes her from namesakes. Known for Tiffany Butcher-Baker in EastEnders (2008–2022), Strictly 2020 finalist, Strictly Ballroom musical, War of the Worlds 2025 tour.
Majin Buu (魔人ブウ)
Majin Buu (魔人ブウ) is Akira Toriyama's pink magical being from Dragon Ball Z's final arc, who turns enemies into candy and regenerates endlessly; Daima later adds successors Majin Kuu and Majin Duu.
Major Crimes (TV series)
Major Crimes is a TNT police procedural (2012–2018), a spin-off of The Closer created by James Duff, starring Mary McDonnell as Captain Sharon Raydor leading the LAPD Major Crimes Division; six seasons, 105 episodes, plea-deal-driven cases.
Major Dad
Major Dad is a CBS family sitcom (1989-1993, 96 episodes) starring Gerald McRaney as Marine Major John MacGillis, who marries liberal reporter Polly Cooper (Shanna Reed) and her three daughters; created by Richard C. Okie and John G. Stephens.
Major Lazer (TV series)
Major Lazer is an FXX adult animated series (April 16, 2015; 11 episodes) based on Diplo's dancehall music project, following a laser-armed Jamaican superhero fighting President Whitewall in a dystopian future Jamaica.
Maka (TV series)
Maka is a Philippine youth-oriented teen drama with musical elements produced by GMA Public Affairs, premiering September 21, 2024 on GMA. Directed by Rod Marmol, it stars Romnick Sarmenta and Sparkle talents at a school for the arts.
Make It or Break It
Make It or Break It is an ABC Family teen drama (2009-2012) created by Holly Sorensen about elite gymnasts at Colorado's the Rock training for the 2012 Olympics, starring Chelsea Hobbs, Ayla Kell, Josie Loren, and Cassie Scerbo.
Make It Pop
Make It Pop is a 2015-2016 Nickelodeon and YTV musical comedy series, co-created by Thomas W. Lynch and Nick Cannon, about three girls at Mackendrick Prep forming the K-pop-inspired band XO-IQ.
Make Some Noise (TV series)
Make Some Noise is a Dropout improv game show hosted by Sam Reich, spun off from Game Changer episodes, premiering June 13, 2022; three comedians act out absurd prompts across five seasons.
Make That Movie
Make That Movie is a 2026 Channel 4 British mockumentary comedy, also called Make That Movie!, created by and starring Sam Campbell, directed by Joe Pelling, in which a crew turns public film ideas into features in three days.
Maken-ki! (マケン姫っ！)
Maken-ki! (マケン姫っ！, MAKEN-KI!) is Hiromitsu Takeda's 2007-2020 harem battle-comedy manga about Takeru Ohyama at Tenbi Academy, adapted into 2011 (AIC Spirits) and XEBEC anime seasons.
Making a Murderer
Making a Murderer is a 2015 American true-crime documentary series by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos following Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey, convicted of murdering Teresa Halbach.
Making Fiends
Making Fiends is a 2003 flash-animated web series by Amy Winfrey about Vendetta, who terrorizes Clamburg with fiends, and cheerful Charlotte; adapted into a six-episode Nicktoons TV series in 2008.
Making History (TV series)
Making History, Fox 2017 time-travel sitcom created by Julius Sharpe, starring Adam Pally, Leighton Meester, Yassir Lester; duffel-bag time machine, colonial Massachusetts, 9 episodes, canceled after one season.
Mako (The Legend of Korra)
Mako is a firebender in The Legend of Korra, older brother of Bolin, Fire Ferrets captain, police detective, and Prince Wu's bodyguard, voiced by David Faustino and named after Mako Iwamatsu.
Mako: Island of Secrets
Mako: Island of Secrets, internationally Mako Mermaids: An H2O Adventure, is an Australian children's fantasy series, a spin-off sequel to H2O: Just Add Water created by Jonathan M. Shiff, running 68 episodes, 2013-2016, about mermaids guarding Mako Island from a boy turned merman.