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Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Максим Чмерковський), Ukrainian-American ballroom dancer and choreographer from Odessa; DWTS pro from season 2, won season 18 with Meryl Davis; brother of Val, husband of Peta Murgatroyd.

Malandra Burrows

Malandra Elizabeth Burrows (born 1965, Woolton, Liverpool) is an English actress and singer who played Kathy Brookman/Glover in ITV's Emmerdale from 1985 to 2001 with a 2005 return, reached UK number 11 with "Just This Side of Love", and revealed stage three breast cancer in 2022.

Malcolm & Eddie

Malcolm & Eddie, UPN sitcom 1996-2000 starring Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin as mismatched Kansas City roommates; UPN's top-rated comedy in 1997-98, 89 episodes.

Malcolm Hebden

Malcolm Hebden (born 21 December 1939, Chester) is an English actor best known as nosy newsagent Norris Cole in Coronation Street from 1994 to 2020, after playing Carlos in 1974–75; retired January 2021 after a 2017 heart attack.

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle (also Malcolm) is an American single-camera family sitcom created by Linwood Boomer, airing on Fox 2000–2006 across seven seasons and 151 episodes, starring Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, and Bryan Cranston, winning a Peabody, seven Emmys, and a Grammy, revived in 2026 as Life's Still Unfair.

Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair

Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair is a four-episode 2026 revival of the Fox sitcom, created by Linwood Boomer, streaming on Hulu and Disney+, reuniting Muniz, Cranston, and Kaczmarek for Hal and Lois' 40th anniversary.

Malcolm Tucker

Malcolm Tucker, fictional Director of Communications (spin doctor) at Number 10 in BBC's The Thick of It (2005-2012) and In the Loop, played by Peter Capaldi; famous for extreme profanity, 'omnishambles', and the Alastair Campbell comparison.

Malcolm Winters

Malcolm Winters is a fictional photographer on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless, half-brother of Neil Winters, played mainly by Shemar Moore since 1994, biological father of Lily Winters and, from 2026, Holden Novak.

Malgudi Days (TV series)

Malgudi Days is an Indian television series adapted from R.K. Narayan's stories, directed by Shankar Nag, shot at Agumbe, Karnataka, with 39 Doordarshan episodes from 1986-87.

Malibu Rescue

Malibu Rescue is a Netflix live-action comedy franchise (2019 film, 2019 eight-episode series, 2020 film The Next Wave) about Valley teens competing as junior lifeguards against Malibu locals, starring Ricardo Hurtado and Breanna Yde.

Malice (TV series)

Malice is a 2025 six-episode Prime Video psychological thriller created by James Wood, starring Jack Whitehall as vengeful tutor Adam, David Duchovny as Jamie Tanner, and Carice van Houten, set in Paros and London.

Mama's Family

Mama's Family (1983–1990) is an American sitcom starring Vicki Lawrence as Thelma 'Mama' Harper in Raytown. Created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, it spun off from 'The Family' sketches on The Carol Burnett Show, running on NBC 1983–1985 and in first-run syndication 1986–1990 over 130 episodes.

Mammals

Mammals (2022 Prime Video series) is a six-part British comedy-drama by Jez Butterworth starring James Corden as chef Jamie Buckingham, whose pregnant wife Amandine's affair secrets unravel his marriage; distinct from Attenborough's 2024 nature series.

Man About the House

Man About the House: British ITV sitcom (Thames Television, 1973–1976, 39 episodes) by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer, starring Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, and Sally Thomsett; spawned George and Mildred, Robin's Nest, and the US remake Three's Company.

Man Chalay Ka Sauda

Man Chalay Ka Sauda (من چلے کا سودا) is an Urdu drama by Pakistani writer Ashfaq Ahmed about a successful businessman who abandons worldly comfort to seek inner peace.

Man Down (TV series)

Man Down is a British Channel 4 sitcom (2013–2017, 26 episodes, 4 series) written by and starring Greg Davies as Dan, an inept drama teacher, with Rik Mayall as his father in series 1 and Stephanie Cole as Aunt Nesta afterward.

Man in Black (Lost)

Man in Black (Lost): unnamed main antagonist of Lost, twin brother of Jacob; thrown into the Heart of the Island he became the smoke monster, impersonates the dead including Locke, and dies after the finale.

Man Like Mobeen

Man Like Mobeen: BBC Three sitcom (2016 pilot, five series 2017–2025, 24 episodes) created by Guz Khan with Andy Milligan, about Mobeen Deen, a British Pakistani Muslim in Small Heath, Birmingham, raising his sister Aqsa; RTS and Broadcast award-winning, BAFTA-nominated.

Man on Fire (TV series)

Man on Fire (2026 Netflix series), created by Kyle Killen, stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as John Creasy, a PTSD-plagued Special Forces veteran protecting a teen in Rio de Janeiro; third adaptation of A.J. Quinnell's 1980 novel after the 1987 and 2004 films.

Man Seeking Woman

Man Seeking Woman: FXX surrealist romantic comedy (2015-2017) by Simon Rich, adapted from The Last Girlfriend on Earth, starring Jay Baruchel as Josh Greenberg; canceled after three seasons despite a Metascore of 89 for season 3.

Man to Man (맨투맨) (TV series)

Man to Man (맨투맨) is a 2017 JTBC Friday-Saturday spy-romance drama, 16 episodes, directed by Lee Chang-min, written by Kim Won-seok, starring Park Hae-jin as an NIS agent posing as a Hallyu star's bodyguard, simulcast on Netflix in about 190 countries.

Man vs Baby

Man vs Baby is a 2025 Netflix British comedy series, sequel to Man vs Bee, starring Rowan Atkinson as Trevor Bingley, housesitting a London penthouse at Christmas while caring for a baby abandoned after a school nativity; four episodes premiered December 11, 2025.

Man vs. Bee

Man vs. Bee is a 2022 Netflix British slapstick comedy series created by Rowan Atkinson and Will Davies, starring Atkinson as housesitter Trevor Bingley battling a bee in a mansion; nine short episodes, released June 24, 2022, followed by the 2025 sequel Man vs Baby.

Man vs. Wild

Man vs. Wild (Born Survivor: Bear Grylls, Ultimate Survival) is a Discovery Channel survival series (2006–2020, 7 seasons, 177 episodes) hosted by former SAS reservist Bear Grylls, known for stunts and 2007 staging controversies.

Man with a Plan (TV series)

Man with a Plan is a CBS multi-camera sitcom (2016–2020, 69 episodes) starring Matt LeBlanc as Pittsburgh contractor Adam Burns, a stay-at-home dad opposite Liza Snyder, canceled after four seasons.

Manaria Friends (マナリアフレンズ)

Manaria Friends (マナリアフレンズ, Mysteria Friends), formerly Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends, is a 2019 Japanese TV anime by CygamesPictures: 10 short episodes about princesses Anne and Grea at Manaria Magic Academy.

Mandaar

Mandaar (মন্দার) is a 2021 Bengali-language web series on Hoichoi, Anirban Bhattacharya's directorial debut adapting Shakespeare's Macbeth in the fictional coastal village Geilpur, five 18+ episodes starring Debasish Mondal and Sohini Sarkar, premiered 19 November 2021.

Mandala Murders

Mandala Murders is a 2025 Hindi-language Netflix mythological crime thriller series by YRF Entertainment, created by Gopi Puthran, co-directed with Manan Rawat, starring Vaani Kapoor as detective Rea Thomas investigating ritualistic cult killings in Charandaspur.

Manē no Tora (マネーの虎)

Manē no Tora (マネーの虎, The Tigers of Money) was a Japanese reality series where entrepreneurs invested their own money in pitches, inspiring Dragons' Den and Shark Tank.

Mane Six

Mane Six, or Mane 6, is the fandom nickname for the six lead characters of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, a pun on "Main Six", later adopted by Hasbro in official marketing and reused for Generation 5.