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Maude (TV series)

Maude (1972–1978) was a CBS sitcom created by Norman Lear, spun off from All in the Family, starring Bea Arthur as liberal Maude Findlay of Tuckahoe, New York; famous for the first TV abortion episode, 141 episodes, and one Emmy win.

Mauricio Ochmann

Mauricio Ochmann (born 1977), Mexican-American actor and producer, star of Telemundo's El Señor de los Cielos and El Chema and of Mexican box-office hits A la Mala, Hazlo Como Hombre, and Ya Veremos.

Maury (talk show)

Maury was an American syndicated daytime talk show hosted by Maury Povich, 1991-2022, 31 seasons, famous for paternity-test reveals and the catchphrase "You are not the father." Reruns continue.

Maverick (TV series)

Maverick (1957–1962) is an American comedy-Western TV series created by Roy Huggins for ABC, starring James Garner and Jack Kelly as gambler brothers Bret and Bart Maverick; 124 episodes, 1959 Emmy winner.

Max & Ruby

Max & Ruby: Canadian animated preschool series (2002–2020) based on Rosemary Wells's books, starring bunny siblings Max, 3, and Ruby, 7; parents absent until season 6, Max spoke one word per episode early on.

Max & the Midknights (TV series)

Max & the Midknights (TV series), Nickelodeon CG-animated show based on Lincoln Peirce's books, premiered October 30, 2024; 40 episodes across four broadcast seasons following Max in medieval Byjovia.

Max Branning

Max Branning is a fictional EastEnders character played by Jake Wood from 27 June 2006 to 2021 and again from 2025, known for four marriages, the Stacey Slater affair, a wrongful Lucy Beale murder conviction, and the 2026 flashforward to 2027.

Max Headroom (TV series)

Max Headroom is a science fiction series that ran from 1987 to 1988. It is set in a dystopian future where corporate TV networks wield power.

Max Mayfield (Stranger Things)

Maxine "Max" Mayfield, played by Sadie Sink, is a Stranger Things character introduced in Season 2; her Season 4 grief arc after stepbrother Billy's death, the "Dear Billy" episode and "Running Up That Hill," and her Season 5 coma distinguish her.

Max Steel

Max Steel, Mattel's superhero multimedia franchise: a 12-inch action-figure line launched October 1999, a 2000-2002 CGI series on Kids' WB, nine direct-to-video films (2004-2012), a 2013 Disney XD reboot, and the poorly received 2016 live-action film.

Max Steel (2013 TV series)

Max Steel is a 2013 CGI-animated superhero series on Disney XD about Maxwell McGrath and the alien Steel, who combine into the armored hero Max Steel.

Máxima (TV series)

Máxima is a Dutch biographical drama series about Queen Máxima Zorreguieta, based on Marcia Luyten's book Moederland, premiering on Videoland in April 2024; produced by Millstreet Films with FBO and Beta Film, starring Delfina Chaves, with season 2 on HBO Max in March 2026.

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is a 2026 Apple TV dark comedy thriller created by David J. Rosen, starring Tatiana Maslany as divorced Queens mom Paula, blackmailed after witnessing an attack on a camboy; ten episodes, renewed for Season 2 in October 2026.

Maxine Peacock

Maxine Peacock (née Heavey) is a fictional Coronation Street hairdresser played by Tracy Shaw from 1995 to 2003, wife of Ashley Peacock, murdered by serial killer Richard Hillman in a 17.5-million-viewer episode.

Maxton Hall—The World Between Us

Maxton Hall – Die Welt zwischen uns (Maxton Hall – The World Between Us) is a German Prime Video romantic drama by UFA Fiction adapted from Mona Kasten's Save Me trilogy, starring Harriet Herbig-Matten and Damian Hardung; season 1 premiered May 9, 2024 and topped charts in over 120 countries.

May It Please the Court (변론을 시작하겠습니다)

May It Please the Court (변론을 시작하겠습니다) is a 2022 Disney+ Korean legal mystery drama, 12 episodes, starring Jung Ryeo-won and Lee Kyu-hyung as public defenders in a serial murder case.

May to December

May to December is a BBC1 British sitcom (1989–1994, 39 episodes, 6 series) created by Paul Mendelson, starring Anton Rodgers as 53-year-old solicitor Alec Callender, who romances 26-year-old PE teacher Zoe Angell, played by Eve Matheson then Lesley Dunlop.

Maya (2026 TV series)

Maya (2026 TV series): upcoming British six-part Channel 4 psychological thriller created by Daisy Haggard, starring Haggard and Bella Ramsey as a mother and daughter in witness protection in rural Scotland, pursued by hitmen; co-produced with Starz.

Maya and the Three

Maya and the Three (Maya y los tres) is a 2021 Netflix animated limited series in nine chapters by Jorge R. Gutiérrez, about a Mesoamerican warrior princess who recruits three warriors against the god of war; Metascore 90, Annie and Emmy winner.

Maya Bazaar For Sale

Maya Bazaar For Sale (మాయా బజార్ ఫర్ సేల్) is a 2023 Telugu ZEE5 comedy-drama web series, 7 episodes, directed by Gautami Challagulla, produced under Rana Daggubati's Spirit Media, about families in a Hyderabad gated community declared illegally built.

Mayans M.C.

Mayans M.C. is an FX crime drama (2018–2023, five seasons, 50 episodes), a spinoff of Sons of Anarchy co-created by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James, following EZ Reyes (JD Pardo) of the Santo Padre charter on the California–Mexico border, distinct from the parent series through its Latino club perspective.

Mayasabha (మాయాసభ) (TV series)

Mayasabha (మాయాసభ), subtitled The Rise of the Titans, is a 2025 Telugu Sony LIV political drama series by Deva Katta, nine episodes, following friends Krishnama Naidu and Rami Reddy, inspired by Chandrababu Naidu and YSR; distinct from Rahi Anil Barve's 2026 Hindi film of the same name.

Mayberry

Mayberry is the fictional North Carolina town setting of The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D., based on Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, filmed in Culver City, California, and now a tourism brand.

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D. (Rural Free Delivery), CBS sitcom 1968-1971, 78 episodes, direct spin-off of The Andy Griffith Show starring Ken Berry as widower Sam Jones; cancelled in CBS's 1971 rural purge despite top-15 ratings.

Mayday (Canadian TV series)

Mayday, also titled Air Crash Investigation, Air Disasters, or Air Emergency, is a Canadian Cineflix documentary series running since 2003 across 26 seasons, reconstructing aviation disasters from cockpit recorders, reports, and reenactments.

Mayfair Witches

Mayfair Witches (Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches) is AMC's 2023 supernatural drama adapted from the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy, starring Alexandra Daddario as neurosurgeon Rowan in the Anne Rice Immortal Universe.

Mayi Ri

Mayi Ri, 2023 ARY Digital Pakistani Urdu drama serial directed by Meesam Naqvi, written by Sana Fahad, starring Aina Asif and Samar Jafri as cousins forced into child marriage; praised and criticized for its handling of the theme.

Mayonaka Punch

Mayonaka Punch (真夜中ぱんチ, Midnight Punch) is a 2024 original P.A. Works anime directed by Shū Honma, about fired NewTuber Masaki and vampire Live chasing 1 million subscribers; 12 episodes, streamed on Crunchyroll and Prime Video.

Mayor of Kingstown

Mayor of Kingstown is a Paramount+ crime drama co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, starring Jeremy Renner as power broker Mike McLusky in a Michigan prison town; it ran from November 14, 2021 and ends with an eight-episode fifth season premiering January 15, 2027.

Mazhathorum Munpe

Mazhathorum Munpe (മഴ തോരും മുൻപേ), also Mazha Thorum Munpe, is a Malayalam Asianet soap opera premiering 7 July 2025, adapted by writer Joycee from his own 242-issue novel, starring Nikitha Rajesh as Aleena and Kishore Peethambaran as Balachandran.