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Around the World in 80 Days (2021 TV series)

Around the World in 80 Days (2021 TV series), also In 80 Tagen um die Welt, is an eight-part European Alliance co-production adaptation of Jules Verne's novel, starring David Tennant as Phileas Fogg, with a female journalist Fix inspired by Nellie Bly, filmed in Romania and South Africa.

Arpeggio of Blue Steel (蒼き鋼のアルペジオ)

Arpeggio of Blue Steel (蒼き鋼のアルペジオ, Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio), a science fiction manga by Ark Performance serialized in Young King Ours since 2009, set in a world blockaded by the sentient Fleet of Fog; adapted as the 2013 CG anime Ars Nova and two films.

Arrested Development

Arrested Development, also called AD, is Mitchell Hurwitz's single-camera Fox sitcom (2003–2006) about the dysfunctional Bluth family, narrated by Ron Howard, cancelled after three seasons and revived by Netflix in 2013 and 2018–2019.

Arrow (TV series)

Arrow (2012–2020) is The CW superhero series created by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg, starring Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow; eight seasons, 170 episodes, and the launchpad of the Arrowverse.

Arrowverse

The Arrowverse, also known as the DC TV Universe, is the shared continuity of DC Comics series on The CW, starting with Arrow in 2012 and built on annual crossovers.

Arsenal Military Academy (烈火军校)

Arsenal Military Academy (烈火军校, Liehuo Junxiao) is a 2019 Chinese iQIYI streaming drama, 48 episodes, directed by Hui Kaidong, starring Bai Lu as Xie Xiang, a woman disguised as a man at a 1910s military academy.

Art Attack

Art Attack is a British children's art and crafts TV series created by Neil Buchanan and Tim Edmunds, airing on CITV 1990–2007 with the Big Art Attack overhead-camera segment, later revived on Disney Junior (2011–2015) and announced for a Romesh Ranganathan revival.

Art Detectives (TV series)

Art Detectives is a 2025 Acorn TV British crime drama starring Stephen Moyer as DI Mick Palmer and Nina Singh as DC Shazia Malik of the Metropolitan Police's fictional Heritage Crime Unit, investigating art-world murders; six episodes, renewed for a 2027 season.

Artem Chigvintsev (Артём Владимирович Чигвинцев)

Artem Chigvintsev (Артём Владимирович Чигвинцев), born 1982 in Izhevsk, is a Russian-American Latin ballroom dancer who won Strictly Come Dancing series 8 with Kara Tointon and DWTS season 29 with Kaitlyn Bristowe.

Arthdal Chronicles (아스달 연대기)

Arthdal Chronicles (아스달 연대기), also known as Asadal Chronicles, is a 2019 tvN Korean epic fantasy drama set in mythical Arth, starring Song Joong-ki, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ji-won, and Kim Ok-vin, with a Netflix global release and a 2023 second season, The Sword of Aramun.

Arthur (TV series)

Arthur: animated PBS children's series based on Marc Brown's aardvark books, ages 4-8, premiered October 1996, 25 seasons and 250 episodes, WGBH-produced, longest-running animated children's series, new episodes ended 2022.

Arthur Mitchell (Dexter)

Arthur Mitchell, also known as the Trinity Killer, is the main antagonist of the fourth season of Dexter. He is a serial murderer who lived publicly as a family man.

Arthur Read

Arthur Read is the fictional 8-year-old aardvark star of Marc Brown's Arthur books (from Arthur's Nose, 1976) and the PBS animated series that premiered October 7, 1996 and ended after 25 seasons in 2022, set in Elwood City with sister D.W. and teacher Mr. Ratburn.

Arthur Shelby Jr.

Arthur Shelby Jr., fictional eldest Shelby brother in BBC's Peaky Blinders (1919–1934 Birmingham), played by Paul Anderson; war-traumatized, cocaine-addicted enforcer killed in a flashback by Tommy in the 2026 film The Immortal Man.

As I'm Suffering From Kadhal

As I'm Suffering From Kadhal is a 2017 Tamil romantic comedy web series, also called As I'm Suffering from Love, created by Balaji Mohan for Hotstar. Ten ~20-minute episodes about four couples in urban Chennai; an early Tamil original web series, no second season.

As the World Turns

As the World Turns was a CBS daytime soap opera created by Irna Phillips, airing April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010, 13,858 episodes, set in Oakdale, Illinois, first half-hour serial, highest-rated soap 1959-1979, canceled December 2009.

As Time Goes By (TV series)

As Time Goes By is a BBC1 romantic sitcom (1992–2005, 9 series, 66 episodes) starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer as former lovers reunited after 38 years, written by Bob Larbey.

As Told by Ginger

As Told by Ginger is a Nickelodeon animated comedy-drama created by Emily Kapnek and produced by Klasky Csupo, premiering October 25, 2000 on TEENick. It ran 2000–2004 in three seasons, followed Ginger Foutley and friends with continuous aging storylines, and earned three Emmy nominations.

As We See It

As We See It is a 2022 Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama created by Jason Katims, adapted from the Israeli series On the Spectrum, about three autistic roommates played by autistic actors; canceled after one season.

As You Stood By

As You Stood By (당신이 죽였다, You Killed) is a 2025 Netflix Korean limited thriller series, 8 episodes, directed by Lee Jeong-lim, adapted from Hideo Okuda's novel Naomi & Kanako, starring Jeon So-nee, Lee You-mi, Jang Seung-jo, and Lee Mu-saeng as two women plotting to kill an abusive husband.

Asajj Ventress

Asajj Ventress is a Star Wars fictional character, a Dathomirian Nightsister, former Jedi Padawan, Count Dooku's Sith assassin, and later bounty hunter; known for twin red lightsabers, Jar'Kai, betrayal at Sidious's orders, death in Dark Disciple, and rebirth in Tales of the Underworld.

Asami Sato

Asami Sato is a fictional character in the animated series The Legend of Korra who becomes CEO of her family's company, Future Industries, and enters a relationship with Korra.

Ascension (miniseries)

Ascension is a 2014 Syfy six-hour science fiction miniseries created by Philip Levens and Adrian Cruz, about a covert 1963 generation-ship mission whose colonists discover the voyage is an Earth-based experiment; it ended unresolved after three nights.

ASCII Media Works (アスキー・メディアワークス)

ASCII Media Works (アスキー・メディアワークス) was a Japanese publisher formed April 1, 2008 when MediaWorks absorbed ASCII under Kadokawa Group Holdings, combining Dengeki light-novel and game publishing with ASCII's IT media; it was absorbed into KADOKAWA in 2013.

asdfmovie

asdfmovie ("ass-duff") is a British animated sketch comedy YouTube series by TomSka (Thomas Ridgewell), begun August 10, 2008 from his asdfman webcomic; 16 episodes of seconds-long absurd gags, spinoff songs, a comic book, and card games.

Ash (TV series)

Ash (煙灰, Yan Hui) is a 2026 Hong Kong Cantonese BL crime-romance series on Youku, adapted from Feng Nong's novel, starring Kingston Yi Xuan and Leo Peng Ziye; nine episodes aired 14 August to 2 October 2026, the first Hong Kong-produced BL web series.

Ash Ketchum

Ash Ketchum (Satoshi, サトシ), Pallet Town protagonist of the Pokémon anime 1997–2023, travels with Pikachu; based on creator Satoshi Tajiri; ran 1,232 episodes, ended March 24, 2023.

Ash vs Evil Dead

Ash vs Evil Dead is a Starz comedy horror series (2015-2018), spinoff of the Evil Dead films, starring Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams with Lucy Lawless, Ray Santiago, and Dana DeLorenzo; three seasons, 30 episodes.

Ashes of Glory

Ashes of Glory is a 2025 American short-form revenge and corporate thriller series on DramaBox, following Lilith Boyd, betrayed by her sister Jessica and husband Isaac.

Ashes of Love (香蜜沉沉烬如霜) (TV series)

Ashes of Love (香蜜沉沉烬如霜), also Heavy Sweetness, Ash-like Frost, is a 2018 Chinese xianxia romance drama adapted from Dian Xian's novel, directed by Zhu Ruibin, starring Yang Zi and Deng Lun, which premiered August 2, 2018 on Jiangsu TV and iQIYI in 63- and 60-episode versions.