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Morecambe and Wise

Morecambe and Wise: English comedy double act of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, teamed 1941, stars of The Morecambe and Wise Show (ATV 1961, BBC 1968–1977), whose 1977 Christmas show drew 28 million viewers.

Mork & Mindy

Mork & Mindy (also Mork and Mindy) is an ABC sitcom, 1978–1982, a Happy Days spin-off starring Robin Williams as alien Mork from Ork and Pam Dawber as Mindy in Boulder, Colorado; catchphrases Nanu Nanu and Shazbot.

Morph (X-Men: The Animated Series and X-Men '97 character)

Morph is a shapeshifting mutant created for X-Men: The Animated Series (1992), based on Marvel's Changeling, killed off in the premiere, revived, and now non-binary in X-Men '97, where he copies only physical attributes, never mutant powers.

Mortal Kombat: Conquest

Mortal Kombat: Conquest (Konquest) is a 1998–1999 syndicated live-action prequel TV series to the 1995 Mortal Kombat film, following Kung Lao; 22 episodes on TNT, canceled after one season on a villain-victory cliffhanger.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is a BBC Two series (since 20 June 2018) in which comedians Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse fish for a target species while discussing life and heart disease; Ted the terrier joined in series 3 (2020) and died in April 2026.

Morty Smith

Morty Smith is the teenage grandson of Rick Sanchez and co-lead of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, voiced by Justin Roiland then Harry Belden; fixed in high school age, central to the multiverse premise and Season 9 (2026).

Mosaic (murder mystery)

Mosaic is a 2017-2018 murder mystery by Ed Solomon and Steven Soderbergh, released as a 7.5-hour branching-narrative app and a six-part HBO limited series starring Sharon Stone as missing children's author Olivia Lake in a Utah resort town.

Most Dangerous Game

Most Dangerous Game is a 2020-2023 American short-form action thriller series starring Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz, adapted from Richard Connell's 1924 short story. It premiered on Quibi, ran two seasons, and later streamed on The Roku Channel.

Most Evil

Most Evil (2006–2015) is an American true-crime documentary series in which Columbia forensic psychiatrist Michael Stone rates killers on his scale of evil; later episodes were hosted by Kris Mohandie, and a 2018 spinoff, Most Evil: Ranked, continued the format.

Most Extreme Elimination Challenge

Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (MXC) is an American Spike TV comedy series, 2003-2007, that re-edited and redubbed Japanese Takeshi's Castle footage as a parody extreme-sports show with Groundlings voice actors.

Most Haunted

Most Haunted is a British paranormal reality TV series first broadcast 25 May 2002 on Living TV, presented by Yvette Fielding and produced by Antix Productions; team overnight investigations, an Ofcom 2005 entertainment ruling, 275 episodes, and seasons 28-29 in production distinguish it.

Motel California (모텔 캘리포니아) (TV series)

Motel California (모텔 캘리포니아) is a 2025 MBC Friday-Saturday romance drama, 12 episodes, adapted from Shim Yoon-seo's novel Home, Bitter Home, starring Lee Se-young and Na In-woo as first loves reunited at a rural motel; it aired January 10 to February 15, 2025.

Mother (South Korean TV series)

Mother (마더, Madeo) is a 2018 tvN Korean melodrama, a 16-episode remake of Japan's 2010 NTV series, starring Lee Bo-young and Heo Yool as a teacher who flees with her abused student; Canneseries nominee and Baeksang Best Drama winner.

Mother of Mine (세상에서 제일 착한 내 딸) (TV series)

Mother of Mine (세상에서 제일 예쁜 내 딸, 세젤예) is a 2019 KBS2 Korean weekend drama by writer Jo Jung-sun and director Kim Jong-chang, starring Kim Hae-sook, Yu-seon, Kim So-yeon, Hong Jong-hyun, and Choi Myung-gil, about a mother and three daughters; it averaged 26.1% Nielsen ratings and ranked second in Gallup Korea's August 2019 survey.

MotherFatherSon

MotherFatherSon is a 2019 BBC Two eight-part drama by Tom Rob Smith starring Richard Gere as media mogul Max Finch, Helen McCrory as ex-wife Kathryn, and Billy Howle as Caden, whose stroke upends family and empire.

Motherland: Fort Salem

Motherland: Fort Salem is a Freeform supernatural drama (2020-2022, 3 seasons, 30 episodes) created by Eliot Laurence, set in an alternate America where Salem witches serve in the military using sound-based magic called "work".

Motive (TV series)

Motive is a Canadian CTV police procedural (2013–2016, 4 seasons, 52 episodes) starring Kristin Lehman as Vancouver detective Angie Flynn; a whydunit revealing killer and victim at each episode's start.

Motoko Kusanagi (草薙素子)

Motoko Kusanagi (草薙素子) is the full-body cyborg Major who leads Public Security Section 9 in Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell, voiced by Atsuko Tanaka and later Maaya Sakamoto in the 2026 Science SARU series.

Motorheads

Motorheads is a Prime Video young adult drama created by John A. Norris, premiering May 20, 2025, about street-racing teens in fictional Ironwood, Pennsylvania, starring Ryan Phillippe, Michael Cimino, and Melissa Collazo; canceled after one ten-episode season in August 2025.

Motorvalley

Motorvalley is a 2026 Italian Netflix drama miniseries, six episodes, set in Emilia-Romagna's Motor Valley and the Italian GT Championship; created by Matteo Rovere, Francesca Manieri, and Gianluca Bernardini, starring Luca Argentero, Giulia Michelini, and Caterina Forza.

Motu Patlu (मोटू पतलू)

Motu Patlu (मोटू पतलू) is an Indian 3D animated children's series on Nickelodeon India since October 16, 2012, adapted from Lotpot comics, featuring friends Motu and Patlu in Furfuri Nagar, made by Cosmos-Maya.

Mount Pleasant (TV series)

Mount Pleasant: British comedy-drama (2011–2017) on Sky One, created by Sarah Hooper; 53 episodes in 6 series plus a 2017 special, set on a Manchester suburb cul-de-sac starring Sally Lindsay and Daniel Ryan.

Mouse (TV series)

Mouse (마우스) is a 2021 tvN Korean psychological thriller, 20 episodes, written by Choi Ran, starring Lee Seung-gi and Lee Hee-jun hunting a top-1% psychopath 'Predator' in a world with fetal psychopath-gene DNA testing; averaged 5.542% Nielsen ratings and was nominated at SERIES MANIA 2021.

Mousetrap (TV series)

Mousetrap (들쥐, Deuljwi) is a 2026 South Korean Netflix mystery thriller limited series, formerly titled The Rat, adapted from the webtoon Field Mouse. Directed by Kim Hong-sun, it stars Ryu Jun-yeol, Sul Kyung-gu, and Lee Kyu-hyung in a stolen-identity chase and topped Netflix's non-English chart.

Move to Heaven (무브 투 헤븐)

Move to Heaven (무브 투 헤븐) is a 2021 South Korean Netflix drama, 10 episodes, directed by Kim Sung-ho, written by Yoon Ji-ryun, starring Lee Je-hoon and Tang Jun-sang as trauma cleaners, inspired by Kim Sae-byul's essay.

Moving (무빙) (South Korean TV series)

Moving (무빙) is a 2023 Disney+ South Korean superhero series adapted by Kang Full from his 2015 webtoon, directed by Park In-je, about superpowered children and their former-agent parents; 20 episodes, ~60 billion KRW budget, Disney+'s most-watched Korean series.

Mozart in the Jungle

Mozart in the Jungle, Amazon Studios dramedy (2014-2018), Gael García Bernal as conductor Rodrigo De Souza and Lola Kirke as oboist Hailey; based on Blair Tindall's 2005 memoir, four seasons, two Golden Globes and two sound-mixing Emmys.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Mr Bates vs The Post Office is a 2024 four-part ITV drama starring Toby Jones as Alan Bates, dramatising the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.

Mr Blobby

Mr Blobby is a pink, yellow-spotted British TV character created in 1992 for Noel's House Party, speaking only as "blobby"; his 1993 single was the UK Christmas number one, and he headlined short-lived Crinkley Bottom theme parks.

Mr Inbetween

Mr Inbetween is an Australian black comedy crime drama (2018–2021) created by, written by and starring Scott Ryan as Sydney hitman Ray Shoesmith, based on his 2005 mockumentary The Magician, directed by Nash Edgerton, running three seasons on FX and Foxtel.