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Phyllis Summers

Phyllis Summers, also Phyllis Romalotti, Newman, and Abbott, is a fictional schemer on CBS's The Young and the Restless, created in October 1994 and played mainly by Michelle Stafford, mother of Daniel and Summer.

Physical (TV series)

Physical is an Apple TV+ dark comedy-drama (2021–2023) created by Annie Weisman, starring Rose Byrne as 1980s San Diego housewife Sheila Rubin, who builds an aerobics empire while battling an eating disorder; three seasons, 30 episodes, ended September 27, 2023.

Physical 100: Italy

Physical 100: Italy (Physical Italia: da 100 a 1) is the Italian adaptation of the Korean Netflix reality competition Physical: 100: 100 contestants, 8 episodes, Lingotto Turin, Endemol Shine Italy, premiered September 11, 2026, 100,000-euro prize.

Physical 100: USA

Physical 100: USA (Physical: USA) is Netflix's upcoming American adaptation of the Korean reality competition Physical: 100, produced with A. Smith & Co., casting 100 US athletes; filmed in Toronto in 2026, release date unannounced.

Physical: 100 (피지컬: 100)

Physical: 100 (피지컬: 100), also styled Physical 100, is a Netflix Korean survival reality show by Jang Ho-gi where 100 elite contestants compete in elimination quests; first Korean unscripted series to top Netflix's global non-English Top 10, spawning Physical: Asia and international adaptations.

Physical: Asia (피지컬: 아시아)

Physical: Asia (피지컬: 아시아) is a 2025 Netflix South Korean reality competition, the first cross-border spin-off of Physical: 100, with 48 athletes from eight countries in national teams; Team Korea won the ₩1 billion prize.

Piccolo (Dragon Ball)

Piccolo (ピッコロ) is a Namekian warrior in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball, born from King Piccolo, once Goku's rival, later Gohan's mentor; fused with Kami into a Super Namek and gained Orange Piccolo in Super Hero.

Picket Fences

Picket Fences is a 1992–1996 CBS drama series created by David E. Kelley, set in Rome, Wisconsin, starring Tom Skerritt and Kathy Baker; it won 14 Emmys including Outstanding Drama Series in 1993 and 1994.

Pickle Rick

Pickle Rick is the third episode of Rick and Morty season 3 (August 6, 2017), written by Jessica Gao, in which Rick becomes a pickle to dodge family therapy; it won the show's first Emmy.

Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series)

Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018 Foxtel/FremantleMedia miniseries, also on Amazon Prime US and BBC UK): six-part Natalie Dormer adaptation of Joan Lindsay's 1967 novel about schoolgirls vanishing at Hanging Rock on Valentine's Day 1900, reframed through Mrs Appleyard.

Pie in the Sky (TV series)

Pie in the Sky: British BBC One police comedy-drama (1994-1997, five series, 40 episodes) created by Andrew Payne, starring Richard Griffiths as DI Henry Crabbe, a detective blackmailed into casework while running his restaurant; distinct from the 1986 children's show of the same name.

Pierre (TV series)

Pierre is a 2026 Channel 4 six-part British legal crime drama starring David Harewood as West London duty solicitor Pierre Jeffreys, co-written by Roy Williams and John Donnelly, produced by The Lighthouse, premiered October 5, 2026, with an 80% Tomatometer.

Piers Morgan Uncensored

Piers Morgan Uncensored is Piers Morgan's interview show, launched 25 April 2022 on TalkTV with FOX Nation and Sky News Australia, moved online-only to YouTube in 2024, and spun off into The Royals Uncensored and World Cup Uncensored.

Piggy Tales

Piggy Tales is Rovio's Finnish CGI animated series (2014; four seasons; 2014–2017 on Disney+, to 2019 on the Angry Birds Wiki) about the Angry Birds' Bad Piggies, in non-dialogue, minute-long episodes across Pigs at Work, Third Act, and 4th Street.

Piglets (TV series)

Piglets is a British ITV sitcom (2024-2026) about six recruits at the fictional Norbourne police training college, created by Victoria Pile's Green Wing team, starring Sarah Parish and Mark Heap, cancelled after two series.

Pill (TV series)

Pill is a 2024 Hindi-language Indian crime drama web series, eight episodes, created by Raj Kumar Gupta for JioCinema Premium, starring Riteish Deshmukh as Dr. Prakash Chauhan and Pawan Malhotra as pharma CEO Brahma Gill, about whistleblowers exposing pharmaceutical corruption.

Pimp My Ride

Pimp My Ride: MTV reality series (2004–2007) hosted by Xzibit, in which young owners' run-down cars received gadget-filled free makeovers at West Coast Customs and Galpin Auto Sports; six seasons, 73 episodes, licensed internationally.

Pine Gap (TV series)

Pine Gap is a 2018 six-part Australian political thriller series, the first ABC TV/Netflix co-production, created by Greg Haddrick and Felicity Packard, set at the joint US-Australia intelligence facility near Alice Springs, starring Parker Sawyers and Tess Haubrich.

Pinecone & Pony

Pinecone & Pony is a DreamWorks Animation children's series on Apple TV+, adapted from Kate Beaton's The Princess and the Pony; two seasons ran 2022-2023, showrun by Stephanie Kaliner.

Ping Pong (荣耀之路)

Ping Pong (荣耀乒乓, formerly 荣耀之路) is a 2021 Chinese 44-episode sports web drama on iQIYI, directed by Cheng Hao and Li Jia, starring Bai Jingting and Timmy Xu as table tennis players Xu Tan and Yu Kenan.

Pingu

Pingu (ピングー) is a Swiss-British stop-motion claymation preschool series created by Otmar Gutmann and Erika Brueggemann, first aired 7 March 1990, about a penguin family speaking invented Penguinese, later owned by HiT and Mattel with an Aardman reboot announced in 2024.

Pinky and the Brain

Pinky and the Brain is a 1995-1998 Warner Bros./Amblin animated series by Tom Ruegger about two Acme Labs lab mice plotting world domination; spun off from Animaniacs, voiced by Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen, Emmy-winning.

Pinky Malinky

Pinky Malinky is a Nickelodeon-produced, Netflix-exclusive mockumentary animated series about an optimistic 12-year-old hot dog in Sackenhack with friends Babs and JJ. Created by Chris Garbutt and Rikke Asbjoern, it was the first Nicktoon exclusive to Netflix, released in three Parts in 2019 and removed in July 2026.

Pinocchio (피노키오) (2014 TV series)

Pinocchio (피노키오) is a 2014-2015 SBS Korean drama, 20 episodes, written by Park Hye-ryun, starring Lee Jong-suk and Park Shin-hye as rookie reporters; its heroine hiccups when lying (Pinocchio syndrome), and it averaged 10.6% Nielsen ratings.

Pinoy Big Brother

Pinoy Big Brother is a Philippine reality game show that began airing on ABS-CBN in 2005. The series features housemates living under surveillance while viewers vote to save or evict.

Pinwheel (TV series)

Pinwheel was an American preschool TV series combining humans, puppets, and animated shorts, premiering December 1, 1977 on QUBE channel C-3 in Columbus, Ohio, and becoming the founding program of Nickelodeon in 1979.

Piper Chapman

Piper Chapman is a fictional character and protagonist of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Played by Taylor Schilling, she is a white Brooklynite sentenced to prison.

Piper Halliwell

Piper Halliwell is the fictional middle Halliwell sister of Charmed (1998–2006), played by Holly Marie Combs. Her powers are Molecular Immobilization and Combustion; after Prue's death she becomes the eldest, most powerful Charmed One, running P3 and Halliwell's.

Pistol (miniseries)

Pistol is a 2022 six-episode FX on Hulu and Disney+ limited series directed by Danny Boyle, created by Craig Pearce from Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones's memoir Lonely Boy, starring Toby Wallace, Anson Boon, and Louis Partridge; it holds 64% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Pit Babe (พิษเบ๊บ) (TV series)

Pit Babe (พิษเบ๊บ) is a 2023 Thai BL series by CHANGE2561, adapted from alittlebixth's Omegaverse web novel, starring Pavel as racer Babe and Pooh as Charlie; 13 episodes on One31 and iQIYI, with a second season in 2025.