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Queen of the Ring (반지의 여왕) (TV series)

Queen of the Ring (반지의 여왕, Banjiui Yeowang) is a 2017 MBC Korean fantasy romance drama, third in the Three Colors of Fantasies trilogy, starring Kim Seul-gi and Ahn Hyo-seop in a lookism story about a magical ring.

Queen of the South (TV series)

Queen of the South is a USA Network crime drama (2016–2021, 62 episodes, 5 seasons) adapted from Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novel La Reina del Sur, starring Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza, distinct from the 2011 Telemundo telenovela.

Queen of the Universe

Queen of the Universe: Paramount+ international drag-singing competition (2021–2023), hosted by Graham Norton, judged by Visage, Mattel, Williams; winners Grag Queen and Taiga Brava; $250,000 prize; cancelled June 2023.

Queen Seondeok (선덕여왕) (TV series)

Queen Seondeok (선덕여왕, The Great Queen Seondeok) is MBC's 2009, 62-episode historical drama starring Lee Yo-won, Go Hyeon-jeong, and Uhm Tae-woong, dramatizing Korea's first reigning queen and the semi-fictional rival Mishil, with ratings above 40 percent.

Queen Sugar

Queen Sugar is an OWN drama series (2016–2022, seven seasons) created by Ava DuVernay from Natalie Baszile's 2014 novel, following the Bordelon siblings, Nova, Charley, and Ralph Angel, on their Louisiana sugarcane farm; notable for all-women season-1 directors.

Queen Woo (우씨왕후)

Queen Woo (우씨왕후) is a 2024 TVING Korean historical action drama, 8 episodes in two parts, set in Goguryeo, where Queen Woo (Jeon Jong-seo) must enthrone a new king within 24 hours after the king's death; later streamed on Paramount+.

Queen's House (퀸즈 하우스) (TV series)

Queen's House (여왕의 집) is a 2025 KBS2 Korean daily revenge drama, 100 episodes, starring Ham Eun-jung, Seo Jun-young, Park Yoon-jae, and Lee Ga-ryeong; peak Nielsen rating 11.9%, distinct from the 2021 Channel A series Show Window: The Queen's House.

Queendom (퀸덤) (TV series)

Queendom (퀸덤) is an Mnet South Korean music competition series in which female K-pop acts face comeback battles. Season 1 (2019) was won by Mamamoo; Queendom 2 (2022), hosted by Taeyeon, was won by WJSN; Queendom Puzzle (2023) is a spinoff.

Queenmaker (퀸메이커)

Queenmaker (퀸메이커) is a 2023 Netflix Korean political thriller, 11 episodes, directed by Oh Jin-seok and written by Moon Ji-young, starring Kim Hee-ae as corporate fixer Hwang Do-hee and Moon So-ri as lawyer Oh Kyung-sook in a Seoul mayoral race against the Eunsung Group.

Queens of Mystery

Queens of Mystery: British cozy comedy crime drama by Julian Unthank; DS Matilda Stone and her three crime-writer aunts solve murders in Wildemarsh; Acorn TV original, 2019-2021, two series.

Queenstown (TV series)

Queenstown is an upcoming 8-episode Netflix drama created by Chloe Stearns, starring Rufus Sewell and Frances O'Connor, set and filmed in Queenstown, New Zealand; Netflix's first locally commissioned NZ series, in production since July 2026 with no release date announced.

Queer as Folk

Queer as Folk is a 2022 American drama series on Peacock, a reimagining of Russell T. Davies's 1999 British series, created by Stephen Dunn and set in New Orleans.

Queer as Folk (American TV series)

Queer as Folk (US) is the Showtime drama series, adapted by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman from Russell T Davies's 1999 British original, about gay men and women in Pittsburgh; it ran five seasons, 83 episodes, 2000-2005, filmed in Toronto.

Queer as Folk (British TV series)

Queer as Folk is Russell T Davies' 1999 Channel 4 drama about three gay men on Manchester's Canal Street, the first UK TV drama with an almost entirely gay cast, later adapted for Showtime.

Queer Duck

Queer Duck is a Mike Reiss-created Flash-animated adult web series about a gay duck nurse, debuting on Icebox.com in 2000, airing on Showtime and BBC Choice, and expanded into Queer Duck: The Movie (2006).

Queer Eye (2003 TV series)

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, also shortened to Queer Eye, is the 2003-2007 Bravo makeover reality series created by David Collins and Scout Productions, whose Fab Five of five gay experts made over straight men and won the 2004 Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program.

Queer Eye (2018 TV series)

Queer Eye (2018) is a Netflix reality makeover series rebooting Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy; the Fab Five (Porowski, Berk/Brent, Brown, Van Ness, France) ran ten seasons, 2018 to 2026, ending in Washington D.C.

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror is a 2022 four-part Shudder docuseries from Bryan Fuller and Steak House tracing LGBTQ+ history in horror, from Gothic writers to James Whale, werewolves, aliens, and dangerous women.

Quem Ama Cuida

Quem Ama Cuida is a Brazilian TV Globo nine o'clock telenovela by Walcyr Carrasco and Claudia Souto, premiering 18 May 2026, starring Letícia Colin, 211 chapters, a whodunit about caregiving and revenge.

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is a 2024 Investigation Discovery docuseries, directed by Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz, exposing abuse on Nickelodeon sets, Drake Bell's revelation about Brian Peck, and Dan Schneider's defamation suit.

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E. is an NBC crime drama (October 3, 1976 to 1983) starring Jack Klugman as Dr. Quincy, a Los Angeles County medical examiner. Begun as NBC Sunday Mystery Movie telefilms, it pioneered forensic investigation drama before CSI and later tackled social issues.

Quinn Fabray

Quinn Fabray (Lucy Quinn Fabray), fictional character on Fox's musical series Glee, played by Dianna Agron: McKinley cheer captain, Celibacy Club president, teen pregnancy storyline with Puck, daughter Beth, Yale student, Faberry fan pairing.

Quintuplets

Quintuplets (also Quints) is a 2004-2005 Fox sitcom created by Mark Reisman, starring Andy Richter and Rebecca Creskoff as parents of teenage quintuplets; one season, 22 episodes, 13% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Quiz

Quiz: a game or competition in which players answer questions. Covers radio and TV quiz shows, the 1950s rigging scandal, pub quizzes, quizbowl, and the World Quizzing Championships (since 2003, 240 questions, first Saturday of June).

Quiz (TV series)

Quiz is the 2020 three-part ITV/AMC drama by James Graham, directed by Stephen Frears, dramatizing the 2001 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? coughing scandal and the Ingrams' 2003 conviction; starring Macfadyen, Clifford, and Sheen.

Quizmania

Quizmania was a British premium-rate phone-in quiz show (2005–2007) by FremantleMedia, created by Debbie King, Chuck Thomas and Simone Thorogood, aired on Information TV, ITV1 and ITV Play, ended by the 2007 call TV scandal, briefly revived online in 2008.

Qurban (TV series)

Qurban is a 2017 Pakistani drama serial for ARY Digital, starring Iqra Aziz, Bilal Abbas Khan, and Shehzad Sheikh in a love triangle built around a forced second marriage.

R.J. Decker

R.J. Decker (also RJ Decker) is an ABC crime drama premiering March 3, 2026, created by Rob Doherty, adapted from Carl Hiaasen's 1987 novel Double Whammy, starring Scott Speedman as an ex-con private investigator in South Florida; renewed for a second season in September 2026.

Raakh (राख) (TV series)

Raakh (राख) is a 2026 Hindi Prime Video crime drama, created by Anusha Nandakumar, Sandeep Saket, and Prosit Roy, starring Ali Fazal as SI Jayprakash Jatav investigating the 1978 murder of two Delhi teenagers, loosely inspired by the Ranga-Billa case; distinct from the 1989 Aamir Khan film and the 2025 Marathi series of the same name.

Raakshasa (ರಾಕ್ಷಸ)

Raakshasa (ರಾಕ್ಷಸ) is a 2026 Kannada crime thriller web series on Zee5, directed by Suhan Prasad, produced by Tharun Sudhir, starring Vijay Raghavendra as SI Hanmappa investigating crocodile-attack deaths near Savadatti; adapted from Tamil series Vilangu.