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ReBoot: The Guardian Code

ReBoot: The Guardian Code is a 2018 Canadian live-action/CG series by Mainframe Studios, created by Michael Hefferon, reimagining the 1994 CG classic ReBoot with teen Guardians; it ran 20 episodes on Netflix and YTV before cancellation.

Rebooting (リブート) (TV series)

Rebooting (リブート) is a 2026 TBS Nichiyo Gekijo suspense drama, 10 episodes from January 18 to March 29, 2026, starring Ryohei Suzuki in a dual role as a framed patissier and the corrupt detective whose face he assumes, scripted by Tsutomu Kuroiwa.

Reborn (重生)

Reborn (重生, originally 白夜重生) is a 2020 Youku Chinese crime web series, 28 episodes, directed by Yang Dong and written by Zhiwen, sister work of Day and Night, starring Zhang Yi as amnesiac survivor of the 714 gun case.

Reborn (重生之门)

Reborn (重生之门, Be Reborn) is a 2022 Chinese 26-episode theft-themed suspense web drama directed by Yang Dong, starring Zhang Yi and Wang Junkai, produced by Youku and Alibaba Pictures, aired on Youku from April 27, 2022.

Reborn at 18: The Great-Grandma Takes Charge (十八岁太奶奶驾到,重整家族荣耀)

Reborn at 18: The Great-Grandma Takes Charge (十八岁太奶奶驾到,重整家族荣耀) is a 2025 Chinese vertical micro short-drama series adapted from Wu Yingxia's novel, starring Li Keyi as Professor Rong Yu, who wakes in 2025 as an 18-year-old great-grandmother; four seasons, breakout hit on Hongguo.

Reborn Rich

Reborn Rich (재벌집 막내아들) is a 2022 JTBC drama adapted from a Munpia web novel, starring Song Joong-ki as a murdered secretary reborn as a chaebol grandson; it hit 26.9% finale ratings, diverged from the novel's ending, and has a Thai remake and a Season 2 in development.

Reborn Rookie (재벌집 막내아들)

Reborn Rookie (재벌집 막내아들, Reborn Rich) is a 2022 JTBC fantasy drama starring Song Joong-ki and Lee Sung-min, adapted from a 2017 web novel, in which a chaebol family's secretary is reborn as the family's youngest son; it peaked at 30.1% ratings and a season 2 was announced in 2025.

Reborn! (家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN!)

Reborn! (家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN!, Katekyo Hitman Reborn!) is Akira Amano's 42-volume Weekly Shonen Jump manga (2004-2012) about Tsuna, heir to the Vongola mafia family, trained by the infant hitman Reborn, with a 203-episode anime and over 30 million copies in circulation.

Rebuild of Evangelion

Rebuild of Evangelion (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版) is Hideaki Anno and Studio Khara's four-film retelling of Neon Genesis Evangelion, 2007–2021: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, grossing over 10 billion yen domestically.

Recce

Recce (రెక్కీ) is a 2022 ZEE5 Telugu crime thriller web series, 7 episodes, directed by Poluru Krishna, about sub-inspector Lenin investigating the 1990s murder of Tadipatri municipal chairman Varadarajulu.

Recently, My Sister Is Unusual (最近、妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが。)

Recently, My Sister Is Unusual (ImoCho, 最近、妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが。) is a Matsuzawa Mari manga serialized in Monthly Dragon Age, collected in 11 volumes (2011-2016), adapted into a January 2014 Project no.9 TV anime and a 2014 R-15 live-action film.

Recess (TV series)

Recess, also known as Disney's Recess, is an American animated series about six fourth-grade friends at Third Street Elementary, which ran on ABC from 1997 to 2001.

Recess Therapy

Recess Therapy is a viral web series created in 2021 by Julian Shapiro-Barnum, owned by Doing Things Media, interviewing kids ages 2-9 on playgrounds; famous for Corn Kid and 6M+ followers.

Recipe for Farewell (오늘은 좀 매울지도 몰라)

Recipe for Farewell (오늘은 좀 매울지도 몰라) is a 2022 Watcha original Korean drama, 12 episodes, directed by Lee Ho-jae, starring Han Suk-kyu and Kim Seo-hyung, adapted from Kang Chang-rae's 2018 essay about cooking for his wife dying of cancer.

Recipe for Love (사랑을 처방해 드립니다) (TV series)

Recipe for Love (사랑을 처방해 드립니다, I'll Prescribe You Love) is a 2026 KBS2 Korean weekend drama, 50 episodes, starring Jin Se-yeon and Park Ki-woong as heirs of feuding Western- and Korean-medicine families who work in fashion; aired Jan 31–Jul 19, 2026.

Recipes for Love and Murder

Recipes for Love and Murder is a 10-part South African murder mystery series based on Sally Andrew's Tannie Maria novel, starring Maria Doyle Kennedy, premiering March 2022 on M-Net and September 2022 on Acorn TV, with an eight-episode Season 2 in 2025.

Record of Ragnarok (終末のワルキューレ)

Record of Ragnarok, also known as Shūmatsu no Valkyrie, is a Japanese manga in which thirteen gods and thirteen humans from history fight duels that decide humanity's survival.

Record of Youth (청춘기록)

Record of Youth (청춘기록) is a 2020 tvN South Korean drama, 16 episodes, starring Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam, and Byeon Woo-seok as young people pursuing careers in modeling, acting, and makeup; aired September 7 to October 27, 2020, and streamed on Netflix in about 190 countries.

Rectify

Rectify is an American television drama series created by Ray McKinnon that aired on SundanceTV from 2013 to 2016, following Daniel Holden, released after nineteen years on death row.

Recurring character

A recurring character is a fictional character who appears repeatedly across a series' installments without belonging to its regular cast, as distinct from a main character.

Red Alert (TV series)

Red Alert is a 2025 four-part Israeli drama miniseries on Paramount+ and Keshet 12, created by Lior Chefetz and Ruth Efroni, depicting the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack through verified survivor accounts, produced with Lawrence Bender.

Red Band Society

Red Band Society: American Fox dramedy (September 17, 2014–February 7, 2015, 13 episodes), Margaret Nagle's adaptation of Catalan series Polseres Vermelles, set in Ocean Park Hospital's pediatric ward, starring Octavia Spencer, cancelled after one season.

Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf: British science-fiction comedy created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, BBC2 from 1988, 52 episodes in eight series, Dave revival 2009-2020, starring Craig Charles and Chris Barrie.

Red Eye (British TV series)

Red Eye is a British conspiracy thriller television series. The show, which premiered in 2024, follows a doctor and detective on an overnight flight from London to Beijing.

Red John

Red John is the fictional serial killer and central antagonist of CBS's The Mentalist, who murdered Patrick Jane's family; revealed after six seasons as Sheriff Thomas McAllister, played by Xander Berkeley.

Red Oaks

Red Oaks is a Prime Video comedy (2014–2017, three seasons) created by Gregory Jacobs and Joe Gangemi, set in 1985 at a New Jersey country club where NYU student David Meyers works as assistant tennis pro.

Red Queen (TV series)

Red Queen (Reina Roja) is a Spanish Prime Video thriller adapting Juan Gómez-Jurado's Antonia Scott trilogy, starring Vicky Luengo and Hovik Keuchkerian; season 1 premiered February 2024, season 2 (Loba Negra) October 2026, final season 2027.

Red Riding

Red Riding (Red Riding Trilogy) is a 2009 Channel 4 trilogy of British television films, adapted from David Peace's crime novels and set in West Yorkshire.

Red Rock (TV series)

Red Rock: Irish crime drama soap (2015–2020) on TV3/Virgin Media One, created by Peter McKenna, set around a fictional Dublin Garda station and feuding Hennessy and Kiely families; €7m-a-year Element Pictures/Company Pictures production sold to BBC and Amazon Prime.

Red Rose (TV series)

Red Rose is an eight-part British teen horror series created by the Clarkson Twins for BBC Three and Netflix, set in Bolton. It premiered 15 August 2022, reached Netflix 15 February 2023, and follows teens menaced by a sinister phone app.