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Rita Repulsa
Rita Repulsa is an evil alien sorceress and main villain of the Power Rangers franchise, debuting in 1993 after 10,000 years imprisoned in a space dumpster on the Moon.
Rita Simons
Rita Simons (born 1977), English actress; Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders 2007–2017 (NTA Most Popular Newcomer 2008), 2023 cameo return, Marie Fielding in Hollyoaks 2024, niece of Lord Sugar.
Riv4lries
Riv4lries (RIV4LI) is a 2025 Italian Netflix coming-of-age series by Simona Ercolani, a spin-off of DI4RI set at a Pisa middle school, 14 episodes, ended with the 2026 YouTube special One Last Adventure.
Rivals (TV series)
Rivals is a British period comedy-drama adapted from Jilly Cooper's 1988 Rutshire Chronicles novel, streaming on Disney+ and Hulu since October 18, 2024; set in 1986 Rutshire, it dramatizes the ITV franchise war between Tony Baddingham's Corinium and Rupert Campbell-Black's Venturer, with season 2 (12 episodes) and a greenlit season 3.
River (TV series)
River (2015) is a six-part BBC One crime drama created by Abi Morgan, starring Stellan Skarsgård as DI John River, a detective haunted by manifestations of the dead, with Nicola Walker, Adeel Akhtar, Lesley Manville, and Eddie Marsan; made by Kudos.
River Monsters
River Monsters is an Animal Planet documentary series (2009–2017, nine seasons) in which angler-biologist Jeremy Wade investigates legends of fish attacks on humans, becoming the network's most successful show.
River Song (Doctor Who)
River Song (Melody Pond), a Doctor Who character created by Steven Moffat and played by Alex Kingston: archaeologist, the Doctor's wife and assassin, meeting him in reverse timeline order, from 2008's Silence in the Library to Big Finish audio dramas.
River Sunset
River Sunset (长河落日, Chang He Luo Ri) is a 2026 Chinese 44-episode WWII espionage drama directed by Zhao Yilong and Shaun Piccinino, starring Zhang Luyi and Janine Chang, dramatizing the Chinese rescue operation behind the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo.
River Where the Moon Rises (달이 뜨는 강)
River Where the Moon Rises (달이 뜨는 강, also Moonlit River) is a 2021 KBS2 Goguryeo-era historical romance drama in 20 episodes starring Kim So-hyun as Princess Pyeonggang, with On Dal played by Ji Soo and then Na In-woo after a bullying-scandal recast, followed by a 3 billion won lawsuit.
Riverdale (American TV series)
Riverdale is an American CW teen drama (2017-2023) created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa from Archie Comics characters, a dark Archie adaptation; origin involved a cease-and-desist over Aguirre-Sacasa's play, and its final seventh season was set in the 1950s.
Riverside Code at Qingming Festival (清明上河图密码)
Riverside Code at Qingming Festival (清明上河图密码) is a 2024 Chinese costume mystery drama adapted from Ye Wenbiao's novel series, starring Zhang Songwen and Bai Baihe as a Northern Song family solving cases in Dongjing, premiered December 16, 2024 on CCTV-8 and Youku.
Riviera (TV series)
Riviera is a Sky Atlantic drama-thriller (2017–2020, three seasons) created from Paul McGuinness's idea with Neil Jordan and John Banville, starring Julia Stiles as widow Georgina Clios; filmed on the French Riviera on a ~€40–45 million season-1 budget, later disowned by Jordan.
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles, TNT police procedural developed by Janet Tamaro from Tess Gerritsen's novels, starring Angie Harmon as detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Maura Isles; ran seven seasons 2010-2016, was basic cable's number 1 series, and streams on Netflix and Peacock.
Ro Laren
Ro Laren, Bajoran Starfleet officer in Star Trek played by Michelle Forbes; first franchise Bajoran, debuted TNG 1991 'Ensign Ro', defected to the Maquis in 'Preemptive Strike', returned as a Commander in Picard season 3.
Road Rules
Road Rules is an MTV reality series (1995–2007, 14 seasons) created by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray as a spin-off of The Real World, sending five or six strangers in an RV on missions for prizes; it seeded The Challenge.
Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea (also broadcast as Avonlea or Tales from Avonlea) is a Canadian family period drama series, 91 episodes on CBC 1990–1996, produced by Sullivan Entertainment with the Disney Channel, adapted from L.M. Montgomery's Story Girl books as a spin-off of Anne of Green Gables.
Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace
Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace (로드 투 킹덤: Ace of Ace) is Mnet's 2024 K-pop boy group survival show, second in the Road to Kingdom series, with seven groups, a two-track Team and Ace Ranking, and Cravity as winner.
Road to Success (灿如繁星)
Road to Success (灿如繁星), formerly 狭路, is a 2026 iQIYI Chinese youth sports drama adapted from Chang Er's novel, starring Yu Shuxin and Chen Jingke as a psychology PhD and coach reviving a school football team.
Roadies (TV series)
Roadies (TV series) covers the 2016 Showtime comedy-drama by Cameron Crowe about the Staton-House Band road crew, and MTV Roadies, the Indian adventure reality show running since 2003.
Roadkill (2012 TV series)
Roadkill is an American automotive reality series (2012-2024, 13 seasons, 167 episodes) hosted by HOT ROD editors David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan, launched on the Motor Trend YouTube channel and canceled in November 2024.
Roar (2022 TV series)
Roar (2022 TV series): Apple TV+ anthology adapting Cecelia Ahern's 2018 short story collection, created by GLOW's Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch; eight feminist fables starring Nicole Kidman, premiered April 15, 2022, one season, ended.
Roast! (吐槽大会)
Roast! (吐槽大会) is a Chinese celebrity roast show on Tencent Video from Xiaoguo Culture, hosted by Zhang Shaogang with planner Li Dan, modeled on Comedy Central Roast, running five seasons from 2017 with declining Douban ratings.
Rob & Big
Rob & Big, American MTV reality comedy series (2006-2008, 32 episodes) starring skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and his bodyguard Christopher "Big Black" Boykin, produced by Dickhouse, Dyrdek's first MTV series.
Rob & Chyna
Rob & Chyna was a 2016 E! reality series, a Keeping Up with the Kardashians spin-off following Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna's engagement and pregnancy; one season, canceled, later central to Chyna's 2022 lawsuit.
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory is an MTV reality comedy series (2009, 7 seasons, TV-PG) in which skateboarder Rob Dyrdek runs eccentric ventures from a 25,000-square-foot skateable Los Angeles warehouse with Big Black, Drama, Big Cat, Steelo Brim, and Chanel West Coast.
Rob Mallard
Rob Mallard (Robert Stephen Mallard, born 1992, Manchester) is an English actor who has played Daniel Osbourne, Ken Barlow's son, in Coronation Street since November 2016, winning the 2017 British Soap Award for Best Newcomer and advocating for essential tremor awareness.
Robbie Magasiva
Robbie Magasiva, Samoan-New Zealand actor and comedian, Naked Samoans member; Michael in Sione's Wedding, Dr Maxwell Avia on Shortland Street, Will Jackson in all 100 Wentworth episodes, Sonny in Rescue: HI-Surf.
Robbie Rotten
Robbie Rotten (Glanni Glæpur) is the main antagonist of the Icelandic children's series LazyTown, played by Stefán Karl Stefánsson; an underground, disguise-wearing inventor whose song "We Are Number One" became a 2016 meme.
Robert California
Robert California, also known as Bob Kazamakis or the Lizard King, is the fictional Dunder Mifflin/Sabre CEO played by James Spader on The Office season 8 (2011-2012), debuting in Search Committee and departing when David Wallace reclaims the company.
Robert Desiderio
Robert Desiderio (born 1951, New York City) is an American actor and writer, Steve Piermont on One Life to Live and Ted Melcher on Knots Landing, husband of Judith Light, screenwriter of Save Me, and author of the 2020 novel The Occurrence.