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Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale

Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale is a British fantasy drama on AMC+ and Sundance Now, adapted by Debbie Horsfield from V.V. James's novel; season 1 (7 episodes) premiered January 4, 2024, season 2 (6 episodes) December 25, 2025, starring Elaine Cassidy and Hazel Doupe.

Sand Sea (沙海)

Sand Sea (沙海) is a 2018 Chinese adventure web series, sequel to Nanpai Sanshu's Grave Robbers' Chronicles, starring Wu Lei as Li Cu and Qin Hao as Wu Xie; 52 episodes on Tencent Video from 20 July 2018, over 100 million views in five hours.

Sanditon (TV series)

Sanditon (2019–2023) is Andrew Davies's ITV/PBS Masterpiece drama adapting Jane Austen's unfinished 11-chapter final novel, starring Rose Williams, Theo James, Anne Reid, and Kris Marshall; cancelled after season 1, revived by fan petition, and concluded in 2023.

Sandık Kokusu

Sandık Kokusu, Turkish family drama on Show TV (6 December 2023 to 19 March 2025, 50 episodes, O3 Medya), starring Özge Özpirinçci, Demet Akbağ, and Engin Öztürk; about Karsu, whose son Kuzey is lost by grandmother Filiz.

Sandokan (2025 TV series)

Sandokan (Sandokan: The Pirate Prince), 2025 Italian-French TV series by Lux Vide and Rai Fiction, directed by Michelini and Abbatangelo, starring Can Yaman; premiered on Rai 1 December 1, 2025, adapted from Emilio Salgari's pirate novels.

Sandra Diaz-Twine

Sandra Diaz-Twine, born 1974, is the first two-time Survivor winner (Pearl Islands 2003; Heroes vs. Villains 2010), famed for the "as long as it's not me" strategy and later appearances on Game Changers, Winners at War, The Traitors, and Extracted.

Sandy Cheeks

Sandy Cheeks (Sandra Jennifer Olivia Cheeks) is a fictional Texan squirrel in SpongeBob SquarePants, voiced by Carolyn Lawrence since 1999, living in an air-filled treedome, a karate-practicing scientist who headlines Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie.

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son, NBC sitcom (1972–1977) adapted from Britain's Steptoe and Son by Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin; Redd Foxx as junk dealer Fred Sanford, Demond Wilson as Lamont; first predominantly Black-cast network hit since Amos 'n' Andy.

Sang-e-Mar Mar

Sang-e-Mar Mar (Pashto for "marble stone") is a Pakistani drama serial that aired on Hum TV from 2016 to 2017, depicting how love and revenge destroy a Pashtun family in the tribal areas.

Sangamarmar

Sangamarmar (संगमरमर) is a 2026 Hindi romance family drama web series by Sooraj Barjatya's Rajshri Productions, directed by Vikram Ghai, starring Sheen Savita Dass and Sourabh Raaj Jain; it streams on JioHotstar from 26 February 2026 with 47 season-1 episodes.

Sanjay and Craig

Sanjay and Craig: Nickelodeon animated series (2013–2016) about 12-year-old Sanjay Patel and his talking snake friend Craig, created by Dirschberger, Howell, and Trolf.

Sanji (One Piece)

Sanji (サンジ), also Black Leg Sanji, is the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates in Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, joined at the Baratie in chapter 68, a kick fighter, third Vinsmoke prince, bounty 330 million berries, voiced by Hiroaki Hirata, ranked 3rd in the 2nd world popularity poll.

Sanjivani (संजीवनी) (2019 TV series)

Sanjivani (संजीवनी) is a Star Plus Hindi medical drama, reboot of the 2002 Sanjivani: A Medical Boon, aired 12 August 2019 to 13 March 2020, 155 episodes, starring Surbhi Chandna, Namit Khanna, Mohnish Bahl, and Gurdeep Kohli, produced by Alchemy Films.

Sankalp (संकल्प) (TV series)

Sankalp (संकल्प), earlier titled Laal Batti, is a 2026 Hindi socio-political thriller web series directed by Prakash Jha, starring Nana Patekar as kingmaker Kanhaiya Lal in his OTT debut, streaming on Amazon MX Player.

Sankarea: Undying Love (さんかれあ)

Sankarea: Undying Love (さんかれあ), also called Sankarea, is a Japanese romantic comedy and zombie manga by Mitsuru Hattori, serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine and adapted into a 2012 anime.

Santa Barbara (TV series)

Santa Barbara, NBC daytime soap opera created by Bridget and Jerome Dobson, aired 1984–1993 in 2,137 episodes. Low US ratings but consecutive Outstanding Drama Series Emmys and a large international following.

Santa Clarita Diet

Santa Clarita Diet: Netflix comedy-horror series (2017-2019) created by Victor Fresco, starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant as realtors after the wife becomes undead; three seasons, cancelled on a cliffhanger.

Santa Inc.

Santa Inc. is a 2021 HBO Max adult stop-motion animated comedy created by Alexandra Rushfield, starring Sarah Silverman as elf Candy Smalls and Seth Rogen as Santa, eight episodes about the first female Santa, noted for its poor reception.

Santa's Little Helper

Santa's Little Helper is the retired racing greyhound kept as the Simpson family's pet in The Simpsons, adopted by Homer on a lost bet in the show's December 1989 premiere.

Santana Lopez

Santana Lopez is a fictional character on the musical comedy-drama series Glee, portrayed by Naya Rivera, known for her coming-out storyline and marriage to Brittany Pierce.

Santhwanam (സാന്ത്വനം) (TV series)

Santhwanam (സാന്ത്വനം) is a Malayalam family drama serial on Asianet, a remake of Tamil Pandian Stores. It ran 21 September 2020 to 27 January 2024, 1002 episodes, about brothers Balan, Hari, Shivan, Kannan, Krishna Stores, and the Shivanjali couple, followed by Santhwanam 2 from 2024.

Santos Bravos (TV series)

Santos Bravos (TV series), also called Santos Bravos - La serie, is a 2025 HYBE Latin America reality show on YouTube and ViX in which 16 Latin talents competed in a K-pop-style bootcamp; five winners debuted as the boy band Santos Bravos.

Santoshi Maa (संतोषी माँ) (TV series)

Santoshi Maa (संतोषी माँ) is a Hindi socio-mythological TV series on &TV (30 November 2015 to 2017, 499 episodes), produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms, starring Gracy Singh as the goddess and Ratan Rajput as her devotee, inspired by the 1975 film Jai Santoshi Maa.

Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke (सपने सुहाने लड़कपन के)

Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke (सपने सुहाने लड़कपन के), a Zee TV Hindi drama (2012–2015, 500+ episodes), follows cousin sisters Gunjan (Roopal Tyagi) and Rachna (Mahima Makwana); Marathi adaptation Saaran Kaahi Tichyaasathi.

Sapne Vs Everyone

Sapne Vs Everyone (सपने vs Everyone) is a TVF Hindi drama web series written and directed by Ambrish Verma, starring Verma and Paramvir Singh Cheema as rival dreamers Jimmy and Prashant; Season 1 premiered December 8, 2023 on YouTube, Season 2 on Prime Video May 1, 2026, with IMDb 9.2.

Sapphire & Steel

Sapphire & Steel (Sapphire and Steel), British ITV science fiction series (1979–1982) by P.J. Hammond starring Joanna Lumley and David McCallum as elemental time agents; six assignments, 34 episodes, cliffhanger ending, Big Finish audio revival.

Sara Lance

Sara Lance is an Arrowverse television character played by Caity Lotz (originally Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) in Arrow and DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Created for TV, not the comics, she was the Canary, then White Canary, captain of the Legends, and the first explicitly queer superhero from a major comic company on television.

Sara Mortensen

Sara Mortensen is a French-Norwegian actress, born in Paris in 1979, who played Coralie Blain in Plus belle la vie and stars as Astrid Nielsen in Astrid et Raphaëlle.

Sara: Woman in the Shadows

Sara: Woman in the Shadows (Sara. La donna nell'ombra) is a 2025 Italian Netflix crime thriller, six episodes directed by Carmine Elia, adapted from Maurizio De Giovanni's novels about ex-secret agent Sara Morozzi investigating her son's death in Naples.

Sarabhai vs Sarabhai

Sarabhai vs Sarabhai is an Indian Hindi sitcom (Star One, 2004-2006) about an upper-class Gujarati Mumbai family, created by Aatish Kapadia with Satish Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah; a ratings failure that became a cult classic, revived as Hotstar's Take 2 in 2017.