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Shining Vale

Shining Vale is a Starz satirical horror-comedy series by Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan, starring Courteney Cox as haunted novelist Pat Phelps; two seasons, 2022-2023, canceled December 2023.

Shinji Ikari (碇シンジ)

Shinji Ikari (碇シンジ) is the protagonist of Neon Genesis Evangelion: the Third Children, EVA Unit-01's pilot, son of NERV commander Gendo, voiced by Megumi Ogata, born 2001 in the story.

Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets

Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets is a 2023 four-part Prime Video docuseries about the Duggar family, their TLC show 19 Kids and Counting, and abuse allegations tied to Bill Gothard's Institute in Basic Life Principles.

Shirley Carter

Shirley Carter (Shirley Wicks) is a fictional EastEnders character played by Linda Henry from 7 December 2006 to 29 December 2022 across 1,529 episodes; mother of Mick Carter, ex-partner of Phil Mitchell.

Shirley Stelfox

Shirley Stelfox (1941–2015), English character actress, played Edna Birch in ITV's Emmerdale for 15 years from 2000 and was the original Rose in Keeping Up Appearances; RADA-trained, also in 1984 and Personal Services.

Shirobako (シロバコ)

Shirobako (シロバコ) is a 24-episode original 2014–2015 TV anime by P.A. Works, directed by Tsutomu Mizushima, about five young women in anime production, named for the white box of finished-episode tapes; a film sequel opened February 2020.

Shiv Roy

Siobhan "Shiv" Roy, played by Sarah Snook, is Logan Roy's only daughter in HBO's Succession (2018–2023); her finale vote sells Waystar Royco to GoJo, making her husband Tom CEO.

Shobna Gulati

Shobna Gulati, born 1966 in Oldham, is a British actress, writer, and dancer known as Anita in Dinnerladies and Sunita Alahan in Coronation Street (2001-2006, 2009-2013); MBE 2024, memoir Remember Me?.

Shodha (ಶೋಧ)

Shodha (ಶೋಧ) is a 2025 Kannada suspense thriller web series on ZEE5, directed by Sunil Mysuru, starring Pawan Kumar as a Madikeri lawyer who denies his returned wife; adapted from Hindi series Khoj Parchaiyo Ke Uss Paar.

Shogakukan (小学館)

Shogakukan (小学館) is a major Japanese general publisher founded 8 August 1922 by Oga Takeo in Tokyo, origin of grade-level learning magazines, Weekly Shonen Sunday, and the Shueisha spinoff; group ranked among Japan's two publishing powers.

Shogakukan Manga Award (小学館漫画賞)

The Shogakukan Manga Award (小学館漫画賞) is Shogakukan's annual manga prize, founded in 1955 and among Japan's oldest, with children, shōnen, shōjo, and general categories, a bronze Minori statuette, and 1,000,000 yen per winner.

Shōgun (1980 miniseries)

Shōgun (将軍), NBC's 1980 five-night miniseries adapted from James Clavell's novel, starring Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune, and Yoko Shimada; filmed entirely in Japan, it drew record audiences, won three Emmys, and differs from the 2024 FX remake in subtitles and viewpoint.

Shōgun (2024 TV series)

Shōgun (将軍) is FX's 2024 ten-episode adaptation of James Clavell's 1975 novel, created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, and Anna Sawai; set in 1600 Japan, it won a record 18 Emmys and a second season is in production.

Shona McGarty

Shona McGarty is an English actress and singer born 1991 in Barnet, London. She played Whitney Dean in BBC soap EastEnders from 2008 to 2024, then pursued music, released singles, competed on I'm a Celebrity 2025, and joined West End theatre.

Shonen Jump (magazine)

Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ) is Shueisha's weekly shonen manga anthology, founded 1968, peak circulation 6.53 million in 1994, 7.5 billion cumulative copies, known for reader surveys and Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto.

Shooter (TV series)

Shooter is a 2016–2018 USA Network action drama starring Ryan Phillippe as sniper Bob Lee Swagger, adapted from Stephen Hunter's novel Point of Impact and the 2007 Mark Wahlberg film; 3 seasons, 31 episodes, twice-delayed premiere, canceled in 2018.

Shopping King Louie (쇼핑왕 루이)

Shopping King Louie (쇼핑왕 루이), also Shopaholic Louis, is a 2016 MBC 16-episode romantic comedy miniseries starring Seo In-guk and Nam Ji-hyun, about an amnesiac shopping-company heir living with a country girl in Seoul; it rose from 5.6% to double-digit Nielsen ratings and won three 2016 MBC Drama Awards.

Shoresy

Shoresy is a Canadian hockey comedy series created by, written by, and starring Jared Keeso, a spin-off of Letterkenny that premiered on Crave and Hulu in 2022.

Short Circuit (2020 TV series)

Short Circuit (Walt Disney Animation Studios: Short Circuit Experimental Films) is a Disney+ anthology of animated shorts directed by studio staff; begun internally in 2016, it released 14 shorts January 24, 2020, five more August 4, 2021, and later films through 2026.

Shortland Street

Shortland Street is New Zealand's longest-running television drama, a prime-time hospital soap opera first aired on TV2 on 25 May 1992, produced by South Pacific Pictures, originally NZ On Air funded, and famous for "You're not in Guatemala now, Dr Ropata."

Shotacon (ショタコン)

Shotacon (ショタコン, Shōtarō complex) is a Japanese term for attraction to young or young-looking boy characters and the associated manga/anime genre, coined in 1981 in the fan magazine Fanroad after Tetsujin 28-go's Kaneda Shōtarō, as the male counterpart to lolicon, legally contested in several countries.

Should I Marry a Murderer?

Should I Marry a Murderer? is a 2026 three-part Netflix true-crime documentary directed by Josh Allott about pathologist Caroline Muirhead, who stayed engaged to Sandy McKellar after he confessed to killing cyclist Tony Parsons and helped police gather evidence.

Show Champion (쇼 챔피언)

Show Champion (쇼 챔피언) is a weekly Wednesday live K-pop music chart show on MBC M and MBC every1, first aired February 14, 2012; its Champion Song is chosen by a published 35/20/20/15/10 scoring formula.

Show Me a Hero

Show Me a Hero is a 2015 six-part HBO miniseries by David Simon, based on Lisa Belkin's 1999 book, dramatizing the Yonkers, New York public housing desegregation battle and Mayor Nick Wasicsko, played by Oscar Isaac, who won a Golden Globe.

Show Me the Money (South Korean TV series)

Show Me the Money (쇼미더머니) is Mnet's South Korean rap survival series running since 2012; producer-mentors coach teams of rappers through auditions, battles, and audience votes, with Season 12 (2026) won by HAON.

Show! Music Core (쇼! 음악중심)

Show! Music Core (쇼! 음악중심) is MBC's live Saturday K-pop music show, first aired October 29, 2005, replacing Music Camp after a live-incident scandal; it awards a weekly chart with digital sales weighted 50% since May 2026.

Showtime (Indian TV series)

Showtime is a 2024 Hindi-language drama streaming series on Disney+ Hotstar (JioHotstar), created by Sumit Roy and produced by Karan Johar's Dharmatic Entertainment, about nepotism and power struggles in Bollywood, starring Emraan Hashmi, Mahima Makwana, and Naseeruddin Shah.

Shrill (TV series)

Shrill is a Hulu comedy series (2019-2021, three seasons, 22 episodes) starring Aidy Bryant as Annie Easton, loosely adapted from Lindy West's 2016 memoir Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman; co-created by Bryant, West, and Ali Rushfield, set in Portland, Oregon.

Shrimaan Shrimati (श्रीमान श्रीमती) (TV series)

Shrimaan Shrimati (श्रीमान श्रीमती) is a 1994 Doordarshan Hindi sitcom starring Jatin Kanakia, Reema Lagoo, Rakesh Bedi, and Archana Puran Singh, about two neighbours coveting each other's wives; remade as Aaj Ke Shrimaan Shrimati and Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se (2018).

Shrimad Ramayan (श्रीमद् रामायण)

Shrimad Ramayan (श्रीमद् रामायण) is a 2024–2025 Hindi mythological TV series by Swastik Productions' Siddharth Kumar Tewary, retelling the Ramayana with Sujay Reu as Ram and Prachi Bansal as Sita on Sony TV and Sony SAB, 341 episodes, IMDb 8.9.