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The Bridge

The Bridge (Bron/Broen) is a Swedish-Danish Nordic noir crime series (2011-2018) created by Hans Rosenfeldt, starring Sofia Helin as Saga Norén; a body cut in half on the Øresund Bridge forces cross-border cooperation, spawning remakes worldwide.

The Bridge (2013 TV series)

The Bridge (2013-2014) is FX's American remake of the Danish-Swedish series Bron/Broen, created by Elwood Reid and Meredith Stiehm, starring Diane Kruger and Demian Bichir as detectives on the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez border; cancelled after two seasons and 26 episodes.

The brightest star in the night sky (夜空中最闪亮的星)

The Brightest Star in the Sky (夜空中最闪亮的星, also 夜空中最亮的星) is a 2019 Chinese 44-episode youth romance drama starring Huang Zitao and Wu Qian, directed by Liu Yizhi, about an assistant and a pop idol at the Star Entertainment agency; distinct from the Escape Plan song of similar name.

The British Soap Awards

The British Soap Awards, an annual UK ceremony launched in 1999 honoring Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, and Hollyoaks, with public and panel-voted categories, the Tony Warren Award, and 2026 cancellation by ITV.

The Brittas Empire

The Brittas Empire is a 1991-1997 BBC1 sitcom created by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen, starring Chris Barrie as Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre.

The Broken News

The Broken News is a Hindi ZEE5 web series (2022, season 2 in 2024), an adaptation of BBC's Press, starring Sonali Bendre, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Shriya Pilgaonkar as journalists at rival Mumbai channels Awaaz Bharati and Josh 24/7.

The Brokenwood Mysteries

The Brokenwood Mysteries is a New Zealand murder-mystery series by South Pacific Pictures, first aired 2014 on Prime TV, now on TVNZ 1 and Acorn TV, sold to over 150 countries, starring Neill Rea and Fern Sutherland in standalone 90-minute cases.

The Brothers Sun

The Brothers Sun is a 2024 Netflix action-comedy-drama created by Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu, starring Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien, and Sam Song Li. A Taipei triad assassin protects his mother and brother in Los Angeles; canceled after one 8-episode season.

The Buccaneers (2023 TV series)

The Buccaneers is an Apple TV+ period drama (2023) created by Katherine Jakeways, adapted from Edith Wharton's unfinished final novel; American heiresses seek husbands in 1870s London; three seasons, renewed 2025.

The Bureau (TV series)

The Bureau (Le Bureau des Légendes) is a French espionage drama created by Éric Rochant for Canal+, 2015–2020, five 10-episode seasons about DGSE deep-cover agents, praised for realism and remade in the US as The Agency.

The Bureau of Magical Things

The Bureau of Magical Things is an Australian children's fantasy drama by Jonathan M. Shiff, 2018–2021, two 20-episode seasons, about Kyra, a Tri-ling uniting fairies, elves, and humans.

The Burning Girls

The Burning Girls is a 2023 six-part Paramount+ British horror-thriller adapted by Hans Rosenfeldt from C.J. Tudor's 2021 novel, starring Samantha Morton as vicar Jack Brooks in the haunted village of Chapel Croft; released October 19, 2023, later on Netflix.

The Calling

The Calling (2022 Peacock crime drama), David E. Kelley adaptation of Dror Mishani's Avraham Avraham novels, starring Jeff Wilbusch as Orthodox Jewish NYPD detective Avraham Avraham; one 8-episode season, 18% Tomatometer, 85% audience score.

The Capture (TV series)

The Capture is a British BBC One surveillance thriller created, written and directed by Ben Chanan, starring Holliday Grainger and Callum Turner, about faked CCTV, the 'Correction' programme, and deepfakes; a third series was commissioned in 2025.

The Carmichael Show

The Carmichael Show, NBC multi-camera family sitcom 2015–2017 created by Jerrod Carmichael and Nicholas Stoller, starring Carmichael, David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine, Amber Stevens West, and Lil Rel Howery, debating topical issues.

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show: American CBS comedy-variety series (September 11, 1967 – March 29, 1978, 11 seasons) hosted by Carol Burnett with Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway; 25 Emmys, Studio 33, "Went with the Wind!" parody, Mama's Family spin-off.

The Carrie Diaries (TV series)

The Carrie Diaries is a CW comedy-drama (2013-2014, 26 episodes) starring AnnaSophia Robb as teenage Carrie Bradshaw in 1984, a Sex and the City prequel based on Candace Bushnell's novels, cancelled after two seasons.

The Casagrandes

The Casagrandes (originally Los Casagrandes) is a Nickelodeon animated spin-off of The Loud House (2019–2022, 60 episodes) following Ronnie Anne Santiago and her multigenerational Mexican-American family in Great Lakes City, later continued by The Casagrandes Movie on Netflix in 2024.

The Castaways

The Castaways is a 2023 five-part Paramount+ UK thriller miniseries adapted from Lucy Clarke's novel, starring Sheridan Smith and Céline Buckens as sisters Lori and Erin after a Fiji plane disappearance; later aired on Channel 5, Stan, and TV Globo.

The Casual Vacancy (miniseries)

The Casual Vacancy (miniseries): three-part 2015 BBC/HBO adaptation of J.K. Rowling's novel about Pagford parish-council politics after Barry Fairbrother's death, adapted by Sarah Phelps, starring Michael Gambon and Rory Kinnear.

The Catherine Tate Show

The Catherine Tate Show: British BBC Two sketch comedy series (2004–2009), also called Catherine Tate sketch show, co-written and performed by Catherine Tate; known for Lauren Cooper's "Am I bovvered?", Nan, and Derek Faye, with RTS, Banff, and National Television Awards.

The Celebrity Apprentice

The Celebrity Apprentice: a reality TV spin-off of The Apprentice in which celebrities compete in business challenges for a charity donation. US version ran 2008–2017 under Trump then Schwarzenegger; BBC version gained a full series in 2026.

The Celebrity Traitors

The Celebrity Traitors is a British reality competition series in which celebrities play The Traitors on BBC One, hosted by Claudia Winkleman at Ardross Castle.

The Celebrity Traitors series 1

The Celebrity Traitors series 1 (UK) was the BBC's first celebrity Traitors, hosted by Claudia Winkleman at Ardross Castle from 8 October 2025; 19 stars played, and Traitor Alan Carr won the most-watched UK broadcast of 2025.

The Celebrity Traitors series 2

The Celebrity Traitors series 2 (2026), BBC One celebrity edition of The Traitors: 21 stars at Ardross Castle, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, 10 episodes from 1 October 2026, £100,000 charity prize, 8.9 million premiere viewers.

The Chair (2021 TV series)

The Chair (2021 TV series), Netflix dramedy created by Amanda Peet and Annie Julia Wyman; Sandra Oh as Ji-Yoon Kim, first woman of color chairing Pembroke University's failing English department; six episodes, canceled after one season.

The Chair Company

The Chair Company is a 2025 HBO comedy series created by and starring Tim Robinson with Zach Kanin. Ron Trosper investigates a conspiracy after his office chair collapses at work; renewed for season 2.

The Challenge (TV series)

The Challenge (TV series), also known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge, is MTV's long-running reality competition show that began in 1998 as Road Rules: All Stars, a spinoff of The Real World and Road Rules, now in its 40-plus seasons with a Paramount+ era.

The Challenge: All Stars

The Challenge: All Stars is a Paramount+ reality competition spinoff of MTV's The Challenge, premiering April 1, 2021, hosted by TJ Lavin, bringing back Real World and Road Rules veterans across five seasons for cash prizes.

The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion

The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion is season 39 of MTV's The Challenge (premiered October 25, 2023): 24 never-won veterans in Pula, Croatia, played Control, Chaos, and Conquest phases against champion mercenaries; Emanuel Neagu won.