edgepedia

Series and fictional screen worlds

12,947 articles

The Devil's Plan

The Devil's Plan (데블스 플랜) is a Netflix Korean brain-survival reality competition by Jeong Jong-yeon (The Genius), premiering September 26, 2023; 12 contestants play for pieces and up to 500 million won, with seasons Death Room (2025) and Dead Again (2026).

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show is the shared title of Dick Cavett's American talk shows, chiefly the ABC late-night program (December 29, 1969 to January 1, 1975) opposite Johnny Carson, known for long interviews with guests such as Groucho Marx, Jimi Hendrix, Gore Vidal, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show is a CBS sitcom created by Carl Reiner, airing 1961–1966 in five seasons and 158 episodes, starring Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore; it won 15 Emmys and pioneered the workplace sitcom format.

The Diplomat (American TV series)

The Diplomat is a Netflix political thriller created by Debora Cahn, starring Keri Russell as US ambassador Kate Wyler opposite Rufus Sewell, with Allison Janney; four seasons since April 2023, one Emmy win.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (斉木楠雄のΨ難)

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (斉木楠雄のΨ難, Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan) is Asou Shuuichi's gag manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump 2012–2018, 26 volumes, 6 million copies, about an all-powerful psychic teen who wants an ordinary life; adapted as a 2016–2019 anime, Netflix Reawakened arc, and 2017 live-action film.

The District

The District is an American CBS police drama (October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004, 89 episodes, 4 seasons) created by Jack Maple and Terry George, starring Craig T. Nelson as Washington, D.C. police chief Jack Mannion, distinct from the Ruben Fleischer production company of the same name.

The Division

The Division refers to a Lifetime police drama (2001–2004) about female San Francisco detectives created by Deborah Joy LeVine, and to Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's The Division shooter game franchise launched in 2016.

The Divorce Insurance (이혼보험)

The Divorce Insurance (이혼보험) is a 2025 South Korean tvN romantic-comedy series, 12 episodes, starring Lee Dong-wook as a thrice-divorced actuary who builds a team to develop divorce insurance; it streamed on Prime Video and drew low ratings.

The Doctor Blake Mysteries

The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Australian period murder-mystery series (2013–2018) starring Craig McLachlan as Dr Lucien Blake, a police surgeon solving crimes in 1959 Ballarat; made by December Media for ABC1, later Seven, with five series plus the Family Portrait telemovie.

The Doctors (1963 TV series)

The Doctors was an NBC American daytime soap opera (April 1, 1963 to December 31, 1982, about 5,182 episodes), set at Hope Memorial Hospital in fictional Madison, New England, starring James Pritchett as Dr. Matt Powers; it began as an anthology, won Daytime Emmy drama awards in 1972 and 1974, and was sponsored largely by Colgate-Palmolive, distinct from ABC's General Hospital which premiered the same day.

The Doctors (talk show)

The Doctors is an American syndicated daytime medical talk show (2008-2024) from Stage 29 Productions and CBS Television Distribution, hosted by ER physician Travis Stork with rotating physician panels; a 2014 BMJ study found evidence supported 63% of its recommendations.

The Doll (TV series)

The Doll (Polish: Lalka) is a 2026 Polish Netflix limited drama, a modern retelling of Bolesław Prus's novel, directed by Paweł Maślona, starring Tomasz Schuchardt and Sandra Drzymalska; six episodes premiered September 16, 2026.

The Doll Factory

The Doll Factory is a 2023 six-part Paramount+ period thriller adapted from Elizabeth Macneal's 2019 novel, created by Charley Miles, starring Esmé Creed-Miles as doll painter Iris in 1850s London.

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show, also known as Donna Reed TV Show, is an American family sitcom starring Oscar winner Donna Reed as Donna Stone, a mother in Hilldale, airing on ABC from 1958 to 1966.

The Doodlebops

The Doodlebops: Canadian-American live-action preschool musical series by Cookie Jar Entertainment, starring Deedee, Rooney, and Moe Doodle. Premiered April 11, 2005 on Kids' CBC and Playhouse Disney; three seasons, a 200-city live tour, and the animated spinoff Rockin' Road Show.

The Doomies

The Doomies is a French-produced 2D animated horror-comedy series on Disney+, created by Andrès Fernandez, Pozla, and Henry Gifford, premiering June 26, 2026 with 22 episodes about teens Bobby and Romy opening a portal to the underworld in a Breton town.

The Doozers

The Doozers (Jim Henson's Doozers) is a CG-animated preschool series by The Jim Henson Company and DHX Media, spun off from Fraggle Rock. It follows the Pod Squad, Spike, Molly Bolt, Flex, and Daisy Wheel, inventing in Doozer Creek; it premiered on Hulu April 25, 2014.

The Double (墨雨云间) (TV series)

The Double (墨雨云间, Mo Yu Yun Jian) is a 2024 Chinese costume revenge drama, 40 episodes on Youku from 2 June 2024, adapted from Qianshan Chake's novel Di Jia Qian Jin, starring Wu Jinyan and Wang Xingyue, directed by Lu Haojiji, Bai Yunmo, and Ma Shige.

The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband

The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband (总裁老公的双面人生) is a 2023 ReelShort vertical micro-drama by Crazy Maple Studio: Natalie Quinn unknowingly marries hidden billionaire Sebastian Klein; 60 one-minute episodes, 500M+ views, remade in Brazil and Colombia.

The Dr. Oz Show

The Dr. Oz Show was an American syndicated daytime talk show hosted by cardiothoracic surgeon Mehmet Oz, presenting health advice; it ran 13 seasons until early 2022.

The Dragon Prince

The Dragon Prince is a Netflix animated fantasy series (2018–2024, seven seasons) created by Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond at Wonderstorm, set in Xadia and following princes Callum, Ezran, and elf Rayla; it won a 2020 Daytime Emmy and continues as The Dragon King.

The Dream Lands

The Dream Lands is a BBC One coming-of-age drama adapted by Kayleigh Llewellyn from Rosa Rankin-Gee's 2021 novel Dreamland, set in 2039 Margate and starring Pascale Kann as Chance, with Anna Friel, Connor Swindells and Clara Rugaard.

The Dream Life of Mr. Kim

The Dream Life of Mr. Kim (서울 자가에 대기업 다니는 김 부장 이야기) is a 2025 JTBC/Netflix 12-episode drama adapted from Song Hee-gu's novel, starring Ryu Seung-ryong as manager Kim Nak-su facing demotion and forced early retirement.

The Dreamstone

The Dreamstone is a British animated children's series (1990–1995, CITV), 4 series and 52 episodes created by Michael Jupp, pitting the Dream Maker and Noops Rufus and Amberley against Zordrak and his Urpneys, with music by Mike Batt.

The Dresden Files (TV series)

The Dresden Files (TV series) is a 2007 Sci Fi Channel (Syfy) fantasy drama based on Jim Butcher's novels, starring Paul Blackthorne as wizard PI Harry Dresden; one season of 12 episodes, Nicolas Cage executive producer, canceled, alternate continuity.

The Drew Barrymore Show

The Drew Barrymore Show is a nationally syndicated American daytime talk show hosted by Drew Barrymore, produced by CBS Media Ventures in New York since September 14, 2020, known for Drew's News and multiplatform growth.

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom starring Drew Carey as a fictionalized version of himself, a department store worker in Cleveland, airing on ABC from 1995 to 2004.

The Dropout

The Dropout is Hulu's 2022 eight-episode limited series created by Elizabeth Meriwether, adapted from the ABC News podcast, starring Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes and Naveen Andrews as Sunny Balwani; it won Seyfried a 2022 Emmy.

The Drowning (TV series)

The Drowning is a 2021 four-part Channel 5 British psychological thriller miniseries created by Luke Watson and Francesca Brill, starring Jill Halfpenny as Jodie Walsh, a mother convinced a teenager is her son who vanished nine years earlier.

The Dry

The Dry is an Irish comedy-drama series created by Nancy Harris and starring Róisín Gallagher, depicting a Dublin family's attempt to cope with death and personal secrets.