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The Littles

The Littles is an American animated series about a tiny, tailed human-like family living secretly in a house's walls, based on John Peterson's children's novels and airing on ABC from 1983.

The Littlest Hobo

The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian TV franchise about a wandering German Shepherd, from a 1958 film, a 1963–1965 syndicated series, and the CTV revival of 1979–1985 starring dogs named London, with the theme song "Maybe Tomorrow" and a 2026 reboot announced.

The Living and the Dead (TV series)

The Living and the Dead is a 2016 British six-part BBC One supernatural drama created by Ashley Pharoah, starring Colin Morgan and Charlotte Spencer as Victorian couple Nathan and Charlotte Appleby in 1894 Somerset, filmed at Bottle Yard Studios and cancelled after one season.

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (LBD) is a 2012-2013 transmedia YouTube web series by Hank Green and Bernie Su adapting Pride and Prejudice as a graduate student's vlog, with 100 episodes, thirteen Twitter feeds, and a Creative Arts Emmy.

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles is a 2015 Lifetime eight-episode limited series, sequel to Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, starring Christina Ricci as a fictionalized post-acquittal Lizzie Borden; Metacritic 52, Rotten Tomatoes 50%.

The Loch (TV series)

The Loch (Loch Ness in the US) is a 2017 six-part ITV crime drama written by Stephen Brady, starring Laura Fraser, Siobhan Finneran, and Don Gilet, set near Loch Ness; it topped the UK Netflix chart in 2025.

The Lodge (TV series)

The Lodge (TV series) is a 2016–2017 British Disney Channel musical teen drama, an adaptation of the Israeli series North Star, starring Sophie Simnett as Skye, Luke Newton, and Thomas Doherty; 25 episodes, filmed in Northern Ireland.

The Lone Gunmen

The Lone Gunmen: 2001 Fox comedy-drama spin-off of The X-Files following hackers Byers, Frohike, and Langly; 13 episodes, 13-million-viewer pilot, canceled after a move to Fridays, famous for its World Trade Center pilot plot.

The Lone Gunmen (TV series)

The Lone Gunmen is Fox's 2001 comedy-drama spin-off of The X-Files following Byers, Frohike, and Langly. One 13-episode season, 13 million pilot viewers, canceled after a move to Friday nights.

The Lone Ranger (TV series)

The Lone Ranger (1949-1957) is ABC's five-season, 221-episode filmed TV Western starring Clayton Moore and John Hart as the masked Ranger with Jay Silverheels as Tonto, adapted from the 1933 WXYZ Detroit radio series; ABC's first hit, themed on Rossini's William Tell Overture.

The Lonely Warrior (三大队 (网络剧))

The Lonely Warrior (三大队), also translated as Man Hunt, is a 2023 Chinese suspense crime web drama directed by Xing Jianjun, starring Qin Hao as detective Cheng Bing.

The Long Ballad (长歌行)

The Long Ballad (长歌行, Chang Ge Xing), also The Long March of Princess Changge, is a 2021 49-episode Tencent Chinese historical drama adapted from Xia Da's manhua, starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Leo Wu, set after the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

The Long Night (沉默的真相)

The Long Night (沉默的真相) is a 2020 iQiyi 12-episode suspense drama adapted from Zijin Chen's novel Chang Ye Nan Ming, starring Liao Fan and Bai Yu, with a Douban score of 9.2 and an Asian Content Awards win.

The Long Road Home (miniseries)

The Long Road Home (2017) is an eight-part National Geographic war miniseries adapted by Mikko Alanne from Martha Raddatz's 2007 book, dramatizing the April 4, 2004 'Black Sunday' ambush of the 1st Cavalry Division in Sadr City, Baghdad; starring Michael Kelly, Jason Ritter, and E.J. Bonilla.

The Long Season (漫长的季节)

The Long Season (漫长的季节) is a 2023 12-episode Chinese suspense web series directed by Xin Shuang, starring Fan Wei, Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, and Li Gengxi on Tencent Video. Three timelines (1997, 1998, 2016) unravel an old dismemberment case in northeastern steel town Hualin; Douban 9.4, Netflix release, multiple major awards.

The Long Shadow (TV series)

The Long Shadow is a 2023 seven-part ITV1/ITVX true crime drama by George Kay and Lewis Arnold about the Yorkshire Ripper hunt, based on Michael Bilton's Wicked Beyond Belief, centering victims rather than Peter Sutcliffe.

The Longest Day in Chang'an (长安十二时辰)

The Longest Day in Chang'an (长安十二时辰) is a 2019 Chinese historical suspense web drama adapted from Ma Boyong's novel, directed by Cao Dun, starring Lei Jiayin and Jackson Yee, set in Tang-dynasty Chang'an in 744, 48 episodes on Youku.

The Longest Night

The Longest Night (La noche más larga) is a 2022 Spanish Netflix action thriller series by Víctor Sierra and Xosé Morais: six real-time episodes in which armed men besiege the Monte Baruca psychiatric prison to seize serial killer Simón Lago, resisted by director Hugo (Alberto Ammann).

The Longest Promise (玉骨遥)

The Longest Promise (玉骨遥), also known as Zhu Yan, is a 2023 Tencent Video xianxia romance drama adapted from Cang Yue's novel, starring Xiao Zhan as Shi Ying and Ren Min as Zhu Yan, 40 episodes, premiered July 2, 2023.

The Looming Tower (miniseries)

The Looming Tower is a 2018 Hulu ten-episode drama miniseries based on Lawrence Wright's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, dramatizing the FBI-CIA rivalry before 9/11, starring Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, and Peter Sarsgaard.

The Looney Tunes Show

The Looney Tunes Show is a 2011–2013 American animated sitcom on Cartoon Network reimagining Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck as suburban roommates, with Merrie Melodies music videos and CGI Road Runner shorts; produced by Warner Bros. Animation under Sam Register.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is Amazon's Prime Video fantasy series set in Middle-earth's Second Age, created by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, premiering 2022; the most expensive TV show, with season 3 on November 11, 2026 covering Sauron forging the One Ring.

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a 2023 seven-part Prime Video Australian drama miniseries adapted from Holly Ringland's 2018 debut novel, starring Sigourney Weaver as grandmother June and Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alice, set on the Thornfield flower farm refuge for abused women.

The Lost Room

The Lost Room is a 2006 American science fiction miniseries on the Sci Fi Channel, created by Christopher Leone, Laura Harkcom, and Paul Workman, about a 1961 New Mexico motel room outside time whose everyday Objects have powers; three 90-minute episodes, starring Peter Krause.

The Lost Station Girls

The Lost Station Girls (Les Disparues de la gare) is a 2025 French Disney+ six-episode miniseries by Gaëlle Bellan and Virginie Sauveur, starring Camille Razat, dramatizing the real 1995–2001 Perpignan station murders and the two-decade hunt for killer Jacques Rançon.

The Lost Symbol (TV series)

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol is a 2021 Peacock drama thriller, a prequel to the Tom Hanks Langdon films, starring Ashley Zukerman as young Robert Langdon; one 10-episode season, canceled January 2022.

The Lost Tomb (盗墓笔记)

The Lost Tomb (盗墓笔记) is the 2015 iQiyi web series adapting Nanpai Sanshu's tomb-raiding novel, starring Li Yifeng and Yang Yang, first paid-membership Chinese web drama, 100 million views in 22 hours, Douban 4.2.

The Lost Tomb 2 Explore with the Note (云顶天宫)

The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note (云顶天宫) is a 2021 Chinese web drama, 24 episodes on Tencent Video, produced by Huanrui Century, adapting Daomu Biji volumes 4-5; it scored a franchise-low 2.6 on Douban.

The Lost Tomb 2: Explore With The Note (盗墓笔记之怒海潜沙)

The Lost Tomb 2: Explore With The Note (盗墓笔记之怒海潜沙&秦岭神树) is a 2019 Chinese suspense drama adapting the second Daomu Biji novel, starring Hou Minghao and Cheng Yi, 40 episodes on Tencent Video from June 6, 2019, with 3 billion views and a 5.9 Douban score.

The Lost Tomb: Reboot (重启之极海听雷)

The Lost Tomb: Reboot (重启之极海听雷, Reunion: The Sound of the Providence) is a 2020 Chinese adventure web series adapted from Nanpai Sanshu's novel, directed by Pan Anzi, starring Zhu Yilong as Wu Xie; two seasons (32 and 30 episodes) aired on iQiyi and Youku.