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The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys is a Klasky Csupo animated Nickelodeon series (1998–2004, 91 episodes) about Eliza Thornberry, a girl who secretly talks to animals while her wildlife-filmmaker family travels the world.

The Wild Wild West

The Wild, Wild West: CBS American TV series (1965-1969), created by Michael Garrison, blending Western, espionage, and science fiction; Robert Conrad as James West, Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon, 104 episodes, canceled amid TV-violence controversy.

The Wilds (TV series)

The Wilds is an American YA survival drama on Prime Video created by Sarah Streicher: nine teen girls stranded after a plane crash are subjects of Gretchen Klein's social experiment; two seasons, 2020 to 2022, then canceled.

The Willis Family

The Willis Family was a TLC reality series (2015–2016, 13 episodes) about the Willis Clan, Toby and Brenda Willis's 12 J-named children and touring band; cancelled after Toby Willis's child rape arrest and 40-year sentence.

The Winchesters

The Winchesters is a 2022–23 CW dark-fantasy drama, a prequel to Supernatural narrated by Jensen Ackles as Dean, telling how John Winchester and Mary Campbell met in the 1970s; cancelled after one season.

The Winds of War (miniseries)

The Winds of War (miniseries): 1983 ABC 18-hour, $40 million adaptation of Herman Wouk's WWII novel, produced and directed by Dan Curtis, starring Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, and Jan-Michael Vincent; averaged a 38.6 rating, second only to Roots, and won 3 Emmys.

The Windsors

The Windsors is a Channel 4 British comedy soap opera (2016–2023) parodying the royal family, created by Bert Tyler-Moore and George Jeffrie, starring Harry Enfield as Charles, with three series, specials, and a West End stage spinoff.

The Wings of Rean (リーンの翼)

The Wings of Rean (リーンの翼) is a 2005–2006 six-episode Sunrise web anime by Yoshiyuki Tomino, adapting his Byston Well novel, a spinoff of Aura Battler Dunbine; first Blu-ray BOX released March 2026.

The Winning Try (승부)

The Winning Try (트라이: 우리는 기적이 된다, Try: We Become a Miracle) is a 2025 SBS rugby sports K-drama, 12 episodes, starring Yoon Kye-sang as disgraced coach Ju Ga-ram of Hanyang High, with Im Se-mi and Kim Yo-han, streamed on Netflix.

The Winter King (TV series)

The Winter King is a 2023 British historical drama adapting Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles; 10 episodes on MGM+ and ITVX, starring Iain De Caestecker as Arthur, cancelled after one season in 2024.

The Wire

The Wire is an HBO crime drama (2002–2008) created by David Simon with Ed Burns, set in Baltimore, with five seasons each centered on one city institution; critically acclaimed but never Emmy-winning.

The Witch (마녀) (TV series)

The Witch (마녀, Manyeo) is a 2025 Channel A Korean mystery romance drama adapted from Kang Full's 2013 webtoon, starring Park Jin-young and Roh Jeong-eui, airing 10 episodes from February 15 to March 16, 2025, with a record 2.4% Channel A premiere rating.

The Witch's Diner (마녀식당으로 오세요)

The Witch's Diner (마녀식당으로 오세요) is a 2021 TVING original Korean fantasy drama, 8 episodes, starring Song Ji-hyo, Nam Ji-hyun, and Chae Jong-hyeop, adapted from Goo Sang-hee's award-winning novel about a wish-granting witch's restaurant.

The Witcher (TV series)

The Witcher is a Netflix fantasy drama created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich from Andrzej Sapkowski's novels, starring Henry Cavill then Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia; it premiered December 20, 2019 and ends with a fifth and final season expected in 2027.

The Witcher: Blood Origin

The Witcher: Blood Origin is a four-episode Netflix prequel miniseries (premiered December 25, 2022) set 1,200 years before The Witcher, following seven outcasts, the first prototype witcher, and the Conjunction of the Spheres; created by Declan de Barra, starring Michelle Yeoh, Sophia Brown, and Laurence O'Fuarain.

The Witness (2026 TV series)

The Witness (2026 TV series): British three-part Netflix crime drama limited series by STV Studios Drama, created by Rob Williams, directed by Alex Winckler, starring Jordan Bolger; adapted from Alex Hanscombe's memoir about the 1992 Rachel Nickell murder; premiered 4 June 2026.

The Wives (TV series)

The Wives (TV series) is a 2024 six-part British Channel 5 mystery thriller by Helen Black, produced by Gaumont, starring Jo Joyner, Tamzin Outhwaite, and Angela Griffin as sisters-in-law investigating a death in Malta; distinct from the Nigerian series and the Tarryn Fisher adaptation of the same title.

The Wolf (狼殿下) (TV series)

The Wolf (狼殿下) is a 49-episode 2020 Chinese costume romance drama starring Darren Wang, Li Qin and Xiao Zhan, released all at once on 19 November 2020 after three years in storage, set in fictional kingdoms loosely based on the Five Dynasties period, and later scored 6.2 on Douban.

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window is a 2022 Netflix comedy-thriller limited series, 8 episodes, created by Ramras, Davidson, and Dorf, starring Kristen Bell as Anna, parodying The Woman in the Window and The Girl on the Train.

The Wombles

The Wombles are furry litter-collecting creatures created by Elisabeth Beresford in her 1968 book, living under Wimbledon Common; famous for the 1973–75 BBC stop-motion series, Mike Batt's theme song, and a 2026 franchise revival.

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years is an ABC American coming-of-age comedy-drama (1988–1993), created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black, starring Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold with Daniel Stern narrating, set 1968–1973; Emmy and Peabody winner, rebooted 2021–2023 about a Black Montgomery, Alabama family.

The Wonder Years (2021 TV series)

The Wonder Years (2021) is ABC's coming-of-age comedy reimagining the 1988 series around Dean Williams, a 12-year-old Black boy in 1968 Montgomery, Alabama, narrated by Don Cheadle; created by Saladin K. Patterson, canceled in 2023 after two seasons.

The Wonderfools (원더풀스)

The Wonderfools (원더풀스, The WONDERfools) is a 2026 Netflix Korean limited series: eight episodes set in 1999 Haeseong City, where misfits gain flawed superpowers; directed by Yoo In-sik, starring Park Eun-bin and Cha Eun-woo.

The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball

The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball is the 2025 revival of The Amazing World of Gumball, created by Ben Bocquelet at Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, premiering July 28, 2025 on Hulu and renewed for seasons 3 and 4.

The Woods

The Woods, also known as W głębi lasu, is a 2020 Polish-language Netflix crime thriller miniseries in six episodes, adapted from Harlan Coben's 2007 novel.

The World According to Jeff Goldblum

The World According to Jeff Goldblum is a Disney+ docuseries from National Geographic and Nutopia, hosted by Jeff Goldblum, exploring everyday objects like sneakers and ice cream; 22 episodes, 2019-2022.

The World at War

The World at War is a 1973 British documentary series about the Second World War, produced by Thames Television for ITV, with 26 episodes narrated by Laurence Olivier.

The World God Only Knows (神のみぞ知るセカイ)

The World God Only Knows (神のみぞ知るセカイ, Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai) is Tamiki Wakaki's 2008–2014 Weekly Shonen Sunday romantic comedy manga in 26 volumes, about dating-sim master Keima Katsuragi, adapted into three Manglobe anime seasons (2010–2013).

The World Is Still Beautiful

Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii (それでも世界は美しい, The World Is Still Beautiful) is Dai Shiina's shōjo manga serialized in Hana to Yume 2012–2020, 25 volumes, 3 million copies, with a 12-episode 2014 Studio Pierrot anime.

The World of Fantasy (灵域)

The World of Fantasy (灵域, also Spirit Realm) is a 2021 iQIYI Chinese fantasy drama, 36 episodes, adapted from Ni Cangtian's web novel, starring Fan Chengcheng as amnesiac Qin Lie and Cheng Xiao as Ling Yushi.