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Two Weeks (TV series)

Two Weeks (투윅스) is a 2013 MBC Korean action thriller, 16 episodes, starring Lee Joon-gi as a gangster framed for murder who has two weeks to save his leukemia-stricken daughter; remade by Fuji TV in 2019.

Two Weeks in August

Two Weeks in August is a 2026 BBC One and iPlayer eight-part dark comedy drama created by Catherine Shepherd, starring Jessica Raine, Damien Molony, Nicholas Pinnock, Antonia Thomas, Leila Farzad, and Hugh Skinner; filmed in Malta and Gozo, set on a Greek island, 82% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Two Years Later

Two Years Later is a 2026 Australian eight-part romantic dramedy on Paramount+ Australia, created by Pete Bridges, starring Phoebe Tonkin and Brenton Thwaites as commuters who reunite post-COVID for eight dates.

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Tyler Perry's House of Payne is an American family sitcom created by Tyler Perry, about retired fire chief Curtis Payne and wife Ella. It ran on TBS 2007-2012 (254 episodes), was revived on BET in 2020, and is the longest-running Black sitcom by episode count, passing 400 episodes in 2026.

Typewriter (2019 TV series)

Typewriter (टाइपराइटर) is a 2019 Hindi-language Netflix horror series of five episodes created, directed, and co-written by Sujoy Ghosh, set in Goa around Bardez Villa, a self-writing Remington typewriter, and a children's ghost club.

Typhoon Family (태풍상사)

Typhoon Family (태풍상사, Typhoon Trading Company) is a 2025 tvN/Netflix Korean drama, 16 episodes, Oct 11–Nov 30, starring Lee Jun-ho and Kim Min-ha, set in the 1997 IMF crisis; finale hit 10.3% Nielsen.

Tyrant (TV series)

Tyrant is an American drama series that aired on FX from 2014 to 2016, about the son of a Middle Eastern dictator returning to his fictional homeland.

Tyreese

Tyreese Williams is a The Walking Dead character from Robert Kirkman's comics and the AMC series, played by Chad L. Coleman. Comic Tyreese is Rick's second leader, decapitated by the Governor; the TV Tyreese, brother of Sasha, dies from a walker bite in season 5.

U.N.C.L.E.

U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement) is the fictional spy agency of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (NBC, 1964-68), fielding agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin against THRUSH, later revived in a 1983 TV movie and a 2015 film.

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger (宇宙戦隊キュウレンジャー), the 41st Super Sentai series, aired on TV Asahi 2017–2018 in 48 episodes; a space-and-constellation tokusatsu show that began with nine warriors, expanded to twelve, and fought the Space Shogunate Jark Matter.

Udaan (उड़ान) (2014 TV series)

Udaan (Udann Sapnon Ki, उड़ान सपनों की) is an Indian Hindi social drama on Colors TV (2014–2019) about Chakor, a girl pawned before birth as collateral and forced into bonded labour, conceptualized by Mahesh Bhatt from a TIME magazine story.

Udaari (اڑاری)

Udaari (اڑاری), a 2016 Pakistani Urdu-Punjabi Hum TV drama serial of 25 episodes written by Farhat Ishtiaq, directed by Ehteshamuddin, and co-produced by Kashf Foundation, treats child sexual abuse and women's empowerment and won Lux Style Awards including Best TV Actor for Ahsan Khan.

Udaariyaan

Udaariyaan (उड़ारियां), Hindi romantic drama on Colors TV, 15 March 2021 to 24 July 2024, 1,121 episodes, produced by Sargun Mehta and Ravi Dubey; Punjab family's Canada dream, sisters Tejo and Jasmine, Fateh, generational leaps.

Udne Ki Aasha (उड़ने की आशा)

Udne Ki Aasha (उड़ने की आशा) is a Star Plus Hindi family drama premiering 12 March 2024, a Hindi adaptation of Tamil's Siragadikka Aasai, starring Kanwar Dhillon as taxi driver Sachin and Neha Harsora as florist Sailee in a Marathi setting.

Ufff..Yeh Love Hai Mushkil

Ufff..Yeh Love Hai Mushkil (उफ़्फ़... ये लव है मुश्किल) is a 2025 Hindi romantic comedy-drama on Sony SAB and SonyLIV, starring Shabir Ahluwalia and Ashi Singh as rivals Yug Sinha and Kairi Sharma; 102 episodes, 9 June to 4 October 2025.

Ugly Americans (TV series)

Ugly Americans was a Comedy Central adult animated horror-comedy (2010–2012), created by Devin Clark and developed by David M. Stern, about social worker Mark Lilly integrating zombies, demons, and wizards into New York City.

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty, also an adaptation of Yo soy Betty, la fea, is an ABC comedy-drama (2006-2010) developed by Silvio Horta, starring America Ferrera as Betty Suarez at Mode magazine; four seasons, Golden Globes, canceled for low ratings.

Ugly Delicious

Ugly Delicious is a Netflix documentary food-travel series hosted by David Chang with Peter Meehan, directed by Morgan Neville; two seasons (2018, 2020) use single dishes like pizza and fried chicken to explore culture, immigration, and authenticity.

Ultimate Beastmaster

Ultimate Beastmaster, also known as Ultimate Beastmaster: No Surrender and Survival of the Fittest, is a Netflix obstacle-course competition series created by Dave Broome with Sylvester Stallone, running three seasons (2017–2018, 29 episodes) with localized versions for six to nine countries.

Ultimate Force

Ultimate Force is a British ITV1 action drama (2002–2006, final episodes 2008) about the SAS unit Red Troop, created by Rob Heyland and ex-SAS soldier Chris Ryan, starring Ross Kemp as Staff Sergeant Henno Garvie across 21 episodes.

Ultimate Note (终极笔记)

Ultimate Note (终极笔记, The Lost Tomb 3) is a 2020 iQiyi Chinese adventure web series, 36 episodes, adapting four Daomu Biji novels; highest-rated franchise adaptation at Douban 8.2, no sequel due to expired rights.

Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)

Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man) is a Disney XD animated series (2012–2017) in which Nick Fury trains Peter Parker with Nova, White Tiger, Power Man, and Iron Fist; 4 seasons, 104 episodes, the longest-running Spider-Man cartoon.

Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes (ウルトラギャラクシーファイト ニュージェネレーションヒーローズ)

Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes (ウルトラギャラクシーファイト ニュージェネレーションヒーローズ) is Tsuburaya's 2019 13-episode YouTube tokusatsu miniseries, the first Ultraman series exclusive to YouTube and bilingual, set between Ultraman R/B The Movie and Ultraman Taiga.

Ultraman (ウルトラマン)

Ultraman (ウルトラマン) is a Japanese tokusatsu giant-hero franchise begun by Tsuburaya Productions in 1966 with Ultra Q and Ultraman; known for the 40-meter silver-and-red hero from Nebula M78, a Guinness-record series count, and its 60th anniversary in 2026.

Ultraman Omega (ウルトラマンオメガ)

Ultraman Omega (ウルトラマンオメガ) is Tsuburaya's 2025 tokusatsu TV series: an amnesiac alien, Sorato, on a kaiju-free Earth transforms with the Omega Slugger; 25 episodes on TV Tokyo, July 2025 to January 2026, directed by Masayoshi Takesue.

Ultraman Orb (ウルトラマンオーブ)

Ultraman Orb (ウルトラマンオーブ) is Tsuburaya's 2016 tokusatsu series, the 42nd Ultraman, airing 25 episodes on TV Tokyo from July 9, 2016. Hero Gai Kurenai (Hideo Ishiguro) uses Fusion Up, combining two past Ultra warriors' powers via the Orb Ring, directed by Kiyotaka Taguchi for the franchise's 50th anniversary.

Ultraman Teo

Ultraman Teo (ウルトラマンテオ) is Tsuburaya Productions' 2026 tokusatsu TV series marking the Ultraman franchise's 60th anniversary. It follows alien refugee Ibuki Mitsuishi, a veterinary student from Planet H12 who reluctantly transforms into the blue giant Ultraman Teo via the Teo Crystar, airing Saturdays on TV Tokyo with worldwide streaming.

Ulysses 31 (宇宙伝説ユリシーズ31)

Ulysses 31 (宇宙伝説ユリシーズ31, Ulysse 31) is a 1981 Franco-Japanese animated space opera by DiC and Tokyo Movie Shinsha, 26 episodes adapting Homer's Odyssey in the 31st century; a European hit but barely aired in Japan.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby (ウマ娘 プリティーダービー) (TV series)

Umamusume: Pretty Derby (ウマ娘 プリティーダービー) TV series: 2018, 2021, and 2023 P.A.WORKS anime seasons directed by Kei Oikawa, following horse girls like Special Week racing in the Twinkle Series.

Una familia complicada

Una familia complicada, a 2026 Mexican ViX original dramedy series, 20 episodes: after patriarch Alberto Navarro dies in Orizaba, widow Telma (Adriana Barraza), developing Alzheimer's, battles her five children over the family fortune.