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Vampire Academy (TV series)

Vampire Academy (2022 Peacock series), Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre's adaptation of Richelle Mead's YA novels; reboot of the 2014 film, 10 episodes, canceled January 2023 after one season.

Vampire in the Garden (ヴァンパイア・イン・ザ・ガーデン)

Vampire in the Garden (ヴァンパイア・イン・ザ・ガーデン) is a 2022 WIT Studio Netflix original anime, five episodes, directed by Ryotaro Makihara, about human girl Momo and vampire queen Fine seeking a lost paradise.

Vampire Knight (ヴァンパイア騎士)

Vampire Knight (ヴァンパイア騎士) is Matsuri Hino's shojo vampire-romance manga about Cross Academy's Guardians, serialized in LaLa 2005-2013, adapted into a 2008 Studio DEEN anime, with sequel Memories concluding in 2025.

Vampirina

Vampirina, also Vee, is a Disney Junior animated series (2017, three seasons) based on Anne Marie Pace's Vampirina Ballerina books, about a vampire girl moving from Transylvania to Pennsylvania; a live-action sequel series, Vampirina: Teenage Vampire, debuted in 2025.

Vampirina: Teenage Vampire

Vampirina: Teenage Vampire is an American live-action, music-driven Disney Channel comedy about Vampirina "Vee" Hauntley, a teenage vampire who leaves Transylvania for a performing arts boarding school in 2025.

Van der Valk

Van der Valk is a British detective franchise about Amsterdam commissaris Piet van der Valk, created by novelist Nicolas Freeling. It spans the ITV original (1972–1992, Barry Foster, theme "Eye Level") and the 2020 reboot starring Marc Warren on ITV and PBS Masterpiece.

Van Helsing (TV series)

Van Helsing (2016–2021) is a Canadian Syfy horror-drama series created by Neil LaBute, unrelated to the 2004 film, in which Kelly Overton's Vanessa Helsing awakens from a coma in a vampire-ruled world and can turn vampires human with her blood; five seasons, 65 episodes, IMDb 6.3.

Vanambadi (വാനമ്പാടി) (TV series)

Vanambadi (വാനമ്പാടി) is a Malayalam musical family drama serial on Asianet (2017–2020, 1,018 episodes), a remake of Telugu Koyilamma, starring Chippy, Sai Kiran Ram, and Gauri P Krishnan, with music by M. Jayachandran.

Vanderpump Dogs

Vanderpump Dogs refers to the Vanderpump Dog Foundation, a 501(c)(3) dog rescue founded in 2016 by Lisa Vanderpump in West Hollywood, and the 2021 Peacock reality series about it, one season of six episodes.

Vanderpump Rules

Vanderpump Rules (VPR) is a Bravo reality series, premiered January 7, 2013, spun off from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, following SUR restaurant staff under Lisa Vanderpump; defined by the 2023 Scandoval affair, Emmy nominations, and a recast season 12.

Vanderpump Villa

Vanderpump Villa is a Hulu reality series (premiered April 1, 2024) following Lisa Vanderpump's hand-picked staff at luxury estates, relocating each season from France to Italy to England, with season 4 set in Salzburg, Austria.

Vanessa Ives

Vanessa Ives is the female lead of Penny Dreadful (Showtime/Sky, 2014–2016), an original character created by John Logan and played by Eva Green in a Golden Globe-nominated role: a Victorian Catholic medium, witch, and reincarnation of Amunet, shot dead by Ethan Chandler in the 2016 series finale.

Vani Rani (வாணி ராணி) (TV series)

Vani Rani (வாணி ராணி) is a Tamil Sun TV family drama (2013–2018, about 1,743 episodes) produced by Radaan Mediaworks, starring Radhika Sarathkumar in a dual role as twin sisters married to two brothers; remade for Zee TV in Hindi. Not the 1974 Sivaji film of the same name.

Vanished (2026 TV series)

Vanished (2026) is a four-part MGM+/Prime Video mystery thriller miniseries starring Kaley Cuoco as Alice Monroe and Sam Claflin as Tom Parker, created by David Hilton and Preston Thompson, directed by Barnaby Thompson, about a boyfriend vanishing from a train in France.

Vanity Fair (2018 TV series)

Vanity Fair (2018 TV series): seven-part ITV/Amazon Mammoth Screen miniseries adapting Thackeray's 1848 novel; written by Gwyneth Hughes, starring Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharp; premiered ITV 2 September 2018, drew 2.9m viewers against Bodyguard.

Variety show

Variety show: an entertainment program mixing short acts of music, comedy, and guests under a host, descended from vaudeville and music hall; dominant on early US television (Berle, Sullivan), faded by the 1970s, surviving in late-night, talent shows, and East Asian variety genres.

Varisu (TV series)

Varisu (வாரிசு) is a 2025 Tamil family drama TV serial on Zee Tamil and ZEE5, premiered 30 June 2025, about grandmother Janakambal hiring Tamilarasi to reform grandson Cibi; unrelated to the 2023 Vijay film of the same name.

Vash the Stampede (ヴァッシュ・ザ・スタンピード)

Vash the Stampede (ヴァッシュ・ザ・スタンピード) is the pacifist gunman protagonist of Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun, feared as the Humanoid Typhoon with a huge double-dollar bounty, brother of Millions Knives, hiding as Eriks after Lost July, and voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka in the 2023-2026 anime.

Vast Mountains and Rivers Are in My Arms (万里江山入我怀)

万里江山入我怀 (Vast Mountains and Rivers Are in My Arms) is a 74-episode 2025 Chinese vertical short drama directed by Gan Jinglong, starring Xie Zecheng and Liu Jinyan, about a transmigrated scholar with a three-wife favorability system; it passed 1.4 billion views and ranked second on DataEye's August 2025 monthly heat list.

Vasudha (वसुधा) (TV Series)

Vasudha (वसुधा) is a Hindi Zee TV drama premiering 16 September 2024, a remake of Marathi serial Paaru, produced by Arvind Babbal Productions, starring Priya Thakur as maid Vasudha and Nausheen Ali Sardar as businesswoman Chandrika; it topped 2026 TRP charts.

Vatanım Sensin

Vatanım Sensin (Wounded Love) is a Turkish historical drama on Kanal D, 2016–2018, 59 episodes, produced by O3 Medya, starring Halit Ergenç as spy Colonel Cevdet and Bergüzar Korel as Azize during the Greek occupation of İzmir.

Veduvan

Veduvan (வேடுவன், "hunter") is a 2025 Tamil ZEE5 action web series, 7 episodes, written and directed by Pavan, starring Kanna Ravi as actor Sooraj playing encounter specialist Arun; released 10 October 2025.

Veep

Veep is an American satirical comedy series created by Armando Iannucci, broadcast from 2012 to 2019. It stars Julia Louis-D'Arc as Selina Meyer, known for its profane portrayal of politics.

Veer Hanuman (वीर हनुमान)

Veer Hanuman (वीर हनुमान), full title Veer Hanuman - Bolo Bajrang Bali Ki Jai, is a Hindi mythological TV series premiering 11 March 2025 on Sony SAB. Made by Swastik Productions with creator Siddharth Kumar Tewary, it stars Aan Tiwari as young Maruti and focuses on Hanuman's childhood, distinct from the 1995 Sony serial of a similar name.

Veera (Tamil TV series)

Veera is a Tamil drama television series directed by Siva Sekar, starring Vaishnavi Arulmozhi as Veera and Arun Crizer as Maaran, airing on Zee Tamil.

Veerabhadruni Rahasyam (వీరభద్రుని రహస్యం)

Veerabhadruni Rahasyam (వీరభద్రుని రహస్యం) is a 2026 Telugu ZEE5 mystery thriller web series, a 60-episode sequel to the 1990s cult series Marmadesam, set in Veerabhadrapuram where temple-bell deaths are probed by Vennela (Annie).

Vegeta (ベジータ)

Vegeta (ベジータ) is the Saiyan prince of Planet Vegeta in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball, first appearing in chapter 204; Goku's rival, Bulma's husband, Trunks's father, voiced by Ryo Horikawa.

VeggieTales

VeggieTales: American Christian children's animation created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki via Big Idea in 1993, starring Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber; over 50 million videos sold, bankrupted 2003, now Universal-owned.

Veil of Shadows (月鳞绮纪) (TV series)

Veil of Shadows (月鳞绮纪) is a 2026 Chinese fantasy costume web series directed by Guo Jingming as Lu Jue, adapting Painted Skin with Ju Jingyi and Zeng Shunxi; 29 episodes on Youku from April 1, 2026, record 52-hour heat breakthrough but divided Douban reviews.

Vella Raja

Vella Raja (வெள்ள ராஜா, White King) is Amazon Prime Video's first Tamil original series, a 2018 crime drama of 10 episodes directed by Guhan Senniappan, starring Bobby Simha as drug lord Deva and Parvatii Nair as cop Theresa.