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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place is the 2024 Disney Channel sequel to Wizards of Waverly Place, starring David Henrie as adult Justin Russo mentoring young wizard Billie, with Selena Gomez guest starring; it ran three seasons, ending with a four-part finale in August 2026.

Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place (Los Magos de Waverly Place) is a Disney Channel fantasy sitcom (2007–2012) created by Todd J. Greenwald, starring Selena Gomez as wizard-in-training Alex Russo; 106 episodes, three Emmys, sequel Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020) is a 10-episode Netflix CGI limited series by Guillermo del Toro, the third Tales of Arcadia entry after Trollhunters and 3Below, following Merlin's apprentice Douxie in a time-travel Camelot adventure.

WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati: American CBS ensemble workplace sitcom (1978–1982, 90 episodes) about a struggling AM radio station switched to rock; moderate ratings, 10 Emmy nominations, major syndication success.

Wo Yuan Jiang Xin Xiang Ming Yue

Wo Yuan Jiang Xin Xiang Ming Yue (我原将心向明月, also 我本将心向明月) is a 2024 Chinese vertical short drama by Zhangyue, directed by Xie Shuai, premiering 16 December 2024; a rural mother-in-law mistaken for a mistress, it ranked 4th on Douyin with 13.6亿 playback increment.

Woh Apna Sa (वो अपना सा)

Woh Apna Sa (वो अपना सा), Hindi romantic drama on Zee TV 2017–2018, 391 episodes, starring Sudeep Sahir, Ridhi Dogra, Disha Parmar; soulmate premise, 20-year rebirth leap, produced by Siddharth Malhotra's Alchemy Films.

Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki

Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki (वो रहने वाली महलों की) is a Hindi family drama serial on Sahara One, 30 May 2005 to 20 January 2011, Rajshri Productions' first TV-division soap, 1,379 episodes, led by Reena Kapoor as Rani.

Wok of Love (기름진 멜로)

Wok of Love (기름진 멜로, Gireumjin Mello) is a 2018 SBS Monday-Tuesday romantic comedy about a fallen Michelin-starred Chinese-cuisine chef, a bankrupt heiress, and a former gangster running the Hungry Frying Pan restaurant, starring Lee Junho, Jung Ryeo Won, and Jang Hyuk, written by Seo Sook-hyang, condensed from 40 to 38 episodes and ending July 17, 2018.

Woke (2020 TV series)

Woke is a Hulu live-action/animation hybrid comedy (2020-2022, 16 episodes) created by Keith Knight and Marshall Todd, starring Lamorne Morris as cartoonist Keef Knight, cancelled after two seasons.

Wolf Creek (franchise)

Wolf Creek is an Australian horror franchise created by Greg McLean, starring John Jarratt as outback killer Mick Taylor: films Wolf Creek (2005) and Wolf Creek 2 (2013), a two-season Stan TV series (2016-2017), and the third film Wolf Creek: Legacy, set for release 19 March 2027.

Wolf Creek (TV series)

Wolf Creek (TV series), Australian Stan horror thriller (2016-2017) created by Greg McLean; John Jarratt reprises Mick Taylor; two six-episode seasons about Eve's revenge and a tourist-coach massacre.

Wolf Girl and Black Prince (オオカミ少女と黒王子)

Wolf Girl and Black Prince (Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji) is a Japanese shojo manga series by Ayuko Hatta, serialized in Bessatsu Margaret from 2011 to 2016 and adapted into anime and film.

Wolf Hall (TV series)

Wolf Hall is a BBC historical drama adapted by Peter Straughan and directed by Peter Kosminsky from Hilary Mantel's Cromwell novels, starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis; six parts aired on BBC Two in 2015, winning a Golden Globe and BAFTA, with a second season in 2024–2025.

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is the BBC's six-part 2024 drama adapting the final novel of Hilary Mantel's Cromwell trilogy, with Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis, written by Peter Straughan and directed by Peter Kosminsky.

Wolf King

Wolf King is a 2025 British Netflix animated fantasy series adapted from Curtis Jobling's Wereworld novels, following 16-year-old Drew Ferran, the last werewolf heir fighting the Lionlords; two seasons, 16 episodes, ended September 2025.

Wolf Like Me (TV series)

Wolf Like Me is an Australian Stan/Peacock comedy-drama series (2022–2023) by Abe Forsythe, starring Isla Fisher and Josh Gad, in which new love interest Mary is secretly a werewolf; two seasons, six and seven episodes, filmed in NSW.

Wolf Pack (TV series)

Wolf Pack (TV series), Paramount+ supernatural teen drama created by Jeff Davis from Edo van Belkom's novels, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar; one season of 8 episodes aired January–March 2023 and it was canceled in January 2024.

Wolf's Rain (ウルフズレイン)

Wolf's Rain (ウルフズレイン), a 2003 Bones anime series created by Keiko Nobumoto and directed by Tensai Okamura: 26 Fuji TV episodes plus 4 OVAs, wolves seeking Paradise, four recap episodes 15-18, music by Yoko Kanno.

Wolfblood

Wolfblood is a British CBBC/ZDF children's fantasy drama (2012–2017, five series, 62 episodes) created by Debbie Moon, about teenage part-wolf shape-shifters Maddy Smith and Rhydian Morris who keep their abilities secret; it won RTS and BAFTA children's awards.

Wolfboy and the Everything Factory

Wolfboy and the Everything Factory is an Apple TV+ 2D animated series (2021-2022) created by Toff Mazery and Edward Jesse, developed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt's HITRECORD, about a masked boy who finds the Spryte realm creating everything on Earth.

Wolfoo

Wolfoo is a Vietnamese animated preschool web series about a young wolf cub, produced by SConnect from 2018 and distributed on YouTube in about 20 languages. In 2026 a UK High Court found it copied Peppa Pig sound recordings and ordered all videos removed worldwide.

Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series)

Wolverine and the X-Men (also Wolverine & The X-Men) is a 26-episode Marvel animated series airing 2008–2009, in which Wolverine leads a reformed X-Men team against the MRD after Professor X warns of an apocalyptic future; cancelled after one season.

Women in Beijing (北京女子图鉴)

Women in Beijing (北京女子图鉴) is a 2018 Youku web drama, an authorized adaptation of Tokyo Women's Journal, starring Qi Wei as Chen Ke, a Sichuan woman building a career in Beijing over 2008-2018; 20 episodes, screenwriter Zhang Jia, Douban 6.2, distinct from Wang Xin's same-title novel and its four seasonal web films.

Women in Blue (TV series)

Women in Blue (Las Azules) is a Mexican Spanish-language Apple TV+ crime drama created by Fernando Rovzar and Pablo Aramendi, premiering July 31, 2024, about four women in Mexico's first female police force hunting a serial killer; season 2 premiered August 12, 2026.

Women in Shang Hai (上海女子图鉴)

Women in Shang Hai (上海女子图鉴, Women in Shanghai) is a 2018 Youku web drama, 20 episodes, adapted from Tokyo Girl, starring Wang Zhen'er as Luo Haiyan, an Anhui graduate climbing Shanghai's workplace, directed by Cheng Liang.

Women in Taipei (台北女子图鉴)

Women in Taipei (台北女子圖鑑) is a 2022 Disney+ Taiwanese drama, a licensed adaptation of Tokyo Girl, starring Gwei Lun-mei as Tainan native Lin I-shan over 11 episodes spanning 20 years; it drew major backlash for north-south stereotypes.

Women Wearing Shoulder Pads

Women Wearing Shoulder Pads (Mujeres con hombreras) is Adult Swim's first Spanish-language series, a stop-motion adult comedy melodrama created by Gonzalo Cordova with Cinema Fantasma, set in 1980s Quito, Ecuador, following Marioneta Negocios's campaign to promote guinea pigs as pets; premiered August 17, 2025, eight 11-minute episodes, Metacritic 88.

Wonder Egg Priority (ワンダーエッグ・プライオリティ)

Wonder Egg Priority (ワンダーエッグ・プライオリティ) is a 2021 original TV anime by CloverWorks, directed by Shin Wakabayashi and written by Shinji Nojima, about Ai Ohto fighting to revive her dead friend; 12 episodes plus a criticized June 2021 special finale.

Wonder Man (miniseries)

Wonder Man is a 2026 Disney+ Marvel Television miniseries created by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as actor Simon Williams and Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery; the second Marvel Spotlight series, renewed then canceled in 2026.

Wonder Pets: In the City

Wonder Pets: In the City is a 2024 Apple TV+ animated preschool series, a reboot of Nickelodeon's Wonder Pets!, following Izzy the Guinea Pig, Tate the Snake, and Zuri the Bunny on mini-opera rescue adventures from their New York City kindergarten.