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Z Nation
Z Nation is a Syfy zombie apocalypse series (2014-2018, five seasons) by The Asylum, following survivors escorting bite-survivor Murphy cross-country; known for fast mutating zombies, humor, and the Black Summer prequel.
Z-Squad (크리스탈妖精 지스쿼드)
Z-Squad (크리스탈요정 지스쿼드, Crystal Fairy Z-Squad) is a 2006 South Korean-Canadian 3D CGI magical girl series by Enemes and Nelvana: 26 SBS episodes about Chaney, Haemi, and Jeanie seeking 144 crystals to save Z-Nation.
Z: The Beginning of Everything
Z: The Beginning of Everything is a 2015-2017 Amazon Prime Video period drama starring Christina Ricci as Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, based on Therese Anne Fowler's 2013 novel, canceled after one season when Amazon rescinded its renewal.
Zack Addy
Zack Addy (Zachary Uriah Addy) is a fictional forensic anthropologist on Fox's Bones, Brennan's original Jeffersonian assistant, played by Eric Millegan, later revealed as the Gormogon's apprentice and exonerated in the final season.
Zack Hudson
Zack Hudson, fictional EastEnders character played by James Farrar since 16 March 2021; son of Gavin Sullivan, half-brother of Sharon Watts; known for the 2023 HIV storyline, Whitney Dean, and Barney Mitchell paternity plots.
Zack Taylor
Zack Taylor (Zachary Taylor) is the original Black Ranger of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, played by Walter Emanuel Jones; first Black Ranger, Mastodon Power Coin, Hip Hop Kido, succeeded by Adam Park, later reprised in Once & Always.
Zak Dingle
Zak Dingle, also known as Zachariah Bartholomew Dingle, is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Steve Halliwell from 1994 until 2023.
Zamasu (ザマス)
Zamasu (ザマス), also rendered Zamas, is a Dragon Ball Super villain: Universe 10's North Kaiō who swaps bodies with Goku via the Super Dragon Balls to become Goku Black and runs the Human Zero Plan.
Zatch Bell!
Zatch Bell! (Konjiki no Gash!!, 金色のガッシュ!!) is Makoto Raiku's 2001–2007 Weekly Shonen Sunday manga about 100 demon children battling via spell books, adapted into a 150-episode Toei anime, with a 2022 digital sequel.
Zecora
Zecora is the zebra herbalist of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, living in the Everfree Forest, speaking in rhymes, voiced by Brenda Crichlow, debuting in "Bridle Gossip".
Zefram Cochrane
Zefram Cochrane is the fictional Star Trek scientist who invented Earth's first warp drive, flew the Phoenix in 2063, and made First Contact with the Vulcans; debuting in TOS "Metamorphosis", later played by James Cromwell.
Zeke and Luther
Zeke and Luther: Disney XD single-camera teen sitcom (2009–2012, 3 seasons) created by Matt Dearborn and Tom Burkhard, starring Hutch Dano and Adam Hicks as skateboarding best friends in Pacific Terrace.
Zenshu (TV series)
Zenshu (全修。) is a 2025 original MAPPA TV anime directed by Mitsue Yamazaki and written by Kimiko Ueno. Animator-director Natsuko Hirose is transported into A Tale of Perishing; 12 episodes, TV Tokyo, January–March 2025, Crunchyroll.
Zero Chill
Zero Chill is a 2021 British-Canadian Netflix teen sports drama, also known as a Lime Pictures production, about figure skater Kayla MacBentley moving from Canada to England for her twin brother's hockey academy; canceled after one ten-episode season in November 2021.
Zero Day
Zero Day is a 2025 Netflix six-episode political thriller limited series starring Robert De Niro as former President George Mullen investigating a deadly nationwide cyberattack; created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, and Michael S. Schmidt, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, distinct from the 2016 documentary Zero Days.
Zero Punctuation
Zero Punctuation is Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw's weekly video game review series on The Escapist, running 2007 to 2023, known for rapid-fire comedic commentary over crude cartoons; it continues as Fully Ramblomatic on Second Wind.
Zero Two (ゼロツー)
Zero Two (ゼロツー), Code:002, is the female lead of the anime DARLING in the FRANXX: a human-klaxosaur hybrid pistil of Strelizia, partnered with Hiro, nicknamed Partner Killer; distinct from Kamen Rider Zero-Two.
Zeytin Ağacı
Zeytin Ağacı (Another Self) is a Turkish Netflix drama created by Nuran Evren Şit, starring Tuba Büyüküstün, Seda Bakan, and Boncuk Yılmaz as friends confronting family trauma in Ayvalık; 3 seasons, 24 episodes, 2022–2026.
Zhao Jiadi (我叫赵甲第)
Zhao Jiadi (我叫赵甲第) is a 2022 Youku Chinese web drama adapted from Fenghuo Xi Zhuhou's novel 《老子是癞蛤蟆》, starring He Peng as a rich heir who refuses his father's money; it earned a record 70.75 million yuan split and a 2025 second season.
Zhaoge (朝歌)
Zhaoge (朝歌), renamed Menghui Zhaoge (梦回朝歌), is an unaired Yu Zheng Chinese costume mythological drama on Ji Fa and Daji, filmed 2016-2017 in Xinjiang, delayed by 2018 costume-drama policy and the 2021 lead-actor ban.
Zhen Guo Zhu Zai (镇国主宰)
Zhen Guo Zhu Zai (镇国主宰) is a 2024 Chinese vertical micro-drama by Judian Duanju: 90 episodes, war-god revenge plot of Zhan Tiandi, starring Wang Ziming, with over 10 million RMB in recharges.
Ziddi Ishq
Ziddi Ishq is a 2025 Hindi JioHotstar drama-thriller series, also known as a remake of Parineeta, created and directed by Raj Chakraborty, starring Aaditi Pohankar as Mehul investigating her teacher Shekhar Da's death.
Zig & Sharko
Zig & Sharko (Zig et Sharko) is a French non-dialogue slapstick animated series by Xilam, created by Olivier Jean-Marie, premiering on Canal+ December 21, 2010: hyena Zig schemes to eat mermaid Marina, foiled by Sharko the shark.
Ziggy Sobotka
Chester Karol "Ziggy" Sobotka is a fictional character in The Wire season 2 (2003), played by James Ransone; Frank Sobotka's son, a port cargo checker drawn into drug dealing and car theft, who kills Glekas and is imprisoned.
Zillow Gone Wild
Zillow Gone Wild is a social media brand founded by Samir Mezrahi in December 2020 that posts unusual real estate listings, plus an HGTV series hosted by Jack McBrayer that premiered May 3, 2024.
Zindagi Gulzar Hai (زندگی گلزار ہے)
Zindagi Gulzar Hai (زندگی گلزار ہے), a 2012–2013 Hum TV Pakistani Urdu drama serial written by Umera Ahmed, directed by Sultana Siddiqui, starring Fawad Khan as Zaroon and Sanam Saeed as Kashaf, about class divide and gender roles.
Zindagi Ki Mehek
Zindagi Ki Mehek (ज़िंदगी की महक), Hindi romantic drama serial on Zee TV, aired 19 September 2016 to 31 August 2018, about 505 episodes, starring Samiksha Jaiswal as cook Mehek and Karan Vohra as Shaurya; created by Saurabh Tewari, produced by Parin Multimedia.
Zindaginama
Zindaginama (ज़िंदगीनामा) is a 2024 Hindi SonyLIV anthology of six episodes on schizophrenia, OCD, gender dysphoria, anorexia, gaming addiction, and PTSD, created by Neerja Birla; also the title of Krishna Sobti's 1979 Hindi novel.
Ziva David (זיוה דוד)
Ziva David (זיוה דוד) is a fictional Mossad officer turned NCIS Special Agent in the CBS series NCIS, portrayed by Cote de Pablo from 2005 to 2013 and returning in 2019; known for the 'Tiva' romance with Tony DiNozzo and her 'Ziva-isms'.
Zoboomafoo
Zoboomafoo is an American PBS Kids preschool series (1999–2001, 65 episodes) created by Chris Kratt, Martin Kratt, and Leo Eaton, starring the talking sifaka lemur Jovian and a puppet at Animal Junction.