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Wipe (transition)
Wipe transition: film editing effect in which a moving boundary line or shape replaces one shot with the next. Also called iris, clock, or star wipe. First used by Robert Paul in Scrooge (1901); famous in Star Wars; now rare in features.
Wipeout (2008 game show)
Wipeout is an ABC obstacle-course reality game show that premiered June 24, 2008, created by Matt Kunitz; 24 contestants compete for $50,000, hosted by John Anderson, John Henson, and Jill Wagner, with a 2021 TBS reboot.
Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (We Children from Bahnhof Zoo) is the 1978 non-fiction book by Stern journalists Kai Hermann and Horst Rieck on Christiane Felscherinow's heroin addiction in 1970s West Berlin, adapted into Uli Edel's 1981 film Christiane F. and a 2021 Amazon series.
Wire in the Blood
Wire in the Blood is a British ITV1 crime drama (2002–2008) adapted from Val McDermid's Tony Hill/Carol Jordan novels, starring Robson Green as clinical psychologist profiler Dr Tony Hill with Hermione Norris, later Simone Lahbib, produced by Coastal Productions.
Wireless (2020 TV series)
Wireless (2020) is a Quibi short-form thriller series, 10 episodes of about 8 minutes, created by Jack Seidman and Zach Wechter and executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, starring Tye Sheridan as a stranded student whose dying phone is his lifeline, using Quibi's Turnstyle portrait/landscape format.
Wisdom of the Crowd
Wisdom of the Crowd, also known by its Israeli original format title, is a 2017 CBS crime drama, 13 episodes, starring Jeremy Piven as Jeffrey Tanner, who builds the crowdsourced crime-solving app Sophe to find his daughter's killer; cancelled amid Piven misconduct allegations.
Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos is a 2024 two-part HBO documentary by Alex Gibney about The Sopranos creator David Chase, released for the show's 25th anniversary; it premiered at Tribeca, debuted September 7, 2024, and earned a 100% Tomatometer and Metascore 84.
Wiseguy (TV series)
Wiseguy: American CBS crime drama (1987–1990), 75 episodes, starring Ken Wahl as undercover OCB agent Vinnie Terranova; created by Stephen J. Cannell; pioneered 4-to-10-episode story arcs with villains Ray Sharkey and Kevin Spacey.
Wish (film)
Wish is a 2023 American animated musical comedy from Walt Disney Animation Studios, its 62nd feature and Disney100 centerpiece, following 17-year-old Asha and the star Star against King Magnifico of Rosas.
Wish Dragon
Wish Dragon is a 2021 Sony Pictures Animation CG fantasy comedy directed by Chris Appelhans, a Chinese-American co-production with Base Animation set in Shanghai, released in China January 2021 and on Netflix June 2021.
Wish I Was Here
Wish I Was Here is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Zach Braff, who stars as a struggling actor homeschooling his children, funded by a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign.
Wish Upon
Wish Upon is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by John R. Leonetti, starring Joey King and Ryan Phillippe, about a music box granting seven deadly wishes; it grossed $14.3 million and scored 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Wish Upon a Star
Wish Upon a Star is a 1996 Disney Channel body-swap TV movie directed by Blair Treu, starring Katherine Heigl and Danielle Harris as sisters who trade bodies after wishing on a shooting star; distinct from a 1983 Disney Channel series of the same name.
Wish Upon the Pleiades (放課後のプレアデス)
Wish Upon the Pleiades (放課後のプレアデス, Hōkago no Pleiades) is a Subaru×Gainax magical girl anime: a 2011 four-part YouTube ONA expanded into a 12-episode 2015 TV series about five girls collecting spaceship engine fragments.
Wish World
Wish World is Doctor Who Season 2 episode 7 (24 May 2025), written by Russell T Davies, directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai. The Rani and Mrs Flood use the baby Desiderium and Conrad Clark to reshape reality; first half of the finale with The Reality War.
Wish You Were Here (2025 film)
Wish You Were Here (2025) is a romantic drama and Julia Stiles's directorial debut, adapted from Renée Carlino's 2017 novel, starring Isabelle Fuhrman and Mena Massoud; Lionsgate released it January 17, 2025.
Wishbone (TV series)
Wishbone (1995–1998) is a PBS live-action children's series in which a Jack Russell terrier, played by Soccer and voiced by Larry Brantley, daydreams himself into classic literature; created by Rick Duffield, it won a Peabody Award and Daytime Emmys.
Wishful Thinking (2026 film)
Wishful Thinking is a 2026 American surrealist romantic comedy directed by Graham Parkes in his debut, starring Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke as a Portland couple.
Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars (向流星许愿的我们)
Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars (向流星许愿的我们) is a 2026 Taiwanese fantasy BL series adapted from Chung Min-jui's story, directed by Chiang Jui-chih, 12 episodes on LINE TV about a man whose wish to disappear gives him a forgotten new identity.
Wishmaster (film)
Wishmaster (1997) is an American supernatural horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman, written by Peter Atkins, starring Tammy Lauren and Andrew Divoff as an evil djinn freed from a fire opal; it grossed $15.7 million and spawned three direct-to-video sequels.
Wisteria Lane
Wisteria Lane, also known as Colonial Street at Universal Studios Hollywood, is the fictional Fairview cul-de-sac setting of Desperate Housewives (2004-2012), designed by Thomas A. Walsh and later officially renamed.
Wisting (TV series)
Wisting is a Norwegian crime drama based on Jørn Lier Horst's novels, starring Sven Nordin as Larvik detective William Wisting. Premiered on Viaplay 11 April 2019, ran five seasons to 2025, sold to BBC Four, Carrie-Anne Moss joined season one.
Witch Hat Atelier (とんがり帽子のアトリエ)
Witch Hat Atelier, also known as Tongari Boushi no Atelier, is a Japanese fantasy manga by Kamome Shirahama serialized since 2016, winner of the Eisner and Harvey Awards.
Witchcraft Works (ウィッチクラフトワークス)
Witchcraft Works (ウィッチクラフトワークス) is a completed 17-volume manga by Ryu Mizunagi, serialized in good! Afternoon from 2010, about fire witch Ayaka Kagari protecting classmate Honoka Takamiya; adapted into a 2014 J.C. Staff TV anime, licensed in English by Vertical.
Witches (2024 film)
Witches (2024) is a 90-minute British documentary by Elizabeth Sankey linking postpartum psychosis and cinematic witch portrayals; premiered at Tribeca June 2024 and streamed on MUBI from November 22, 2024; 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, two BIFA nominations.
Witches of East End (TV series)
Witches of East End, also known as イーストエンドの魔女たち, is a Lifetime supernatural drama (2013–2014, two seasons) adapted from Melissa de la Cruz's novel, starring Julia Ormond, Jenna Dewan, Rachel Boston, and Mädchen Amick as immortal witches; canceled in November 2014.
Witchfinder General (film)
Witchfinder General (US title The Conqueror Worm) is Michael Reeves' 1968 British historical horror drama starring Vincent Price as witch-hunter Matthew Hopkins, released 19 May 1968 by Tigon and AIP, and now a foundational folk horror film.
Witching and Bitching
Witching and Bitching (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi), a 2013 Spanish-French horror comedy by Álex de la Iglesia: Madrid jewel thieves fall into a Basque witch coven; eight 2014 Goya awards, Metascore 73.
Witchy Pretty Cure! (魔法つかいプリキュア!)
Witchy Pretty Cure! (魔法つかいプリキュア!, Maho Tsukai PreCure!) is the 13th Toei Pretty Cure magical girl anime, 50 episodes, Feb 2016 to Jan 2017, starring Mirai (Cure Miracle) and witch Liko (Cure Magical), with Cure Felice from episode 22; sequel MIRAI DAYS aired in 2025.
With a Friend Like Harry...
With a Friend Like Harry... (Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien) is Dominik Moll's 2000 French psychological thriller starring Sergi López, Laurent Lucas, and Mathilde Seigner; a Cannes 2000 Competition entry that won four Césars.