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Writers Guild of America

Writers Guild of America (WGA), joint name of the Writers Guild of America West (founded 1933 as Screen Writers' Guild) and East (1954), the unions representing US screen and television writers; they negotiate the Minimum Basic Agreement with the AMPTP and struck for 148 days in 2023 over streaming residuals and AI.

Written & Directed by God

Written & Directed by God (എഴുതിയതും സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തതും ദൈവം) is a 2025 Malayalam comedy-fantasy directed by Febi George Stonefield, starring Saiju Kurup as filmmaker Jijo and Sunny Wayne as God; released 5 June 2025, streaming on Manorama Max from 20 March 2026.

Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind: 1956 Douglas Sirk Technicolor melodrama (Universal-International, Albert Zugsmith) about a decaying Texas oil dynasty, starring Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, and Oscar winner Dorothy Malone.

Wrong Reasons

Wrong Reasons: 2022 American dark comedy thriller, also billed as a punk rock thriller, directed by Josh Roush, his feature debut. A bear-masked man (James Parks) kidnaps punk singer Kat Oden (Liv Roush), triggering a police investigation (Ralph Garman) and media circus; executive produced by Kevin Smith.

Wrong Turn (2003 film)

Wrong Turn is a 2003 American horror film directed by Rob Schmidt and starring Desmond Harrington and Eliza Dushku, about travelers stalked by cannibals in West Virginia.

Wrong Turn (2021 film)

Wrong Turn (2021) is a horror reboot directed by Mike P. Nelson, written by original creator Alan B. McElroy, starring Charlotte Vega and Matthew Modine; hikers on the Appalachian Trail cross into The Foundation's territory, the seventh franchise film with no cannibal villains.

Wrong Turn (film series)

Wrong Turn is an American slasher film series created by Alan B. McElroy, beginning with the 2003 West Virginia backwoods cannibal film and spanning seven entries including prequels and the 2021 Foundation reboot.

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End is a 2007 direct-to-video horror sequel directed by Joe Lynch, starring Henry Rollins as reality-show host Dale Murphy, hunted with contestants by West Virginia cannibals; RT 67%, IMDb 5.5.

Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead

Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead is a 2009 direct-to-video slasher, the third Wrong Turn film, directed by Declan O'Brien, starring Tom Frederic and Janet Montgomery, with Three Finger hunting bus-crash survivors in West Virginia.

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011) is a direct-to-video slasher prequel written and directed by Declan O'Brien, the fourth Wrong Turn film, showing how cannibals Three Finger, One Eye, and Saw-Tooth escaped a 1974 sanatorium and stalk college students there in 2003.

Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines

Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines is a 2012 direct-to-video slasher, the fifth Wrong Turn film, directed by Declan O'Brien, starring Doug Bradley as Maynard, filmed in Sofia, Bulgaria, rated 4.1/10 on IMDb.

Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort

Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (Wrong Turn VI: Last Resort) is a 2014 direct-to-video American slasher, the sixth Wrong Turn film, directed by Valeri Milev, about Danny inheriting the Hillicker cannibal family's Hobb Springs resort; recalled in Ireland in 2014.

WtFock

wtFOCK (Skam Belgium) is the Flemish, Dutch-language remake of the Norwegian teen web series Skam, set in Antwerp, online-first with Instagram characters, seven protagonist-named seasons 2018-2023 plus 2024, IMDb 8.1/10.

Wu (อู) (TV series)

Wu (อู), or WU The Series, is a GMMTV Thai mystery-fantasy series (9 episodes, 5 May–30 June 2026, GMM25, Viu) directed by Waasuthep Ketpetch, starring Sky Wongravee as Niran and Nani Hirunkit as Pete, who fight yao energy.

Wu Assassins

Wu Assassins is a 2019 Netflix action-crime series, 10 episodes, starring Iko Uwais as chef Kai Jin, the Wu Assassin recovering the five Wu Xing powers from criminals in San Francisco Chinatown; canceled after one season, continued in Fistful of Vengeance.

Wu Jing (吴京) (actor)

Wu Jing is a Chinese martial artist, actor, and director born in 1974. He is known for the blockbuster film Wolf Warrior 2 and the The Wandering Earth franchise.

Wu Jinyan

Wu Jinyan (呉謹言, born 1990, Dujiangyan, Sichuan) is a Chinese actress and former ballet dancer, famous as Wei Yingluo (魏璎珞) in Story of Yanxi Palace (2018), later in The Double, Kill Me Love Me, and ORIGIN.

Wu Xia

Wu Xia (武俠), also released as Dragon or Swordsmen, is Peter Chan's 2011 martial arts thriller starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Tang Wei, set in 1917 Yunnan, notable for only three fight scenes and a forensic, medical take on the genre.

Wu Xin the Monster Killer (无心法师)

Wu Xin the Monster Killer (无心法师) is a 2015 Chinese fantasy web drama adapted from Ni Luo's novel, produced by Tangren Media and Sohu Video, starring Han Dongjun and Jin Chen; 20 episodes, 1.35 billion views, Wenrong Award winner, with sequels in 2017 and 2020.

Wu Yen (钟无艳)

Wu Yen (鍾無艷, Chung Mou Yim) is a 2001 Hong Kong Lunar New Year comedy-fantasy by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, starring Anita Mui as a cross-dressed Emperor Qi, Sammi Cheng as the warrior Wu Yen, and Cecilia Cheung as a gender-shifting fox fairy.

Wu-Tang: An American Saga

Wu-Tang: An American Saga is a Hulu drama series (2019-2023, 3 seasons, 30 episodes) created by Alex Tse and RZA dramatizing the Wu-Tang Clan's formation in early 1990s New York, starring Ashton Sanders as RZA.

Wunmi Mosaku

Wunmi Mosaku, British-Nigerian actress born 1986 in Zaria, Nigeria, raised in Manchester; RADA graduate known for His House, Lovecraft Country, Loki's Hunter B-15, and Sinners, winning BAFTAs in 2017 and 2026 and an Oscar nomination.

Wushenzhidi buxiayu (无神之地不下雨)

Wushenzhidi buxiayu (无神之地不下雨, Rainless Love in a Godless Land) is a 2021 Taiwanese fantasy romance series by Sanfeng Production, the Someday or One Day team, built on Amis animist myth: gods leave after the last rain, but the rain god 'Orad stays for the human woman he guards.

Wuthering Heights (1939 film)

Wuthering Heights (1939 film), William Wyler's Hollywood adaptation produced by Samuel Goldwyn, stars Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier. Eight Oscar nominations, one win for Gregg Toland's cinematography; covers only the first half of Brontë's novel.

Wuthering Heights (2011 film)

Wuthering Heights (2011) is Andrea Arnold's British film adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel, starring Kaya Scodelario and James Howson, with a Black Heathcliff, sparse dialogue, and Robbie Ryan's Venice-winning cinematography.

Wuthering Heights (2026 film)

Wuthering Heights (2026 film) is a romantic drama directed by Emerald Fennell, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. It opened in 2026 and earned over $241 million worldwide.

Wuxiang Zhi Cheng

Wuxiang Zhi Cheng (无相之城, The Formless City) is a 2025 Chinese 24-episode costume suspense web drama on Tencent Video, adapted from Liu Xiao Kuang's novel, starring Li Junchen, Fiona Dai, and Hugo Wong as a case-solving trio; it aired 31 July to 11 August 2025.

WWE LFG

WWE LFG (Legends & Future Greats) is a WWE-produced A&E reality competition series, debuting February 16, 2025, in which Performance Center trainees coached by Legends such as Undertaker and Booker T compete for NXT contracts; season 1 winners Tyra Mae Steele and Jasper Troy earned WWE contracts.

WWE Network

WWE Network was WWE's subscription streaming service, launched February 24, 2014 at $9.99/month with all pay-per-views and WWE, WCW and ECW archives. It moved to Peacock in 2021 and shut down fully on April 1, 2026.

WWE NXT Level Up

WWE NXT Level Up was a weekly WWE developmental wrestling series (February 18, 2022 to December 27, 2024) on Peacock and WWE Network, replacing 205 Live, showcasing young NXT talent in matches taped at the WWE Performance Center, ending after 150 episodes.