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Bored to Death

Bored to Death: HBO comedy series (2009–2011) created by Jonathan Ames, starring Jason Schwartzman as a Brooklyn novelist who moonlights as an unlicensed private detective with Zach Galifianakis and Ted Danson.

Borg

The Borg are Star Trek's cybernetic hive-mind villains, introduced in TNG's "Q Who" (1989) by writer Maurice Hurley. They assimilate species as drones via nanoprobes, attacked Earth in First Contact (2063 incursion), and return in Picard season 3.

Borgen (TV series)

Borgen is a Danish political drama created by Adam Price for DR1 (2010–2013; 2022 revival Power & Glory), following fictional first female PM Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett Knudsen) at Christiansborg, the 'Castle'. Distinguished by realistic coalition politics, 1.5 million Danish viewers, and BAFTA, Emmy, and Peabody awards.

Borgia (TV series)

Borgia (Borgia: Faith and Fear), 2011–2014 French-German-Czech historical drama created by Tom Fontana, starring John Doman as Rodrigo Borgia; distinct from the parallel Showtime series The Borgias with Jeremy Irons.

Boris and Natasha: The Movie

Boris and Natasha: The Movie (1992) is a Showtime live-action comedy directed by Charles Martin Smith, starring Dave Thomas and Sally Kellerman as the Rocky and Bullwinkle spies, without Rocky and Bullwinkle themselves.

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff, born William Henry Pratt and known as Karloff the Uncanny, was a British actor (1887–1969) who played the monster in Frankenstein (1931) and starred in The Mummy (1932).

Boris Kodjoe

Boris Kodjoe (born 1973, Vienna) is a German-Ghanaian actor known for Soul Food, Brown Sugar, Resident Evil, and Captain Robert Sullivan on ABC's Station 19, plus Full Circle Africa and Sophie's Voice Foundation.

Boris Sagal

Boris Sagal was a Ukrainian-born American director whose career spanned the 1950s through the 1970s. He died in a helicopter accident in Oregon in 1981.

Born for the Spotlight (影后)

Born for the Spotlight (影后) is a 2024 Taiwanese Netflix drama, 12 episodes, written and directed by Yen Yi-wen, starring Hsieh Ying-hsuan and Cheryl Yang as rival actresses; it topped Netflix Taiwan within 48 hours.

Born Free

Born Free is a 1966 adventure drama directed by James Hill, based on Joy Adamson's 1960 memoir, starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as the Adamsons raising Elsa the lioness; it won two 1967 Oscars for John Barry's music.

Born in Flames

Born in Flames is Lizzie Borden's 1983 American independent feminist science fiction film, set in near-future New York ten years after a social-democratic revolution, following the Women's Army and pirate radio stations in revolt after Adelaide Norris's death.

Born on the Fourth of July (film)

Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American biographical drama directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Cruise as paralyzed Vietnam veteran turned anti-war activist Ron Kovic.

Born Sexy Yesterday

Born Sexy Yesterday (BSY) is a media trope coined by Jonathan McIntosh in 2017: a naive, childlike female character in a sexualized adult body, educated by an average man, named after the 1950 film Born Yesterday; examples include Leeloo and Quorra.

Born to Be Alive (生命树) (TV series)

Born to Be Alive (生命树, "Tree of Life") is a 2026 40-episode Chinese realistic ecological drama directed by Li Xue, starring Yang Zi and Hu Ge, about a mountain patrol team fighting poachers in Hoh Xil, Qinghai; it won three Golden Eagle Awards and was produced by Noon Sunshine and iQIYI.

Born to Be Blue (film)

Born to Be Blue is a 2015 anti-biopic drama directed by Robert Budreau, starring Ethan Hawke as jazz trumpeter Chet Baker and Carmen Ejogo as fictional composite Jane, released by IFC Films in March 2016.

Born to Be Human (生而为人)

Born to Be Human (生而為人) is a 2021 Taiwanese drama directed by Lily Ni, about a 14-year-old intersex boy given nonconsensual sex reassignment surgery; it won the Osaka Asian Film Festival's Yakushi Pearl Award.

Born to Bowl

Born to Bowl is a five-part 2026 HBO Original documentary series directed by James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte and narrated by Liev Schreiber, following Kyle Troup, Anthony Simonsen, EJ Tackett, Cameron Crowe, and Jason Belmonte on the PBA Tour.

Born to Fly

Born to Fly (长空之王) is a 2023 Chinese drama-action film directed by Liu Xiaoshi, starring Wang Yibo and Hu Jun as air force test pilots flying prototype fighters including the J-20; it earned 850 million yuan and won the Golden Rooster Best Directorial Debut.

Born to Kill?

Born to Kill? is a British true crime documentary series by Twofour Productions, first aired on Sky One in October 2005. Seven seasons and 54 episodes profile one serial killer per episode, exploring childhood to ask if killers are born or made; narrated by Christopher Slade and Steve Furst.

Born to Shine (Philippine TV series)

Born to Shine is a 2026 Philippine drama musical series directed by Rod Marmol. It stars Zephanie and Michael Sager, exploring a young singer's dream against industry hurdles.

Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday is a 1950 Columbia Pictures comedy-drama directed by George Cukor, adapted from Garson Kanin's 1946 Broadway play. Judy Holliday won Best Actress as Billie Dawn; the film earned four other Oscar nominations and joined the National Film Registry in 2012.

Boruto

Boruto (BORUTO -ボルト-) is the sequel franchise to Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto, following Naruto's son Boruto Uzumaki at the Ninja Academy; manga began 2016 by Mikio Ikemoto, anime 2017 by Studio Pierrot, sequel manga Two Blue Vortex from 2023.

Boruto Uzumaki (うずまきボルト)

Boruto Uzumaki (うずまきボルト), son of Seventh Hokage Naruto, protagonist of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations and Two Blue Vortex; bears Momoshiki's Karma seal, trained under Sasuke, hunted by his own village.

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (TV series)

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (BORUTO-ボルト-) is Studio Pierrot's 2017 TV anime sequel to Naruto, 293 episodes ending with Part 1. Staff: Kishimoto supervision, Ikemoto manga, Kodachi script; known for anime-canon arcs and the filler debate.

Boruto: Naruto the Movie

Boruto: Naruto the Movie (BORUTO -NARUTO THE MOVIE-) is a 2015 Japanese anime film, the 11th Naruto film, directed by Hiroyuki Yamashita with Masashi Kishimoto as screenwriter; it earned ¥2.62 billion, a series record.

Bosch (TV series)

Bosch is an Amazon Prime Video police procedural (2014-2021, seven seasons) adapted from Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch novels, starring Titus Welliver, developed by Eric Overmyer, continued in Bosch: Legacy and Ballard.

Bosch: Legacy

Bosch: Legacy is the American crime drama sequel to Bosch, starring Titus Welliver as retired detective Harry Bosch turned PI alongside Mimi Rogers and Madison Lintz; three seasons, 30 episodes, streamed on IMDb TV, Freevee, and Prime Video from May 2022 to April 2025.

Bosco (film)

Bosco (2024 Peacock film), also known as Bosco movie, is Nicholas Manuel Pino's prison drama starring Aubrey Joseph as Quawntay 'Bosco' Adams, who escaped a federal maximum-security prison in 2006; released February 2, 2024, distinct from the unrelated 2024 Northern Irish drama of the same name.

Bosco Wong (黄宗泽)

Bosco Wong (黃宗澤, Huang Zongze, Bosco Wong Chung-chak), born 1980, is a Hong Kong TVB actor and singer known for Triumph in the Skies, Lives of Omission and 2025's News Queen 2 double Best Actor win.

Bose: Dead/Alive

Bose: Dead/Alive is a 2017 Indian ALTBalaji historical drama miniseries, nine episodes, based on Anuj Dhar's book India's Biggest Cover-Up, starring Rajkummar Rao as Subhas Chandra Bose and exploring theories around his 1945 death.