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Fate (franchise)

Fate is a Japanese multimedia franchise by Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi for Type-Moon, beginning with the 2004 visual novel Fate/stay night and its Holy Grail War premise, later expanded through anime adaptations, spin-offs, and Fate/Grand Order.

Fate: The Winx Saga

Fate: The Winx Saga is a Netflix live-action teen fantasy drama (2021–2022), a dark reimagining of Iginio Straffi's Italian cartoon Winx Club, created by Brian Young, starring Abigail Cowen as Bloom at Alfea, canceled after two seasons.

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (Fate/kaleid liner プリズマ☆イリヤ)

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (Fate/kaleid liner プリズマ☆イリヤ) is Hiroshi Hiroyama's TYPE-MOON magical girl manga spin-off of Fate/stay night, serialized in Comp Ace from 2007, in which Illya collects Class Cards; adapted by Silver Link into TV series from 2013 and films, concluding with the 2027 FINALE anime.

Fate/Stay Night (フェイト/ステイナイト) (2006 TV series)

Fate/stay night (フェイト/ステイナイト), 2006 TV series: Studio Deen's 24-episode anime (January–June 2006, dir. Yuji Yamaguchi), the first adaptation of TYPE-MOON's 2004 visual novel, based on the Fate route with material from other routes.

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel is ufotable's three-film anime adaptation (2017-2020, director Tomonori Sudo) of the third Sakura route of the Fate/stay night visual novel, starring Shirou Emiya and Sakura Matou, with music by Yuki Kajiura.

Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower (劇場版「Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel]」I. presage flower) is a 2017 ufotable anime film, first of a trilogy adapting the visual novel's third route, directed by Tomonori Sudō with music by Yuki Kajiura, released October 14, 2017 in Japan.

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. Lost Butterfly (Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] II.lost butterfly)

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] II. lost butterfly (劇場版「Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel]」Ⅱ.lost butterfly) is a 2019 ufotable anime film, second of the Heaven's Feel trilogy, directed by Tomonori Sudo with Yuki Kajiura's score, grossing 1.66 billion yen in Japan.

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. Spring Song (Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] III.spring song)

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. Spring Song is a 2020 Japanese anime film directed by Tomonori Sudô at ufotable, concluding the three-part adaptation of the visual novel's Heaven's Feel route.

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV series)

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] is ufotable's 2014–2015 two-part TV anime adapting the Rin Tohsaka route of Type-Moon's 2004 visual novel, directed by Takahiro Miura, distinct from the 2006 Studio Deen series and 2010 film.

Fate/Zero (TV series)

Fate/Zero (フェイト/ゼロ) is a 2011–2012 ufotable anime TV series adapting Gen Urobuchi's TYPE-MOON×Nitroplus prequel novel about the Fourth Holy Grail War, directed by Ei Aoki with music by Yuki Kajiura, 25 episodes in two seasons.

Fated Hearts (一笑随歌)

Fated Hearts (一笑随歌, also Yi Xiao Sui Ge) is a 2025 iQIYI Chinese historical romance drama adapted from Chi Yi Qian Yu's novel Yi Xiao, starring Li Qin as archer Fu Yixiao and Chen Zheyuan as prince Feng Suige, 38 episodes from October 2, 2025.

Fated to Love You (命中注定我爱你) (2008 TV series)

Fated to Love You (命中注定我愛你), also You're My Destiny, is a 2008 Sanlih/TTV Taiwanese idol drama directed by Chen Mingzhang, starring Joe Chen and Ethan Juan; it set Taiwan idol-drama ratings records (10.91% single-episode average, 13.64% segment) and was remade in Korea and China.

Fated to My Forbidden Alpha

Fated to My Forbidden Alpha (also My Alpha, My Forbidden Fate) is a 2023 ReelShort vertical werewolf romance, 60 one-minute episodes, starring Autumn Noel as Selene, a kidnapped Luna whose fated mate Alpha Jackson plans to reject her.

Fateful Findings

Fateful Findings is a 2013 independent cult film written, directed, produced by, and starring Neil Breen, about a novelist with mystical powers who hacks government databases; screened at SIFF 2013 and compared to The Room.

Fateful Love (流光引)

Fateful Love (流光引) is a 2024 Chinese costume fantasy romance web drama adapted from the novel Po Chong Yongbing Wangfei, starring Zhang Han and Zhu Xudan in a transmigration love story.

Fateh (2025 film)

Fateh (फ़तेह) is a 2025 Hindi action thriller, Sonu Sood's directorial debut, starring Sood, Jacqueline Fernandez, Naseeruddin Shah, and Vijay Raaz; released 10 January 2025, it earned 12.85 crore and mixed reviews.

Faten Hamama (فاتن حمامة)

Faten Hamama (فاتن حمامة) was an Egyptian film actress, known as the Lady of the Arabic Screen, who appeared in about one hundred films from 1940 to 1993.

Father (වාසනා) (2026 film)

Father (ෆාදර්, also Father: The Judgement Is Inconclusive) is a 2026 Sinhala Sri Lankan gangster film by Chaminda Jayasuriya about Desmond Gunasekara, released 9 January 2026; distinct from a Kannada film of the same name.

Father and Son (父子情) (1981 film)

Father and Son (父子情) is Allen Fong's 1981 Hong Kong New Wave debut, produced by Feng Huang, about a father sacrificing his daughters for his son's education; it won Best Film and Best Director at the first Hong Kong Film Awards.

Father Brown (2013 TV series)

Father Brown (2013 TV series): BBC One Daytime period detective drama starring Mark Williams as Chesterton's priest-detective, set in 1950s Cotswolds village Kembleford; made by BBC Birmingham Drama Village, running since January 2013.

Father Dougal McGuire

Father Dougal McGuire is the fictional dim-witted young curate of Craggy Island in the sitcom Father Ted (1995–1998), played by Ardal O'Hanlon; known for the Blackrock incident, My Lovely Horse, and Careful Now placards.

Father Figures

Father Figures is a 2017 American road movie comedy starring Owen Wilson and Ed Helms as twin brothers who set out to find the father they thought was dead.

Father Frank, Full of Grace (Shameless season 11)

"Father Frank, Full of Grace" is the series finale of US Shameless, season 11 episode 12, aired April 11, 2021 on Showtime, written by John Wells and directed by Christopher Chulack, in which Frank Gallagher dies of COVID-19 and floats skyward on his barstool.

Father Goose

Father Goose (1964) is a Cary Grant romantic comedy directed by Ralph Nelson, co-starring Leslie Caron and Trevor Howard, about a WWII coast-watcher; it won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Father Guido Sarducci

Father Guido Sarducci is the chain-smoking Vatican gossip-columnist priest character created and performed by Don Novello, famous on SNL's Weekend Update from 1978 and the record-holding most-used fictional SNL character.

Father Joe (film)

Father Joe is a 2026 French action-crime film directed by Barthélémy Grossmann, written by Luc Besson, starring Kiefer Sutherland as a gun-wielding priest and Al Pacino as a mob boss; it premiered out of competition at the 83rd Venice Film Festival.

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best: American family sitcom created by Ed James with Robert Young and Eugene B. Rodney; NBC radio 1949–1953 (title then had a question mark), CBS/NBC/CBS television 1954–1960, 203 episodes, Anderson family in Springfield.

Father Mother Sister Brother

Father Mother Sister Brother is a 2025 Jim Jarmusch triptych film about adult children and distant parents, set in New Jersey, Dublin, and Paris; it won the Golden Lion at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and was released by MUBI.

Father of the Bride (1950 film)

Father of the Bride (1950) is Vincente Minnelli's MGM comedy adapted from Edward Streeter's novel, starring Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett, and Don Taylor; a top-1950 grosser with three Oscar nominations, later remade in 1991.

Father of the Bride (1991 film)

Father of the Bride is a 1991 American family comedy directed by Charles Shyer, starring Steve Martin as George Banks, a father reluctant to accept his daughter's marriage.