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Pilar Bardem

Pilar Bardem, a Spanish actress, had a career spanning more than five decades. She won the 1995 Goya Award and was a prominent activist for performers' labor rights.

Pilar Pallete

Pilar Pallete (Pilar Wayne), born 1928 in Paita, Peru, is a former Peruvian actress, daughter of a senator, who met John Wayne in Tingo María in 1952, married him in Hawaii on November 1, 1954, had children Aissa, Ethan, and Marisa, separated from him in 1973 without divorce, and later wrote the 1987 memoir John Wayne: My Life With the Duke and became a painter.

Pilar Rubio

Pilar Rubio (Pilar Rubio Fernández), Spanish TV presenter, reporter, actress, and model born in Torrejón de Ardoz in 1978; famed as Sé lo que hicisteis… reporter, El hormiguero collaborator (2014-2021), El desafío judge, Selmark ambassador, and Maestros de la Costura Celebrity winner.

Pilgrimage (2017 film)

Pilgrimage (2017 film) by Brendan Muldowney, written by Jamie Hannigan; medieval Irish monks escort a sacred relic to Rome; stars Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, Richard Armitage; distinct from João Botelho's Peregrinação.

Pill (TV series)

Pill is a 2024 Hindi-language Indian crime drama web series, eight episodes, created by Raj Kumar Gupta for JioCinema Premium, starring Riteish Deshmukh as Dr. Prakash Chauhan and Pawan Malhotra as pharma CEO Brahma Gill, about whistleblowers exposing pharmaceutical corruption.

Pillion (film)

Pillion is a 2025 British romantic comedy-drama, Harry Lighton's debut feature, adapted from Adam Mars-Jones's novella Box Hill. Starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling as a dom-sub BDSM couple, it won Un Certain Regard Best Screenplay at Cannes 2025 and was released by A24 in the US in February 2026.

Pillow Talk (1959 film)

Pillow Talk (1959) is a Universal romantic comedy directed by Michael Gordon, starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, and Tony Randall as rivals over a telephone party line; it won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Pilot (Breaking Bad)

"Pilot" is the January 20, 2008 first episode of Breaking Bad, written and directed by Vince Gilligan, filmed in Albuquerque with Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, and winner of two Emmy Awards.

Pilot (Euphoria)

Pilot is the June 16, 2019 series premiere of HBO's Euphoria, directed by Augustine Frizzell and written by Sam Levinson, introducing Rue (Zendaya), a teen addict fresh from rehab, and her meeting with Jules.

Pilot (Lanterns)

Pilot is the August 16, 2026 premiere episode of HBO's Lanterns, written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King and directed by James Hawes, following Hal Jordan and John Stewart investigating a Nebraska shooting, ending with Hal found dead.

Pilot (Lost)

Pilot (Lost), or Lost Pilot, is the two-part opening episode of the American drama Lost. It aired in 2004, featuring survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 stranded on a mysterious island.

Pilot (Person of Interest)

Pilot (Person of Interest), the September 22, 2011 CBS series premiere written by Jonathan Nolan and directed by David Semel, introduces Reese and Finch and their crime-predicting Machine; 13.2 million viewers watched.

Pilot (Rick and Morty)

Pilot (2013) is the first episode of Rick and Morty, Adult Swim's animated sci-fi sitcom; written by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, directed by Roiland, adapted from his 2006 Doc and Mharti parody, aired December 2, 2013.

Pilot (Shameless)

"Pilot" is the first episode of the American Showtime comedy-drama Shameless. It aired January 9, 2011, and is a direct adaptation of the British series.

Pilot (Yellowjackets)

Pilot is the November 14, 2021 premiere episode of Showtime's Yellowjackets, written by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson and directed by Karyn Kusama; it opens with the pit-girl hunt and earned 2022 Emmy nominations for directing and writing.

Pilot (파일럿) (2024 film)

Pilot (파일럿) is a 2024 South Korean cross-dressing comedy directed by Kim Han-gyeol, starring Jo Jung-suk as a disgraced pilot rehired disguised as a woman; it earned 4.72 million admissions, ranking 5th in 2024 Korean box office.

Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk (Johan Philip Asbæk, born 1982) is a Danish actor, Bodil and Robert winner for R (2010), known as Kasper Juul in Borgen, Euron Greyjoy in Game of Thrones, Batou in Ghost in the Shell, and The Mule in Foundation season 3.

Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul (พิมพ์ชนก ลือวิเศษไพบูลย์)

Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul (พิมพ์ชนก ลือวิเศษไพบูลย์), nicknamed Baifern, is a Thai actress born 1992, known for A Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2010), The Fallen Leaf, and three Nataraj Awards.

Pimp My Ride

Pimp My Ride: MTV reality series (2004–2007) hosted by Xzibit, in which young owners' run-down cars received gadget-filled free makeovers at West Coast Customs and Galpin Auto Sports; six seasons, 73 episodes, licensed internationally.

Pina (피나)

Pina (피나) is Wim Wenders' 2011 German 3D documentary tribute to choreographer Pina Bausch and her Tanztheater Wuppertal, made after Bausch died in 2009; Oscar-nominated documentary featuring Le Sacre du Printemps, Kontakthof, Café Müller, and Vollmond.

Pina Bausch

Pina Bausch (1940-2009), German choreographer and dancer, founder of Tanztheater Wuppertal; pioneered Tanztheater, blending dance, theatre, and speech; known for Café Müller, Nelken, Vollmond, and her question-based rehearsal method.

Pind Peya Saara Jombieland Baneya (ਪਿੰਡ ਪੈ ਸਾਰਾ ਜੌਂਬੀਲੈਂਡ ਬਣੇਆ)

Pind Peya Saara Jombieland Baneya (ਪਿੰਡ ਪੈ ਸਾਰਾ ਜੌਂਬੀਲੈਂਡ ਬਣੇਆ), also released as Jombieland, is a 2025 Punjabi-language zombie horror comedy directed by Deepak Thaper, starring Binnu Dhillon, Kanika Mann, Angira Dhar and G Khan, released 13 June 2025, 128 minutes, CBFC UA 16+.

Pindam (పిండం)

Pindam (పిండం), the scariest film tagline, is a 2023 Telugu horror thriller directed by Saikiran Daida, starring Sriram, Kushee Ravi and Easwari Rao as demonologist Annamma, based on a Nalgonda incident across three timelines.

Pine Barrens (The Sopranos)

"Pine Barrens" is season 3, episode 11 of The Sopranos, aired May 6, 2001; written by Terence Winter, directed by Steve Buscemi. Paulie and Christopher lose a Russian mobster in the snowy New Jersey woods; his fate is never revealed.

Pine Gap (TV series)

Pine Gap is a 2018 six-part Australian political thriller series, the first ABC TV/Netflix co-production, created by Greg Haddrick and Felicity Packard, set at the joint US-Australia intelligence facility near Alice Springs, starring Parker Sawyers and Tess Haubrich.

Pineapple Express (film)

Pineapple Express is a 2008 American stoner action-comedy directed by David Gordon Green, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco as a process server and his dealer on the run.

Pinecone & Pony

Pinecone & Pony is a DreamWorks Animation children's series on Apple TV+, adapted from Kate Beaton's The Princess and the Pony; two seasons ran 2022-2023, showrun by Stephanie Kaliner.

Pinewood Studios

Pinewood Studios: British film and TV studio at Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, opened 30 September 1936 by Charles Boot and J Arthur Rank. Home of the James Bond and Carry On franchises; 30 stages including the 007 Stage and Underwater Stage; part of Pinewood Group with Shepperton and Toronto studios.

Ping Pong (荣耀之路)

Ping Pong (荣耀乒乓, formerly 荣耀之路) is a 2021 Chinese 44-episode sports web drama on iQIYI, directed by Cheng Hao and Li Jia, starring Bai Jingting and Timmy Xu as table tennis players Xu Tan and Yu Kenan.

Ping pong show

A ping pong show (Thai: โชว์ปิงปอง) is a Thai sex show in which women eject objects, especially ping pong balls, from the vagina, performed mostly for tourists.