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Lantern (Better Call Saul)

Lantern is the Better Call Saul season 3 finale (S3E10, 30th episode overall), aired June 19, 2017 on AMC; directed by Peter Gould, written by Gennifer Hutchison, ending with Chuck McGill's death by fire, the first main character death in the series.

Lanterns (TV series)

Lanterns is an HBO drama series (2026) created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King, based on DC's Green Lantern, starring Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, investigating a murder in Nebraska. Third DCU TV series; eight episodes; season 2 not greenlit.

Lantrani

Lantrani (लंतरानी) is a 2024 Hindi anthology comedy-drama on Zee5 with three stories by Durgesh Singh, directed by Kaushik Ganguly, Bhaskar Hazarika, and Gurvinder Singh, starring Jitendra Kumar, Johny Lever, Jisshu Sengupta, and Nimisha Sajayan.

Lao Qian (老千)

Lao Qian (老千, Cheater) is a 2025 Chinese 75-episode vertical micro short drama by Haiyu Xingkong, adapted from Ma Xiaohu's web novel, following gambler Chu Liu's revenge and anti-gambling message; a DataEye 2025 top-11 hit with sequel Lao Qian 2.

Laogong Qing He Wo Lian'ai Ba

Laogong Qing He Wo Lian'ai Ba (老公请和我恋爱吧) is a 2025 Chinese 86-episode vertical short drama by Tinghua Island, starring Han Yutong and Chen Si, adapted from a Fanqie novel about an 18-year-old waking up eight years in the future married to her nemesis; distinct from the 2024 Huace series 请和这样的我恋爱吧.

Lap dance

A lap dance is a paid erotic dance performed near a seated customer. Its commercial organization, contact rules, licensing, and working conditions vary across venues and jurisdictions.

Laplae the Hidden Town (เมืองลับแล)

Laplae the Hidden Town (เมืองลับแล) is a 2024 Workpoint 23 Thai period fantasy drama, 20 episodes from 31 August 2024, adapted from the Uttaradit legend of a women-only hidden town where 18-year-olds hunt men to bear daughters and turmeric turns to gold.

Lar Gand

Lar Gand, alias Mon-El (also Valor, M'Onel), is a DC Comics Daxamite superhero created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp in Superboy #89 (1961); Superman-like powers, fatal lead vulnerability, Legion of Super-Heroes member.

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta (born 1978), Indian actress and Miss Universe 2000 from Cyprus, debuted in Andaaz (2003) with Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra, starred in comedies like No Entry and Partner, played Indira Gandhi in Bellbottom, and works in OTT series.

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle (born 1970, Davenport, Iowa) is an American actress known as Donna Hayward in Twin Peaks, Helen Gamble in The Practice, and Serleena in Men in Black II; married Donald Ray Thomas in 2006.

Lara Jean Chorostecki

Lara Jean Chorostecki (born 1984, Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian actress known for Freddie Lounds on NBC's Hannibal, Krystina Breeland on X Company, and roles in Reacher, Chucky, and Nightmare Alley.

Lara Jill Miller

Lara Jill Miller, American actress and voice actress born 1967 in Allentown, Pennsylvania; played Samantha on NBC's Gimme a Break! for six seasons and voices Lisa Loud, Lambie, Libby, and Kari.

Lara Lewington

Lara Lewington is a British technology journalist and author, known for her work on BBC's Click, her role on ITV's Lorraine, and her book Hacking Humanity.

Lara Pulver

Lara Pulver (born 1980) is a British stage and screen actress, Olivier winner for Gypsy (2016), known as Irene Adler in BBC Sherlock, Erin Watts in Spooks, and Bella Harrigan in MobLand.

Laraine Day

Laraine Day, born La Raine Johnson, was an American MGM contract actress (Dr. Kildare series, Foreign Correspondent, Mr. Lucky, The Locket), later 'The First Lady of Baseball' as Leo Durocher's wife.

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman, born 1952, is an American comedian, actress, and voice artist, a founding Groundlings member and original Saturday Night Live cast member (1975–1980) who created Connie Conehead and later built a prolific animation voice career.

Laramie (TV series)

Laramie (TV series), American NBC Western 1959-1963, Revue Studios, John Smith as Slim Sherman, Robert Fuller as Jess Harper, 124 episodes set in 1870s Wyoming Territory Sherman Ranch stage stop.

Larceny (1996 film)

Larceny is Christopher Nolan's unreleased 1996 British black-and-white 16 mm short film, about eight minutes long, about an apartment burglary, screened at the 1996 Cambridge Film Festival and never publicly released.

Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate (born 1975, Chicago) is an American actor known for O-Dog in Menace II Society, Love Jones, Ray, Crash, and Councilman Rashad Tate in Power, and as Berry Gordy in Michael (2026).

Largo Desolato

Largo Desolato is a 1984 play in seven scenes by Václav Havel, about a dissident intellectual trapped between secret police pressure to recant and supporters urging him to stand firm.

Larisa Oleynik

Larisa Romanovna Oleynik, born 1981, in Santa Clara County, California, is an American actress and voice artist who became a 1990s teen idol as the title character of Nickelodeon's The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994–1998) and as Bianca Stratford in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).

Larissa FastHorse

Larissa FastHorse, Sicangu Lakota Nation (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) playwright, choreographer, and 2020 MacArthur Fellow from South Dakota. Her satire The Thanksgiving Play made her the first known Native American female playwright on Broadway (2023) and the first Native playwright on American Theatre's most-produced list. Co-founder of Indigenous Direction; Guggenheim Fellow 2025.

Lark Rise to Candleford (TV series)

BBC One costume drama series 2008-2011, four series, adapted by Bill Gallagher from Flora Thompson's semi-autobiographical trilogy; Laura Timmins apprentices at Dorcas Lane's Candleford post office; about seven million viewers.

Lark Voorhies

Lark Voorhies (born 1974, Nashville) is an American actress best known as Lisa Turtle on Good Morning, Miss Bliss and Saved by the Bell (1989-93), with soap roles on Days of Our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful and a 2021 revival return.

Larry Bryggman

Larry Bryggman (born December 21, 1938) is an American actor best known as Dr. John Dixon on As the World Turns (1969–2010), with two Daytime Emmys, Tony nominations for Picnic and Proof, and an Obie Award.

Larry Charles

Larry Charles (born 1956, Brooklyn) is an American comedy writer and director, an original Seinfeld writer, Curb Your Enthusiasm director, and director of Borat, Brüno, The Dictator, and Religulous.

Larry Clark

Larry Clark (born 1943, Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American photographer and film director, author of Tulsa (1971) and director of Kids (1995), Bully (2001), and Ken Park (2002), known for documenting teenage sex, drugs, and violence.

Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen (Lawrence George Cohen), American filmmaker, 1936 or 1941 to 2019, director of low-budget New York horror and sci-fi (It's Alive, Q, The Stuff) and writer of Phone Booth.

Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne (2011) is an American romantic comedy directed by Tom Hanks, co-written with Nia Vardalos, starring Hanks and Julia Roberts. Released July 1, 2011 by Universal, it grossed $61.4 million worldwide on a $30 million budget and scored 35% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Larry David

Larry David, American comedian and television producer born 1947 in Brooklyn, New York; co-creator and head writer of Seinfeld (1989-1997) and creator-star of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-2024), now behind Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness with the Obamas' Higher Ground.