History IncestYayShipping / LiveActionTV

** Jon Snow is shipped with both [[spoiler:Daenerys Targaryen]] and Sansa Stark, both of whom he is related to. Sansa is Jon's [[spoiler:cousin, but she was raised as his]] half-sister and [[spoiler:Daenerys]] is Jon's [[spoiler:aunt]], but nobody -- including Jon -- is aware of this as nobody currently alive in the series knows of Jon's SecretLegacy, with the exception of Jon's half-brother Bran [[spoiler:(who is Jon's cousin by blood)]] and [[spoiler:Jon's best friend Sam]] as of the Season 7 finale. In Westeros, both matches are ''socially'' plausible: [[KissingCousins cousin marriages]] are considered fair game in Westeros, and the Targaryens have long since had a free pass for RoyalInbreeding (they even provide the page image), with Daenerys' own parents ''and'' grandparents all being brother and sister. Even on the Stark family tree, there've been at least two uncle-niece marriages. In Season 7, [[spoiler: Jon and Daenerys]] develop a romantic relationship and by the finale, [[spoiler:[[RelationshipUpgrade do it]]]] -- blissfully unaware of their [[SurpriseIncest connection]].
** Shipping Sansa Stark and Theon Greyjoy also gained some popularity after Theon rescued Sansa from Ramsay Bolton at the end of Season 6, which would fall into NotBloodSiblings since Theon was raised alongside Sansa as the ward of her father Ned.

** Shipping the canonical villainous {{Twincest}} of Cersei Lannister and Jaime Lannister is actually popular in some corners, especially for fans who are RootingForTheEmpire.

** Shipping Sansa Stark and Theon Greyjoy also gained some popularity after Theon rescued Sansa from Ramsay Bolton at the end of Season 6, which would fall into NotBloodSiblings since Theon was alongside Sansa as the ward of her father Ned.

** ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Jon Snow is shipped with both [[spoiler:Daenerys Targaryen]] and Sansa Stark, both of whom he is related to. Sansa is Jon's [[spoiler:cousin, but she was raised as his]] half-sister and [[spoiler:Daenerys]] is Jon's [[spoiler:aunt]], but nobody -- including Jon -- is aware of this as nobody currently alive in the series knows of Jon's SecretLegacy, with the exception of Jon's half-brother Bran [[spoiler:(who is Jon's cousin by blood)]] and [[spoiler:Jon's best friend Sam]] as of the Season 7 finale. In Westeros, both matches are ''socially'' plausible: [[KissingCousins cousin marriages]] are considered fair game in Westeros, and the Targaryens have long since had a free pass for RoyalInbreeding (they even provide the page image), with Daenerys' own parents ''and'' grandparents all being brother and sister. Even on the Stark family tree, there've been at least two uncle-niece marriages. In Season 7, [[spoiler: Jon and Daenerys]] develop a romantic relationship and by the finale, [[spoiler:[[RelationshipUpgrade do it]]]] -- blissfully unaware of their [[SurpriseIncest connection]].

** Right from the pilot, fans already commented that Oliver has more chemistry with every other female character, including his sister, than with his ex-girlfriend. It doesn't help that by giving her the nickname "Speedy", the writers seem to have destined Thea to be his sidekick, and that despite a slight name change, the character is clearly based on comics character Mia Dearden (their first names sound similar, she was shown having a trophy for archery in her room in the pilot, and her middle name was eventually revealed to be "Dearden") whom comics Oliver has shown romantic interest towards in the past. And then after Thea came back from Corto Maltese, she asked him to move in with her.
** In hindsight, turns out anyone who shipped [[spoiler:Tommy/Thea]] inadvertently fell into this trope.

*** Unsurprising, given that Targaryens have an exemption from the laws against incest in-universe. At the heart of this story is uncle/niece OfficialCouple Daemon and Rhaenyra. Some book fans who knew this began shipping them before the show even premiered. The early episodes depict them as being close and affectionate, with a few ShipTease moments, so by the time the fourth episode rolled around and their overt interest in each other was confirmed, people were already shipping them.
*** Alicent/Rhaenyra technically qualifies, since Alicent is Rhaenyra's stepmother (although most shippers wish she wasn't, not just to promote their ship, but because this marriage also [[WeUsedToBeFriends ruined their friendship]] and [[TraumaCongaLine their lives]]).
*** Full-blooded siblings Aemond/Helaena started getting some attention after Aemond defends her to Aegon, even suggesting that he wishes Helaena was betrothed to him rather than to Aegon. The fact that it's Aemond who watches Helaena and Jace dancing like a hawk rather than her husband Aegon added fuel to the shipping fire.
*** The aforementioned aunt/nephew pairing of Helaena and Jacaerys has also picked up a few supporters after their dancing scene. It helps that Rhaenyra did previously propose an engagement between the two, which could've [[AltarDiplomacy potentially healed the divide]] between the Blacks and the Greens. It's generally agreed upon that NiceGuy Jace would've been a much better husband to Helaena than [[SpoiledBrat Aegon]] because of her special neurodivergent needs.

* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': One of the most popular (if not the most popular) ships in the fandom is that of Emma Swan and Regina Mills (aka the Evil Queen), who, while not related by blood, are related by marriage (Regina is the stepmother of Emma's mother, Snow White). This fact is often ignored by their shippers, and those who don't will justify it by saying that since they aren't blood relations, it's okay. Some write it in as a joke in their fanfic, but still ultimately brush past it and get to the romance.

* The ''Series/LifeWithDerek'' has the step-siblings [[NotBloodSiblings Derek and Casey]] (called "[[PortmanteauCoupleName Dasey]]" by the fans). Their antagonistic SiblingRivalry frequently comes across more like BelligerentSexualTension, which in turn causes their AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther moments to come across like they're a pair of FlirtyStepsiblings who are in ''deep'' denial of their attraction towards one another. "Dasey" is by ''far'' the FanPreferredCouple for the series' fandom, and even years after the series has ended, both Creator/MichaelSeater and Creator/AshleyLeggat [[https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/21/life-with-derek-michael-seater-ashley-leggat-incest/ are still]] [[ApprovalOfGod huge Derek/Casey shippers]]. Hilariously enough, Seater and Leggat even ''acted out a Dasey fanfiction'' for a podcast back in the day.

** Claire also gets a little shipping with her biological father Nathan, not helped by the scene of them sharing a hotel room and getting drunk together in a way that could've gone a certain way.

* The ''Series/LifeWithDerek'' fandom give us the step-siblings [[NotBloodSiblings Derek and Casey]] (a.k.a. "[[PortmanteauCoupleName Dasey]]"). Their antagonistic SiblingRivalry frequently comes across as BelligerentSexualTension, which in turn causes [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther their moments of genuine kindness and friendship]] to present them both as FlirtyStepsiblings who are in ''deep'' denial about their attraction towards one another. "Dasey" is by ''far'' the FanPreferredCouple for the series' fandom, and even years after the series has ended, both Creator/MichaelSeater and Creator/AshleyLeggat [[https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/21/life-with-derek-michael-seater-ashley-leggat-incest/ are still]] [[ApprovalOfGod huge Derek/Casey shippers]]. Hilariously enough, Seater and Leggat even ''acted out a Dasey fanfiction'' for a podcast back in the day.
** It's worth noting that by most reports, Leggat and Seater [[RomanceOnTheSet actually dated]] [[CastIncest during the first season's production]] before deciding they were BetterAsFriends (with them now having a more PlatonicLifePartners[=/=]AmicableExes-style relationship), so a lot of the tension between Derek and Casey was not ''entirely'' a case of PlatonicWritingRomanticReading on the part of the writers.

** Peter and Claire's first meeting could've easily been seen as a sweet little MeetCute mixed with a RescueRomance set-up, and even after their blood relation was revealed, they still seem to be closer than one would expect of an uncle and niece. Really, the AbandonShipping for this pairing was pretty minuscule even after that little revelation. The chemistry between the actors didn't help, especially since Milo Ventimiglia and Creator/HaydenPanetierre [[CastIncest briefly dated in real life]].

* ''Series/BatesMotel'', a prequel to the film ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', has its share of fans who ship Norman and his mother Norma, with the pairing often referred to as "Soulbates" on social media. It's less of a case of fans reading their own fetish into a work and more of a case of the show deliberately playing with it as a source of dramatic tension and teasing it with highly sexualized marketing. In the show, Norman and Norma relate to each other more like a married couple than a parent and child. Despite the fact that Norman is almost an adult, throughout the series the two holds hands, he helps her get dressed, they kiss on the lips, sleep in the same bed and spoon together. They become intensely jealous whenever the other becomes involved with another romantic interest, manipulate each others emotions to get their way and generally exhibit an unhealthy, all-consuming codependency.

* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally intended]] to have an extra character in the main cast, a love interest for the titular hero. After it was decided she overcomplicated things, she was cut, and all her important lines were given to Chuck's sister. The slightly flirty dialogue, coupled with the siblings' chemistry, made this stand out to more than one fan.

* This is referred to by the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' fandom as "CSI" or "Crazy Space Incest", seeing this between River and Simon Tam. This may have something to do with how closely they fulfill the traits of LittleSisterHeroine--River endearing, somewhat clingy, in need of protection fairly often, and they both absolutely adore each other. Creator/SummerGlau's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JCvpFG-Ll4has some things to say about the pairing (0:35)]]; Creator/SeanMaher seemed to approve, though.

** Maya and Alejandro Herrera are twins who seem to be a little too close to each other; even their powers require a physical connection. You didn't need to ask the fans twice.
** Peter and Nathan Petrelli are brothers who are extremely close, despite an age difference of at least 13 years. There is a reason they're the most popular slash pairing in the show. Not helping is how friendly Adrian Pasdar and Milo Ventimiglia are in real life.
** Peter and Claire's first meeting could've easily been seen as a sweet little MeetCute mixed with a RescueRomance set-up, and even after their blood relation was revealed, they still seem to be closer than one would expect of an uncle and niece. Really, the AbandonShipping for this pair was pretty minuscule even after that little revelation. The chemistry between the actors didn't help, especially since [[CastIncest Milo and Hayden briefly dated in real life]].
** Claire is reunited with her long lost biological father Nathan, sharing a hotel room with him and getting drunk together in the classic UsefulNotes/GeneticSexualAttraction scenario.

** ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Jon Snow is shipped with both [[spoiler:Daenerys Targaryen]] and Sansa Stark, both of whom he is related to. Sansa is Jon's [[spoiler:cousin, but she was raised as his]] half-sister and [[spoiler:Daenerys]] is Jon's [[spoiler:aunt]], but nobody -- including Jon -- is aware of this as nobody currently alive in the series knows of Jon's SecretLegacy, with the exception of Jon's half-brother Bran [[spoiler:(who is Jon's cousin by blood)]] and [[spoiler:Jon's best friend Sam]] as of the Season 7 finale. In Westeros, both matches are ''socially'' plausible: [[KissingCousins cousin marriages]] are considered fair game in Westeros, and the Targaryens have long since had an incest free pass, with Daenerys herself being the legitimate child of two siblings. Even on the Stark family tree, there've been at least two uncle-niece marriages. In Season 7, [[spoiler: Jon and Daenerys]] develop a romantic relationship and by the finale, [[spoiler:[[RelationshipUpgrade do it]]]] -- blissfully unaware of their [[SurpriseIncest connection]].

*** Alicent/Rhaenyra technically qualify, since Alicent is Rhaenyra's stepmother (although most shippers wish she wasn't, not just to promote their ship, but because this marriage kind of ruined Alicent's life).
*** Full blooded siblings Aemond/Helaena started getting some attention after Aemond defends her to Aegon, even suggesting that he wishes Helaena was bethroted to him rather than to Aegon. The fact that it's Aemond who watches Helaena and Jace dancing like a hawk rather than her husband Aegon added fuel to the shipping fire.
*** The aforementioned aunt/nephew pairing of Helaena and Jacaerys has also picked up a few supporters after their dancing scene. It helps that earlier Rhaenyra did propose an engagement between the two, which could've [[AltarDiplomacy potentially healed the divide]] between the Blacks and the Greens. It's generally agreed upon that NiceGuy Jace would've been a much better husband to Helaena than [[SpoiledBrat Aegon]] because of her special neurodivergent needs.

* Justin and Alex in ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' are the FanPreferredCouple, to the point where the pairing used to have a ''separate'' Incest Yay page back when this wiki still had a Fetish Fuel section until it was sent [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150804073052/http://fetishfuel.wikia.com:80/wiki/Incest_Yay:Wizards_of_Waverly_Place here]].
* ''Series/BatesMotel'', a prequel to the film ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', has its share of fans who ship Norman and his mother Norma, with the pairing often referred to as "Soulbates" on social media. It's less of a case of fans reading their own fetish into a work and more of a case of the show deliberately playing with it as a source of dramatic tension and teasing it with highly sexualized marketing. In the show, Norman and Norma relate to each other more like a married couple than a parent and child. Despite the fact that Norman is almost an adult, throughout the series the two holds hands, he helps her get dressed, they kiss on the lips, sleep in the same bed and spoon together. They become intensely jealous whenever the other becomes involved with another romantic interest, manipulate each others emotions to get their way and generally exhibit an unhealthy, all-consuming codependency.

* ''Franchise/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Jon Snow is shipped with both [[spoiler:Daenerys Targaryen]] and Sansa Stark, both of whom he is related to. Sansa is Jon's [[spoiler:cousin, but she was raised as his]] half-sister and [[spoiler:Daenerys]] is Jon's [[spoiler:aunt]], but nobody -- including Jon -- is aware of this as nobody currently alive in the series knows of Jon's SecretLegacy, with the exception of Jon's half-brother Bran [[spoiler:(who is Jon's cousin by blood)]] and [[spoiler:Jon's best friend Sam]] as of the Season 7 finale. In Westeros, both matches are ''socially'' plausible: [[KissingCousins cousin marriages]] are considered fair game in Westeros, and the Targaryens have long since had an incest free pass, with Daenerys herself being the legitimate child of two siblings. Even on the Stark family tree, there've been at least two uncle-niece marriages. In Season 7, [[spoiler: Jon and Daenerys]] develop a romantic relationship and by the finale, [[spoiler:[[RelationshipUpgrade do it]]]] -- blissfully unaware of their [[SurpriseIncest connection]].
** ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'':
*** Unsurprising, given that Targaryens have an exemption from the laws against incest in-universe. At the heart of this story is uncle/niece OfficialCouple Daemon and Rhaenyra. Some book fans who knew this began shipping them before the show even premiered. The early episodes depict them as being close and affectionate, with a few ShipTease moments, so by the time the fourth episode rolled around and their overt interest in each other was confirmed, people were already shipping them.
*** Alicent/Rhaenyra technically qualify, since Alicent is Rhaenyra's stepmother (although most shippers wish she wasn't, not just to promote their ship, but because this marriage kind of ruined Alicent's life).
*** Full blooded siblings Aemond/Helaena started getting some attention after Aemond defends her to Aegon, even suggesting that he wishes Helaena was bethroted to him rather than to Aegon. The fact that it's Aemond who watches Helaena and Jace dancing like a hawk rather than her husband Aegon added fuel to the shipping fire.
*** The aforementioned aunt/nephew pairing of Helaena and Jacaerys has also picked up a few supporters after their dancing scene. It helps that earlier Rhaenyra did propose an engagement between the two, which could've [[AltarDiplomacy potentially healed the divide]] between the Blacks and the Greens. It's generally agreed upon that NiceGuy Jace would've been a much better husband to Helaena than [[SpoiledBrat Aegon]] because of her special neurodivergent needs.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Jon Snow is shipped with both [[spoiler:Daenerys Targaryen]] and Sansa Stark, both of whom he is related to. Sansa is Jon's [[spoiler:cousin, but she was raised as his]] half-sister and [[spoiler:Daenerys]] is Jon's [[spoiler:aunt]], but nobody -- including Jon -- is aware of this as nobody currently alive in the series knows of Jon's SecretLegacy, with the exception of Jon's half-brother Bran [[spoiler:(who is Jon's cousin by blood)]] and [[spoiler:Jon's best friend Sam]] as of the Season 7 finale. In Westeros, both matches are ''socially'' plausible: [[KissingCousins cousin marriages]] are considered fair game in Westeros, and the Targaryens have long since had an incest free pass, with Daenerys herself being the legitimate child of two siblings. Even on the Stark family tree, there've been at least two uncle-niece marriages. In Season 7, [[spoiler: Jon and Daenerys]] develop a romantic relationship and by the finale, [[spoiler:[[RelationshipUpgrade do it]]]] -- blissfully unaware of their [[SurpriseIncest connection]].