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Mar 9, 2022 · So, for International Women's Day and beyond, we have rounded up the best female-led TV shows for when you need an injection of empowerment in your life, whether it's an uplifting tale of female friendship or a powerful story about women trailblazers who fought against the patriarchy.
- Girls5eva
- We Are Lady Parts
- Hacks
- Run The World
- Only Murders in The Building
- Reservation Dogs
- Kung Fu
- The Equalizer
- Wandavision
- Mare of Easttown
Peacock | Comedy | 8 episodes Created by Meredith Scardino It may be because I was a tween when the Spice Girls were at their zenith, or I’m just a sucker for shows with women in their 30s and 40s grappling with the realization that they suddenly became responsible adults when they weren’t looking. Either way, Girls5Eva, a sitcom about the present-...
Peacock | Comedy | 6 episodes Created by Nida Manzoor It may be no coincidence that two of my favorite comedies of the year are ones about women coming together to make music. After all, as one of We Are Lady Parts’ characters, Saira (Sarah Kameela Impey), explains, music is “about representation. It’s about being heard.” Originally broadcast on th...
HBO Max | Comedy | 10 episodes Created by Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello Stand-up comedy has come under significant fire in recent years and has long had a reputation as actively hostile to women. The impetus of stand-up to shock and titillate, getting at the visceral emotions behind civilized society, can sometimes lead to brilliant ...
STARZ | Comedy | 8 episodes Created by Rachelle Williams One of the things I really enjoyed about the comedy Run the World is that its unapologetic celebration of Black womanhood feels both fresh and familiar. It reminds me of shows like Living Single andGirlfriends, but with the self-possessed and purposeful camp of Sex and the City when it was at...
Hulu | Comedy, Mystery | 10 episodes Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman A crime comedy with a tremendous supporting cast of quirky characters and rich performances by its offbeat trio of stars— Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin—Only Murders in the Building works so well because of, not despite, its seemingly incongruous casting. Gom...
FX/Hulu | Dramedy | 8 episodes Created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi Part comedy, part drama, part heist series, Reservation Dogs exceeds expectations in every genre. Shot on location in the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma, the series chronicles the lives of four teenagers in a small reservation town who form a gang in order to steal and fence sto...
CW | Action Adventure, Drama | 13 episodes Created by Christina M. Kim A reboot of a 1980s television show—featuring a white actor playing a half-Chinese man, no less!—the CW’s new Kung Fu thankfully features a majority Chinese American cast, including protagonist Nicky Shen (Olivia Liang), a twentysomething hero who protects her San Francisco comm...
CBS/Paramount + | Action, Crime Drama | Season 1: 10 episodes, Season 2 in progress Created by Andrew Marlowe and Terri Miller Another reboot (of an ‘80s television show and a pair of 2000s action movies), The Equalizer stars the inestimable Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an ex-CIA agent who helps those who have “nowhere to turn.” A kick-ass vigila...
Disney + | Action, Dramedy, Fantasy | Limited Series: 9 episodes Created by Jac Schaeffer It’s helpful, but not entirely necessary, to have at least a passing knowledge of the Marvel Cinematic Universe before launching into the Disney+ limited series WandaVision, but the main reason I enjoyed the series has less to do with its part in that pantheon...
HBO Max | Crime drama | Limited series: 7 episodes Created by Brad Ingelsby I’d be willing to bet most writers will be including Mare of Easttown on their end-of-year best-of lists. A truly brilliant crime drama, the limited series represents what a well-crafted show has the power to achieve in over the course of a few meticulously realized hours. ...
- Aviva Dove-Viebahn
Mar 8, 2021 · To mark International Women's Day, 2021 here are 20 of the most inspiring feminist TV shows and moments in TV ever.
- olivia.blair@hearst.co.uk
- Talent Editor
- A FEMALE DOCTOR ON DOCTOR WHO. Thirty seasons after making its television debut, Doctor Who is making its 13th doctor a woman. Broadchurch star Jodie Whittaker is taking on the role, giving female Who fans a chance to truly see themselves in the show's titular character.
- THE CURSE WORD ON MY FAVORITE MARTIAN. Though it was less of a progressive moment for women than it was for television in general, it's worth including: The first-ever primetime curse word was said by a woman, actress Doris Packer, in the '60s series.
- LUCY'S PREGNANCY ON I LOVE LUCY. Lucille Ball brought all sorts of firsts to the small screen: She was the first woman to be pregnant on screen (though she wasn't allowed to say the word pregnant — she referred to herself as "expecting" instead).
- SHAKING UP SOCIETAL NORMS ON THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW. The Mary Tyler Moore Show broke a lot of new ground when it came to the way women were portrayed on television.
- Big Little Lies. The HBO limited series Big Little Lies is a beautiful and tragic story of five mothers living in Monterey, California trying to put on a happy face while each fighting their own personal battles, from domestic abuse, affairs, sexual assault, tarnished relationships, fraud, murder, and more.
- The Queen's Gambit. Anya Taylor-Joy is an incredibly talented and powerful actress who, in addition to starring in The Queen's Gambit, has also given stunning performances in The Menu, Last Night in Soho, The Witch, Split, Emma, and The Northman.
- Little Fires Everywhere. Another feminist television series that Witherspoon stars in is the Hulu original drama series Little Fires Everywhere. An idealistic picture-perfect family goes through a wave of changes as a mother-and-daughter duo impacts more people's lives than they are aware of.
- This is Us. One of the most popular television series to be released in the past 10 years is the drama/tragedy show This is Us. People all over the world have been touched by the group of characters in this show and have watched them encounter some of the most heartbreaking obstacles imaginable.
Mar 14, 2024 · 40 groundbreaking women who changed the world of television. Victoria Montalti , Elana Klein, and Mykenna Maniece. Updated. Mar 14, 2024, 8:28 AM PDT. Ali Wong poses with her awards at the 75th...
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Mar 8, 2017 · TV history is littered with powerful feminist moments and the ballsy women who made them possible.
