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Looking for TVUpdate: TV shows about/for women
There have been a few threads on this topic, so we've put together a central thread.
Make suggestions here for TV shows or documentaries that centre women: women as main characters, women's stories/experiences, women's history docs etc. Or just shows that don't have men as the central focal point. If you can note the genre too that would also help.
Here's a compiled list from the existing threads so far with the show, genre and where to find it. If some of these are wrong let us know! It will be updated periodically. Anything included in the list is not an endorsement from Ovarit, Admins or Mods:
| Show | Genre | Channel/Platform (Buy or Stream) |
|---|---|---|
| A Black Lady Sketch Show | Comedy | Now TV; HBO |
| A Secret Love | Documentary | Netflix |
| Anne with an E | Drama | Netflix |
| Athlete A [sensitive content] | Documentary | Netflix |
| Audrie & Daisy [sensitive content] | Documentary | Netflix |
| Batwoman | Action; Adventure | HBO; Amazon; Apple TV |
| Big Little Lies | Crime; Drama; Mystery | HBO |
| Bomb Girls | Drama; War | Not available? |
| Broad City | Comedy | Comedy Central; Hulu; NowTV |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Action; Drama; Fantasy | Disney Plus; Prime; Hulu |
| Bunheads | Comedy; Drama | Hulu |
| Call the Midwife | Drama; History | BBC; Netflix |
| Can You Hear Me? | Comedy; Drama | Netflix |
| Charmed | Drama; Fantasy; Mystery | Peacock; Amazon; Apple TV |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Comedy; Musical | Netflix |
| Dead to Me | Comedy; Drama | Netflix |
| Derry Girls | Comedy | Channel 4 (UK); Netflix |
| Dickinson | Biography; Comedy; Drama | Apple TV |
| Dietland | Comedy; Drama | Hulu; Prime |
| Faking It | Comedy; Drama; Romance | Apple TV; Prime |
| Feminists: What Were They Thinking? | Documentary | Netflix |
| Fleabag | Comedy; Drama | BBC; Amazon Prime |
| Gentleman Jack | Drama; History | BBC; HBO |
| Girls | Drama; Comedy | HBO; NowTV |
| Glow | Comedy; Drama | Netflix |
| Good Girls | Comedy; Crime; Drama | Netflix; Hulu; NBC |
| Good Girls Revolt | Drama | Prime |
| Grace & Frankie | Comedy | Netflix |
| Hanna | Action; Drama; Romnance | Prime |
| Harley Quinn | Comedy; Action; Animation | HBO; Amazon; Apple TV |
| His Dark Materials | Drama; Fantasy; Science-Fiction | HBO; BBC iPlayer; Apple TV |
| Home Before Dark | Drama; Mystery/Thriller; Crime | Apple TV |
| Home Fires | Drama; War | Prime; BritBox; Apple TV |
| I am Not Okay with This | Comedy; Sci-Fi | Netflix |
| Insecure | Comedy; Romance | HBO |
| Jane the Virgin | Drama; Comedy | Netflix |
| Jessica Jones | Action; Science-Fiction; Crime; Mystery/Thriller | Netflix |
| Killing Eve | Action; Adventure; Drama [also comedic] | BBC; Hulu |
| Legend of Korra | Action; Fantasy; Animation | Netflix; Prime |
| Little Fires Everywhere | Drama | Prime |
| Marvel's Agent Carter | Action; Adventure | Disney Plus |
| Most Beautiful Things / Girls from Ipanema | Drama; Romance | Netflix |
| One Day at a Time | Comedy | Netflix |
| Orange Is The New Black | Comedy; Drama; Crime | Netflix |
| Orphan Black | Drama; Action; Science-Fiction | Prime |
| Pen15 | Comedy | NowTV; Hulu; Stan |
| Period. End of Sentence. | Documentary | Netflix |
| Reversing Roe | Documentary | Netflix |
| Russian Doll | Drama; Comedy | Netflix |
| Sharp Objects | Drama; Crime; Mystery/thriller | HBO; Amazon; Apple TV |
| She-Ra | Action; Science-Fiction; Fantasy; Animation | Netflix |
| South Of Nowhere | Drama; Romance | Apple TV |
| Stargirl | Action; Science-Fiction; Fantasy; Drama | Prime; HBO; Binge |
| Supergirl | Action; Drama; Science-Fiction | Netflix |
| Teenage Bounty Hunters | Action; Comedy; Crime | Netflix |
| The Affair | Drama | Prime; NowTV; Stan |
| The Bletchley Circle | Drama; Mystery/Thriller; Crime | Amazon; Stan; Prime |
| The Great | Drama; Comedy; History | Hulu; Channel 4(UK) |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Dystopian; Mystery; Thriller | Hulu; Prime; Channel 4 (UK) |
| The Killing | Drama; Mystery/Thriller; Crime | Hulu; Disney Plus |
| The Queen's Gambit | Drama | Netflix |
| The Wilds | Drama | Prime |
| Trinkets | Comedy; Crime; Drama | Netflix |
| Tuca & Bertie | Animation; Comedy | Netflix |
| Two Weeks To Live | Action; Drama; Comedy; Crime | HBO; NowTV |
| Unbelievable | Drama; Crime | Netflix; SkyGo; ITV (UK) |
| Unbreakable Kimmy Shmidt | Comedy; Drama | Netflix |
| Undone | Animation; Drama; Fantasy | Prime |
| Unorthodox | Drama; based on true story | Netflix |
| Work in Progress | Drama; Comedy; Romance | NowTV; Stan; Prime |
| Wynonna Earp | Action; Science-Fiction; Western | Netflix; Stan |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Action; Fantasy; Drama; Comedy | 9Now; Roku; Apple TV |
| Z: The Beginning of Everything | Drama | Prime |