LGBT Shows
by lillestryom | created - 17 Apr 2020 | updated - 8 months ago | PublicShows that include major LGBT+ characters or story arcs. Included: If the movie/series has one or more LGBT+ protagonists/antagonists, whose sexuality matters to the plot or if the plot centers around LGBT+ character
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1. Glee (2009–2015)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A group of ambitious misfits try to escape the harsh realities of high school by joining a glee club headed by a passionate Spanish teacher.
Stars: Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith
Votes: 155,513
2. Faking It (2014–2016)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After numerous attempts of trying to be popular two best friends decide to come out as lesbians, which launches them to instant celebrity status. Seduced by their newfound fame, Karma and Amy decide to keep up their romantic ruse.
Stars: Rita Volk, Katie Stevens, Gregg Sulkin, Bailey De Young
Votes: 15,199
3. How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defense professor become involved in a twisted murder plot that promises to change the course of their lives.
Stars: Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Jack Falahee, Aja Naomi King
Votes: 166,801
4. Euphoria (2019– )
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama
A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.
Stars: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Maude Apatow
Votes: 242,396
5. Elite (2018–2024)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When three working-class teenagers begin attending an exclusive private school in Spain, the clash between them and the wealthy students leads to murder.
Stars: Omar Ayuso, Itzan Escamilla, Mina El Hammani, Miguel Bernardeau
Votes: 90,865
6. Physics or Chemistry (2008–2011)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
Following the lives of students in high school, dealing with drugs, their sexuality, and teen pregnancy.
Stars: Ana Milán, Andrea Duro, Javier Calvo, Angy Fernández
Votes: 1,802
7. Looking (2014–2015)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three best friends living in San Francisco share the nuances and complexities of contemporary gay relationships as they explore a variety of options, both in love and in life.
Stars: Jonathan Groff, Frankie J. Alvarez, Murray Bartlett, Lauren Weedman
Votes: 21,596
8. The New Normal (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
A single mother's life after she accepts the offer to be a surrogate mother for a gay couple.
Stars: Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, Bebe Wood
Votes: 11,500
9. Husbands (2011–2013)
Comedy
Husbands is a sitcom about a famous baseball player named Brady Kelly (Sean Hemeon) and a flamboyant actor named Cheeks (Brad Bell) and their adaptation to married life after a drunken ... See full summary »
Stars: Brad Bell, Sean Hemeon, Alessandra Torresani, Clare Grant
Votes: 828
10. Hunting Season (2012– )
Comedy
A New York city writer and his friends traverse the gay world, exploring their ever-evolving sexuality, relationships, and what it means to be a true friend.
Stars: Ben Baur, Marc Sinoway, Jake Manabat, Walker Hare
Votes: 1,155
11. Sirens (2011)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
An insight into the lives of three paramedics, who must deal with the stress and tribulations of the job as well as their personal lives.
Stars: Rhys Thomas, Kayvan Novak, Richard Madden, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Votes: 2,334
12. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Crime
Comedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct.
Stars: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero
Votes: 363,845
13. Ellen (1994–1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
Ellen Morgan is a neurotic bookstore owner who deals with life through comedy and extensive rambling.
Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, David Anthony Higgins, Joely Fisher, Clea Lewis
Votes: 6,325
14. Verbotene Liebe (1995–2015)
45 min | Drama, Romance
Young friends, families navigate life's ups and downs in Cologne and Düsseldorf. Storylines explore societal classes, from wealthy aristocrats to ordinary folk, and taboo romances like LGBTQ+ and infidelity.
Stars: Gabriele Metzger, Konrad Krauss, Martina Servatius, Wolfram Grandezka
Votes: 700
15. Pose (2018–2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
In the New York of the late '80s and early '90s, this is a story of ball culture and the gay and trans community, the raging AIDS crisis, and capitalism.
Stars: Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Angel Bismark
Votes: 32,853
16. Sex Education (2019–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey
Votes: 351,772
17. Shameless (2011–2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.
Stars: Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy, Ethan Cutkosky, Jeremy Allen White
Votes: 285,827
18. The Conners (2018– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Follow-up to the comedy series Roseanne (1988), centering on the family members of the matriarch after her sudden death.
Stars: John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Alicia Goranson
Votes: 12,426
19. Will & Grace (1998–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Gay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace share a New York City apartment. Their best friends are gleeful and proud gay Jack and charismatic, filthy-rich, amoral socialite Karen.
Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes
Votes: 60,351
20. Early Swallows (2019–2024)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama
The series revolves around the lives of Ukrainian teenagers. They struggle with bullying, lack of parental support, suicidal behavior, LGBT identity crises, alcoholic parents and speech disabilities.
Stars: Maksym Samchyk, Viktoriia Lytvynenko, Taisiya-Oksana Shchuruk, Oleksandr Rudynskyy
Votes: 523
21. Merlí (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 58 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Meet the renegade philosophy teacher who's not afraid to speak his mind and break the rules to revolutionize his students' lives, including the son he barely knows and a student with a severe social phobia.
Stars: Francesc Orella, Pere Ponce, Carlos Cuevas, Marta Marco
Votes: 9,910
22. Modern Family (2009–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 484,086
23. Partners (2012–2013)
Comedy, Romance
Two lifelong friends, who are both architects, form a business partnership.
Stars: Michael Urie, David Krumholtz, Sophia Bush, Brandon Routh
Votes: 4,219
24. Please Like Me (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Twenty something Josh is going through a number of big changes as he navigates his first decade of adulthood. After being dumped by his girlfriend, he comes to the realization that he is gay.
Stars: Josh Thomas, Thomas Ward, John, Debra Lawrance
Votes: 19,779
25. Queer as Folk (2000–2005)
TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Romance
Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA.
Stars: Gale Harold, Hal Sparks, Randy Harrison, Michelle Clunie
Votes: 22,464
26. Queer as Folk (1999–2000)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Drama
A groundbreaking gay adult drama which chronicles the lives of Stuart and Vince, as well as 15-year-old Nathan, who is in love with Stuart.
Stars: Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly, Charlie Hunnam, Denise Black
Votes: 7,618
27. Sense8 (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order.
Stars: Bae Doona, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton
Votes: 163,107
28. Smash (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Musical
More drama occurs behind the scenes than on stage, as the team prepares an ambitious Broadway musical on the life of Marilyn Monroe.
Stars: Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle
Votes: 18,079
29. Some of My Best Friends (2001)
30 min | Comedy
Warren Fairbanks is a gay Greenwich Village writer. His sexual orientation isn't suspected initially by the fellow who has responded to his newspaper ad for a new roommate. Though the road ... See full summary »
Stars: Jason Bateman, Danny Nucci, Alec Mapa, Jessica Lundy
Votes: 295
30. Teen Wolf (2011–2017)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
An average high school student and his best friend get caught up in some trouble causing him to receive a werewolf bite. As a result they find themselves in the middle of all sorts of dramas in Beacon Hills.
Stars: Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Dylan O'Brien, Linden Ashby
Votes: 163,363
31. The Class (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
A 27-year-old is reunited with his childhood friends.
Stars: Andrea Anders, Jon Bernthal, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Votes: 4,838
32. The McCarthys (2014–2015)
21 min | Comedy
Comedy about a sports-crazed Irish-Catholic family that shares a three decker house in Boston and the one member that dares to move out on his own.
Stars: Joey McIntyre, Jimmy Dunn, Jack McGee, Tyler Ritter
Votes: 1,669
33. Vicious (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy
Freddie Thornhill (Sir Ian McKellen) and Stuart Bixby (Sir Derek Jacobi) are an old gay couple who have been together for nearly fifty years. Their lives now revolve around entertaining their frequent guests and hurling insults at each other at every opportunity.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, Frances de la Tour, Iwan Rheon
Votes: 9,687
34. Weird City (2019)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A Twilight Zone-esque look at the life and people living in a futuristic city where the haves and the have nots are strictly separated by a wall.
Stars: LeVar Burton, Cynthy Wu, Anthony Holiday, Emily Kosloski
Votes: 2,604
35. He's with Me (2013– )
Not Rated | Comedy
Ted is straight. Martin isn't. When they meet at Eddie's wedding and become friends, the ensuing confusion shows how little they all know about being modern day men and how much they know about being there for each other.
Stars: Jason Cicci, Bradford How, Darcie Siciliano, John Thomas Cramer
Votes: 59
36. Boy Meets Girl (2015–2016)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
Comedy series about a couple who find love across the transgender age gap.
Stars: Nigel Betts, Jonny Dixon, Janine Duvitski, Harry Hepple
Votes: 620
37. Love, Victor (2020–2022)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation.
Stars: Michael Cimino, Rachel Hilson, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood
Votes: 22,025
38. Everything's Gonna Be Okay (2020–2021)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
After their father's untimely death, Nicholas and his two half-sisters are left to cope with not only a devastating loss, but also the realization that Nicholas is the one who must rise to the occasion and hold it all together.
Stars: Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Adam Faison, Maeve Press
Votes: 3,132
39. Heartstopper (2022– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Romance
Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.
Stars: Joe Locke, Kit Connor, William Gao, Yasmin Finney
Votes: 76,606
40. Uncoupled (2022–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Michael's life seemed perfect until his long-time partner blindsided him after 17 years. He must confront the nightmares of losing his soulmate and suddenly finding himself as a single gay man in his mid-40s.
Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Tisha Campbell, Brooks Ashmanskas, Emerson Brooks
Votes: 18,646
41. Special (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 15 min | Comedy, Drama
A young gay man with cerebral palsy branches out from his insular existence, hoping to finally go after the life he really wants.
Stars: Ryan O'Connell, Jessica Hecht, Punam Patel, Marla Mindelle
Votes: 10,269
42. Queer as Folk (2022)
TV-MA | 49 min | Drama
It centers on a group of club-going friends who find support in the gay community following a tragedy.
Stars: Fin Argus, CG, Jesse James Keitel, Ryan O'Connell
Votes: 2,944
43. Cucumber (2015)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama
Modern gay life in Manchester.
Stars: Vincent Franklin, Julie Hesmondhalgh, James Murray, Fisayo Akinade
Votes: 3,770
44. Banana (2015)
TV-MA | 24 min | Drama
Celebrate love without labels; join eight different couples on their journey of love, heartbreak, sex, and drama.
Stars: Fisayo Akinade, Freddie Fox, Vincent Franklin, Letitia Wright
Votes: 2,598
45. Tofu (2015)
12 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary series focusing on sex in the twenty-first century.
Stars: Julie Hesmondhalgh, Naith Payton, Jake Bass, Max Ryder
Votes: 558
46. Crashing (2016)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A comedy series following the lives of six 20- and 30-somethings living together as property guardians of a large, disused hospital.
Stars: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jonathan Bailey, Julie Dray, Louise Ford
Votes: 26,173
47. Getaway (2022– )
Short, Romance
After his coming out goes horribly wrong, Singaporean Sam jets off to Bangkok to search for his exiled gay uncle, where he stumbles upon Top, a charismatic party boy looking for love in all the wrong places.
Stars: Paween Naliang, Steven Lim, Nuttapon Cholvibool, Hirzi Zulkiflie
Votes: 21
48. Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
The story of the drama surrounding a family's adult siblings.
Stars: Dave Annable, Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, Ron Rifkin
Votes: 25,571
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