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Sep 2, 2024 · Lists about best, funniest, saddest, scariest, and most relatable new and returning TV shows that you should definitely be watching in 2020. Over 100 TV viewers have voted on the 40+ shows on Best 2020 Shows With Female Casts. Current Top 3: Derry Girls, Killing Eve, The Handmaid's Tale.
- The Handmaid's Tale (2017 - ) Stream now on Hulu. The Emmy Award-winning series, The Handmaid's Tale, takes place in a dystopian world and is based on the novel of the same name.
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) Stream now on Hulu. When Joss Whedon resurrected his old movie and turned it into a TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer became one of the most groundbreaking television shows with female leads in history.
- The Golden Girls (1985-1992) Stream now on Hulu. It is impossible to look at the best television shows with female leads without looking at The Golden Girls.
- Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) Stream now on Netflix. Gilmore Girls was one of the best comedy-drama television shows with female leads in the early 2000s. It starred Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as the mother-daughter duo Lorelai and Rory.
- Back to Life. Series 1, BBC iPlayer. Daisy Haggard had a breakthrough year in 2019 with her smash BBC Three comedy Back to Life which she co-wrote with Laura Solon.
- Better Things. Seasons 1-3, BBC iPlayer. I'll admit, I came to comedy drama Better Things late, but once I'd watched the first episode I was hooked and wasted no time in making my way through the first three seasons.
- The Crown. Seasons 1-3, Netflix. The Crown chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s to modern times with Claire Foy portraying Her Majesty for seasons one and two and Olivia Colman taking over the role for seasons three and four.
- Derry Girls. Series 1 & 2, All4 (Series 1, Netflix) When new comedy Derry Girls burst onto Channel 4 at the start of 2018, no one could have predicted just how successful the series would go on to become, making household names of Nicola Coughlan, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Louisa Harland and Dylan Llewellyn, not just in the UK but also globally thanks to the series being made available on Netflix.
- Behind Her Eyes
- Tell Me Your Secret
- The Wilds
- Anatomy of A Scandal
- The Flight Attendant
- Snabba Cash
- Mare of Easttown
- Shining Girls
- The Thing About Pam
- Messiah
Behind Her Eyes is a limited series adaption of Sarah Pinborough's best-selling novel from 2017. The show follows Louise (Simona Brown), a single mother who works part-time at a psychiatrist's clinic and falls in love with her boss David (Tom Bateman). Her life takes unexpected turns as she grows close to David's wife, Adele (Eve Hewson). Adele's a...
In Amazon Prime’s Tell Me Your Secret, Karen Miller/Emma Hall (Lily Rabe) was in love with serial killer Kit Park (Xavier Samuel) in the past, who is frantically looking for redemption. Meanwhile, Mary Barlow (Amy Brenneman), seeks her missing daughter and enlists the assistance of a convicted rapist. Their pasts become murkier as they are driven t...
The Wilds is Amazon Prime’s young adult version of Lostthat depicts a group of high school kids who are fighting to survive on a deserted island after a plane crash, unaware that they are being used as test subjects for a social experiment. RELATED: 10 Shows Like 'The Wilds' for More Survival Stories Like Lost, the show uses flashforward and flashb...
Anatomy of a Scandal follows James Whitehouse (Rupert Friend), a parliamentary minister, who is accused of sexual assault by his ex-mistress, Olivia Lytton (Naomi Scott). Barrister Kate Woodcroft (Michelle Dockery), Whitehouse's prosecutor, is hell-bent on bringing this man and his career down, while his wife, Sophie Whitehouse (Sienna Miller), is ...
The Flight Attendant follows Cassandra Bowden (Kaley Cuoco), who wakes up in her Bangkok hotel room, hungover from the night before and with a corpse next to her. Bowden continues her morning as if nothing occurred because she is afraid to call the cops, and later in New York, she is approached by FBI officials who question her about her recent lay...
Snabba Cash is a Swedish series based on Joel Kinnaman's 2010 Swedish crime drama Easy Money. The series follows single-mother Leya (Evin Ahmad) as she navigates the dangerous world of start-ups, where a predatory loan can sabotage your chances of becoming the next "unicorn," while also trying to flee the equally perilous world of drug trafficking,...
A young woman is killed in a small Pennsylvania town, and Detective Sergeant Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet), a highly trained crime investigator, is taking the case. Sheehan has lived in Easttown her entire life and knows everyone there. Her life, however, is gloomy and tormented, owing in large part to the tragic death of her son. Mare of Easttownis ...
The idea of Shining Girls is based on Lauren Beukes' 2013 novel of the same name, in which Kirby Mazrachi (Elisabeth Moss) escaped a near-fatal attack by an unknown perpetrator who was never apprehended. She joins forces with a seasoned journalist to better comprehend her ever-changing present and face her past. RELATED: 7 Shows Like ‘Shining Girls...
The Thing About Pam is based on a true story and follows Pam Hupp (Renée Zellweger), an apparently stereotypical suburban wife and mother, who killed her friend Betsy Faria (Katy Mixon) for her life insurance money, and almost got away with it until she stretched her luck too far and killed again. Zellweger is a well-known actress, and her ability ...
InMessiah, CIA agent Eva Geller (Michelle Monaghan) examines the global ascent of a man (Mehdi Dehbi) whose followers say he is the return of 'Isa (Jesus). As a result, she goes on a high-stakes global quest to discover if he is a divine being or a cunning con artist. Messiah is a powerful film with excellent performances, particularly from Monagha...
- Jessie Nguyen
- Senior List Writer
Mar 4, 2024 · Whether it's stars like Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh in Killing Eve, or Nicola Coughlan and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Derry Girls, we thought we'd take a look at some of the strongest female leads who have burst onto our screens over the last few years.
TV Series. Boston's assertive detective Jane Rizzoli and steady medical examiner Maura Isles are hailing from very different economic backgrounds, but the strong, competent women effectively work together to solve the city's most puzzling crimes. Creator Janet Tamaro Stars Angie Harmon Sasha Alexander Jordan Bridges. 8.
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Aug 10, 2024 · As Hollywood becomes more diverse, audiences are being treated to some truly great movies that feature female leads. These films also span across all genres including comedies, action, horror, and dramas.
