TV Shows

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s searing performance redefined what it means to show a complex, honest, flawed woman onscreen. Essential viewing for women of any age who have felt unseen, grief-stricken, and gloriously messy. Two perfect seasons.

Bridget Everett plays Sam, a woman in midlife returning to her small Kansas hometown, grieving her sister and trying to find her footing. A tender, funny, deeply human show about belonging, found family, and rediscovering yourself after loss.

The Sex and the City revival follows Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte into their 50s — navigating grief, career pivots, divorce, and what friendship and identity mean in the second half of life. Brave in its willingness to address the realities of aging women’s lives.

Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin navigate the indignities of getting old in Hollywood. A rare show that treats aging with both humor and dignity, addressing prostate cancer, death of spouses, and the persistence of desire and ambition in later life.

A murder in a small English coastal town unravels an entire community. Olivia Colman is extraordinary as DS Ellie Miller — a woman in midlife navigating grief, betrayal, and professional survival. One of British television’s finest crime dramas.

Ricky Gervais plays a man whose life is turned upside down when his wife dies from cancer. Despite being male-centered, the show features extraordinary portrayals of older women — including a widow in a nursing home and a wise therapist — who model grace, humor, and the possibility of joy after profound loss.

A widow uproots her dysfunctional family to the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s. A warm, funny portrait of a woman reinventing her life in midlife with chaos and courage — and eventually thriving.