TV Shows

An irreverent, darkly comic dramatization of Catherine the Great’s rise to power. Elle Fanning plays a woman who refuses to accept the diminished role assigned to her. A brilliant portrait of a woman seizing agency in a world designed to deny it.

The sweeping dramatization of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Later seasons follow Elizabeth as an older woman dealing with family crisis, political pressure, and aging with quiet, steely resolve. A compelling portrait of women navigating power across six decades.

The battle over the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, centering on Phyllis Schlafly (Cate Blanchett) and the feminist leaders who opposed her — Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, Shirley Chisholm. A complex, nuanced look at women, politics, and the fractures within feminism.

Five women in an affluent California community unravel — domestic abuse, rivalry, trauma, and secrets surface in this gripping drama. Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley all excel, and the show’s treatment of domestic violence is powerful and nuanced.

Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel brought to life with harrowing immediacy. A warning about the fragility of women’s rights and bodily autonomy — deeply relevant in the current political moment and a powerful testament to women’s resistance and resilience.

A media dynasty implodes as aging patriarch Logan Roy refuses to relinquish power. Sarah Snook’s Siobhan is a brilliant, compromised woman navigating a world designed by and for powerful men. An unsparing portrait of wealth, power, and family dysfunction.

The lives of an aristocratic family and their servants in early 20th century England. Features Maggie Smith’s Violet Crawley — an elderly woman of ferocious wit, political skill, and unapologetic power — as one of television’s great portraits of older womanhood.

A Los Angeles family is upended when their parent comes out as transgender in later life. A pioneering, imperfect show that opened conversation about gender identity, family, and the courage to live authentically — at any age.

A quirky comedy set in a rural English Women’s Institute, following a group of women of all ages — including many over 50 — navigating village life, relationships, menopause, and small-town politics with warmth and hilarity.

Hilary Mantel’s trilogy about Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII’s court, with brilliantly drawn female characters — including Anne Boleyn and Katherine of Aragon — navigating a world of absolute male power with extraordinary intelligence, courage, and ultimately tragic consequence.

Based on Nancy Mitford’s beloved novel, two best friends navigate love, war, and society between the wars. Lily James and Emily Beecham are dazzling as women who refuse to accept the limited choices offered to them — with Kristin Scott Thomas magnificent as the eccentric, politically ferocious Aunt Emily.

A miniseries chronicling the lives of LGBT rights activists from the Stonewall era through marriage equality. Features powerful portrayals of older lesbian and queer women whose lifetimes of activism shaped the rights enjoyed today.