Pride Month is a time to revisit the TV shows that have made queer lives visible on screen. From supernatural fiction and political thrillers to teen romance and dark comedy, each title offers a distinct perspective on identity, desire, and connection. Whether recently released or continuing into new seasons, these series reflect the range of queer television worth watching this June.
Agatha All Along
Agatha All Along is a supernatural dark comedy that continues the story of Agatha Harkness, played by Kathryn Hahn, first introduced in WandaVision. After Wanda Maximoff casts a spell erasing her memory and rewriting her identity into that of a suburban neighbor in Westview, Agatha remains under the enchantment until Wanda’s presumed death causes it to break. The series begins as Agatha regains her awareness, weakened and cut off from the magical world, and begins to navigate a new hierarchy of power.
Aubrey Plaza plays Rio Vidal, the Green Witch – Death. Her past romantic relationship with Agatha adds emotional weight to their confrontation, turning a cosmic force into a deeply personal antagonist. Joe Locke appears as Wiccan, a queer teenage warlock with ties to Wanda Maximoff and Marvel’s magical legacy. Agatha All Along places queer identities and relationships at the center of its story, grounding its magic in connection, conflict, and memory.
Fellow Travelers
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey star in Fellow Travelers, a historical romance and political drama that follows Hawkins Fuller and Tim Laughlin, two men whose secret relationship begins during the Lavender Scare of the 1950s. As the story unfolds across several decades – including the Vietnam War era, the disco explosion, and the AIDS crisis – the series captures both the personal costs and public pressures of being gay in a repressive political climate. The show gives time to emotional intimacy, physical vulnerability, and the sacrifices each character makes in a society that demands silence. With nuanced performances from Bomer and Bailey, Fellow Travelers is both a sweeping love story and a reckoning with American history.
Yellowjackets
In Showtime’s Yellowjackets, a plane crash strands a girls’ soccer team in the wilderness in the 1990s, forcing them into primal survival. In the present day, the now-adult survivors deal with trauma, secrecy, and guilt. Taissa, portrayed by Jasmin Savoy Brown (teen) and Tawny Cypress (adult), is openly in a relationship with Van (Liv Hewson and Lauren Ambrose) both during the crash and decades later. Steven Krueger plays Coach Ben, a closeted gay man who faces isolation and inner conflict. The show also hints at complex feelings between Shauna (Sophie Nélisse and Melanie Lynskey) and Melissa (Jenna Burgess, Hilary Swank), particularly in the later episodes, where their connection turns physical. Yellowjackets uses horror and psychological suspense to explore queerness in ways both visceral and emotionally grounded.
Heartstopper
Joe Locke and Kit Connor star in Heartstopper, a coming-of-age romance based on Alice Oseman’s graphic novels. Locke plays Charlie, a sensitive and openly gay teenager; Connor plays Nick, a rugby player navigating his bisexuality. Their relationship unfolds with emotional clarity and respect, offering a version of queer adolescence rarely seen on screen. Yasmin Finney plays Elle, a trans girl building a new life at a nearby school. Corinna Brown and Kizzy Edgell portray Tara and Darcy, a lesbian couple facing peer pressure and personal growth. With warmth and softness, Heartstopper focuses on queer joy, mutual support, and the importance of chosen family.
Sex Education
Sex Education is a British ensemble dramedy set at Moordale Secondary School, with Asa Butterfield as Otis, Gillian Anderson as his sex therapist mother, and Ncuti Gatwa as Eric, Otis’s gay best friend. Gatwa’s performance captures Eric’s confidence, vulnerability, and cultural complexity. The show also features Patricia Allison as pansexual Ola, Tanya Reynolds as asexual Lily, and Dua Saleh as Cal, a nonbinary student challenging institutional gender norms. With characters played by a wide range of queer and trans actors, Sex Education integrates LGBTQ+ stories across age groups, identities, and life experiences – always with a mix of humor, honesty, and care.
It’s a Sin
Olly Alexander leads It’s a Sin as Ritchie Tozer, an aspiring actor who moves to London in the 1980s and forms a close group of friends just as the AIDS crisis begins to unfold. Lydia West plays Jill, their anchor and caretaker, while Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howells, and Nathaniel Curtis round out the ensemble. Created by Russell T Davies, the show focuses on how joy, denial, grief, and resistance shaped the queer experience during the epidemic. It’s a Sin portrays queer friendship and intimacy not as afterthoughts but as forms of survival, bringing a deeply human perspective to one of the most devastating chapters in LGBTQ+ history.
Vida
Melissa Barrera and Mishel Prada star as sisters Lyn and Emma in Vida, a series set in East Los Angeles. After the death of their mother, they inherit a bar and discover she had a wife, Eddy, played by Ser Anzoategui. Emma, portrayed by Prada, is a queer woman whose guardedness contrasts with the show’s vibrant community of queer Latinx characters. Chelsea Rendon, Roberta Colindrez, and Karen Sours Albisua appear in supporting roles that reflect the neighborhood’s intersecting identities. Created by Tanya Saracho with an all-Latinx writers’ room, Vida explores queerness through cultural specificity, family conflict, and neighborhood resistance.
Baby Reindeer
Richard Gadd stars as Donny in Baby Reindeer, a psychological drama based on his own life and adapted from his award-winning stage play. Nava Mau plays Teri, a trans woman Donny forms a relationship with, and Jessica Gunning gives a chilling performance as Martha, the woman who stalks him. The show explores Donny’s trauma, sexual fluidity, and past abuse by an older man, with scenes that confront power, shame, and survival. Mau’s role as Teri adds complexity to the story’s portrayal of queer intimacy and emotional negotiation. Baby Reindeer is harrowing and deeply personal, with queerness central to its narrative stakes.
Mary & George
Julianne Moore stars in Mary & George as Mary Villiers, a calculating mother who schemes to place her son, George (Nicholas Galitzine), in the bed and favor of King James I. Based on historical records, the show dramatizes George’s rise to power through seduction, manipulation, and genuine emotional connection to the king, played by Tony Curran. The series includes explicit depictions of their relationship, treating queerness as both intimate and political. Rather than veiling the romance in subtext, Mary & George presents it as integral to English court history and to the power dynamics driving the story.
The Lioness
Laysla De Oliveira stars as Cruz Manuelos in Special Ops: Lioness, a CIA thriller created by Taylor Sheridan. Zoe Saldaña plays Joe, her commanding officer. Cruz goes undercover in the Middle East and unexpectedly falls in love with Aaliyah Amrohi, played by Stephanie Nur, the daughter of a powerful target. Their relationship is tender, tense, and emotionally charged – deepening Cruz’s inner conflict as both a soldier and a woman living in secrecy. The romantic plotline carries major narrative consequences and brings rare queer intimacy to the center of an action-driven espionage story.
These ten shows offer a wide spectrum of queer storytelling, each contributing to the visibility and complexity of LGBTQ+ lives on screen. From love and grief to magic and power, the characters at the center of these series reflect just how far queer television has come – and where it continues to go. For more viewing this Pride Month, explore our selection of 10 essential LGBTQ+ movies to watch in June. Stay tuned for more pieces, including our upcoming feature on the most influential queer TV shows of all time.
