PoC-Centric TV Shows (
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The majority of characters in this show are people of color. And most stories revolve around them.

The Lovers and Friends Show

A sexy dramatic series about a group of lesbians living in Miami.

Network:
Airdates: 2010

Dyke Central

Somewhat dysfunctional, but very real, lesbians in Oakland.

Network: , ,
Airdates: 2015

Between Women

A web series about the lives of a circle of friends in the Black lesbian community of Atlanta, GA.

Network:
Airdates: 2011 - 2015

Star

Three talented young singers navigate the music business on their road to success.

Network:
Airdates: 2016 - 2019

One Day at a Time

A divorced Cuban-American army vet struggles to raise her teenagers, a social warrior lesbian and an awkwardly too-cool jock, with the help of her OG Cubana mother. And Schneider.

Network: ,
Airdates: 2017 - 2020

Beating Heart

A South Korean television drama series consisting of six two-part stories, each story having its own writer and director.

Network:
Airdates: 2005

East Los High

A group of friends at East Los High face the trials and tribulations of teenagers growing up in East Los Angeles.

Network:
Airdates: 2013 - 2017

Jane the Virgin

A very clever Telenovela-style nighttime soap opera about a young woman named Jane who gets pregnant via accidental insemination.

Network:
Airdates: 2014 - 2019

Being Mary Jane

The life of a young black woman, her work, her family, and the popular talk show which she hosts.

Network:
Airdates: 2013 - 2019

The Wire

Lauded for its literary themes, an uncommonly acute exploration of society and politics, and its realistic portrayal of urban life, it never won any awards.

Network:
Airdates: 2002 - 2008

Black-ish

A black father struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.

Network:
Airdates: 2014 - 2022

The Women of Brewster Place

A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

Network:
Airdates: 1989