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.

Dyke Central

Somewhat dysfunctional, but very real, lesbians in Oakland.

Between Women

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

Star

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

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.

Beating Heart

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

East Los High

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

Jane the Virgin

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

Being Mary Jane

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

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.

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.

The Women of Brewster Place

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

Felizes Para Sempre?

When you have to ask “Happily Ever After?” like a question, the answer is probably “No.”