List of dramatic television series with LGBT characters: 2020s

This is a list of dramatic television series (including web television and miniseries) that premiered in the 2020s which feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender characters. Non-binary, pansexual, asexual, and graysexual characters are also included. The orientation can be portrayed on-screen, described in the dialogue or mentioned.

2020s

2020

Year Show Network Character Actor Notes
2020–2gether: The SeriesGMM 25
Line TV
Tine
Sarawat
Green
Man
Type
Mil
Phukong
Dim
Win Metawin
Bright Vachirawit
Gun Korawit
Mike Chinnarat
Toptap Jirakit
Drake Sattabut
Frank Thanatsaran
Guy Sivakorn
Tine and Sarawat are gay love interests.
Green is gay and an admirer of Tine.[1]
Dim is gay and has a boyfriend.[2]
(Other character descriptions needed.)
2020– 9-1-1: Lone StarFoxTK Strand
Carlos Reyes
Paul Strickland
Ronen Rubinstein
Rafael Silva
Brian Michael Smith
TK is gay and a firefighter.[3]
Carlos is gay and a policeman.[4] Carlos and TK are dating.
Paul is a trans man and a firefighter.[5]
2020The Baker and the BeautyABCNatalie Garcia
Amy
Belissa Escobedo
Madelyn Sher
Natalie is ____.
Amy is ____.
2020–Blood & WaterNetflixChris Ackerman
Mark Tedder
Arno Greeff
Duane Williams
Chris is introduced as having been in a relationship with Zama. He has an affair with Mark and reveals that he is pansexual.[6]
Mark is gay.[7]
2020–Control ZNetflixIsabela De La Fuente
Gerry Granda
Luis
Álex
Gabriela
Zion Moreno
Patricio Gallardo
Luis Curiel
Samantha Acuña
Lidia San José
Isabela is a trans woman.
Gerry is bisexual.
Luis is gay.
Álex is lesbian.
Gabriela is lesbian.
Álex and Gabriela are in a relationship.
2020Council of DadsNBCDr. Oliver Post
Peter Richards
Charlotte Perry
JJ Perry
J. August Richards
Kevin Daniels
Thalia Tran
Blue Chapman
Oliver is gay.
Peter is gay.
Oliver and Peter are married and fathers.
Charlotte is lesbian.
J.J. is trans.
Charlotte and J.J. are siblings being raised by their mother and the Council of Dads after their father dies of cancer.
2020–CuronNetflixMicki AsperJuju Di DomenicoMicki is a lesbian.[8]
2020DeputyFoxBrianna Bishop
Genevieve
Bex Taylor-Klaus
Karrueche Tran
Brianna, a lesbian, is a deputy and Sheriff Bill Hollister's head of personal security.[9] In 1.09, Brianna comes out as non-binary and takes the Bishop surname as the neutral identity name.
Genevieve is a lesbian and Brianna's girlfriend.
2020–DesenfrenadasNetflixVera
Marcela
Tessa Ía
Coty Camacho
Marcela and Vera are a lesbian couple.
2020–Dispatches from ElsewhereAMCSimoneEve LindleySimone is a main character and a trans woman.[10]
2020–Feel GoodChannel 4
Netflix
Mae
George
Mae Martin
Charlotte Ritchie
Mae, a recovering addict, does not initially identify her sexuality. She has had relationships with men and women and is in a same-sex relationship. In episode 1.05, she says she's transgender, non-binary, and bisexual. In episode 1.06, she tries to have sex with a man.
George, Mae's girlfriend, previously identified as straight before she started dating Mae.[11][12]
2020–GentefiedNetflixAna MoralesKarrie MartinAna is a lesbian, she is also in a relationship with Yessika.[13]
2020–Get EvenBBC iPlayerOlivia Hayes
Amber
Christopher Beeman
Jessica Alexander
Razan Nassar
Jake Dunn
Olivia is ____.
Amber is ____.
Olivia and Amber kiss and acknowledge their feelings for each other in 1x09.
Christopher is gay and is catfished by Ronny Kent.
2020–Head HighThreeSteven GrimstoneRichard CrouchleySteven is gay and Imogen's twin brother.
(Series source: South Pacific Pictures.[14])
2020– HightownStarzJackie Quinones
Devonne Wilson
Monica Raymund
Gia Crovatin
Jackie is lesbian and a National Marine Fisheries Service agent on Cape Cod.
Devonne is lesbian and Jackie's ex-girlfriend.
2020HollywoodNetflixRichard "Dick" Samuels
Ernest "Ernie" West
Roy Fitzgerald / Rock Hudson
Archie Coleman
Henry Willson
George Cukor
Noël Coward
Joe Mantello
Dylan McDermott
Jake Picking
Jeremy Pope
Jim Parsons
Daniel London
Billy Boyd
Richard is a closeted gay studio executive.
Ernest is a sexually fluid Hollywood pimp.[15]
Hudson comes out as a gay man with his boyfriend, Archie Coleman.[16]
Archie is an African-American aspiring screenwriter and boyfriend of Rock Hudson.[16]
Willson is a gay Hollywood talent agent.[17]
Cukor is a known homosexual.[18]
Coward is a known homosexual.[18]
2020–HuntersPrime VideoMillie Morris
Maria De La Ruiz
Jerrika Hinton
Julissa Bermudez
Millie is a closeted lesbian FBI agent.[19]
Maria is a lesbian and Millie's girlfriend.
2020–I Am Not Okay With ThisNetflixSydney "Syd" NovakSophia LillisSydney is a teenager coming to terms with her lesbian orientation. She has romantic feelings for her best friend Dina, and her first sex experience was with her male friend Stanley, but she later decides to just be friends with him.[20][21][22]
2020Katy KeeneThe CWJorge/Ginger Lopez
Pepper Smith
Jonny Beauchamp
Julia Chan
Jorge Lopez is openly gay and performs in drag bars under 'Ginger', his female persona.[23]
Pepper is bisexual. She is an "it girl" with a mysterious past.
2020–Kissing GameNetflixFran
Chico
Bel
Maurílio
Guilherme
Iza Moreira
Michel Joelsas
Luana Nastas
Thomas Aquino
Augusto Trainotti
Fran is ____.
Chico is ____.
Bel is ____.
Maurílio is ____.
Guilherme is ____.
2020–Little AmericaApple TV+Rafiq
Zain
Haaz Sleiman
Adam Ali
Rafiq and Zain are both gay Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the United States.[24]
2020Little Fires EverywhereHuluMia Warren
Pauline Hawthorne
Izzy Richardson
April Jarvis
Kerry Washington
Anika Noni Rose
Megan Stott
Isabel Gravitt
Mia is bisexual and had an affair with her professor, Pauline, while studying arts.
Pauline is a lesbian.
Izzy is lesbian. She was in love with her former best friend April, whom she had been secretly together with for over a year.[25]
April is either a closeted lesbian or bisexual. She was in a hidden relationship with Izzy, then ostracized her when they were discovered kissing at a party after Izzy's turn at a seven minutes in heaven game chose April.[25]
2020–Locke & KeyNetflixDuncan LockeAaron AshmoreDuncan is gay and has a partner named Brian Rogan.[26]
2020–Love, VictorHuluVictor Salazar
Benji Campbell
Derek
Michael Cimino
George Sear
Lukas Gage
Victor is gay.
Benji is gay.
Derek is gay.
2020–Luna NeraNetflixLeptis
Tebe
Lucrezia Guidone
Manuela Mandracchia
Leptis is lesbian and a witch.
Tebe is lesbian and a witch.
Leptis and Tebe are a couple.
2020–Motherland: Fort SalemFreeformRaelle Collar
Scylla Ramshorn
Taylor Hickson
Amalia Holm
Raelle is lesbian. In episode "Hail Beltane" (1x04) she tells a male witch at the Beltane festival that she's "not into guys". Unaware of who she really is, Raelle falls for Scylla and they begin a relationship.[27][28]
Scylla is bisexual and seduces Raelle (her ex-boyfriend, Porter, was a male witch (1x03)). She is a Spree terrorist using a false identity and assigned with bringing Raelle to them, but she develops feelings for her. In episode "Bellweather Season" (1x05) she defies the Spree and before disappearing during a Spree attack tells Raelle "Whatever happens, I love you."[29][30] Their relationship ends after Scylla's affiliation with the Spree is discovered.[31]
2020–My Engineer (Thai TV series)Tencent VideoBohn
Duen
Ram
King
Mek
Boss
Cooper Patpasit
Poy Kritsanapong
Perth Nakhun
Lay Talay
Ryan Peng
Inntouch Naphat
Bohn and Duen, Ram and King, as well as Mek and Boss are gay love interests.[32]
(Reliable sources needed for series.)
2020–MysticCBBC
TVNZ
Caleb BurfordJoshua TanCaleb comes out as gay.[33]
2020–Never Have I EverNetflixFabiola Torres
Eve
Jonah Sharpe
Lee Rodriguez
Christina Kartchner
Dino Petrera
Fabiola is lesbian.
Eve is lesbian and Fabiola's love interest.
Jonah is a boy who comes out as gay.
2020–NursesGlobalAshley Collins
Caro
Natasha Calis
Alexandra Ordolis
Ashley is a lesbian and a nurse.
Caro, a paramedic, is lesbian and Ashley's love interest.[34][35]
2020October FactionNetflixGeoff Allen
Phillip Mishra
Gabriel Darku
Praneet Akilla
Geoff is openly gay.[36]
Phillip is a closeted gay teenager. They end up in a relationship. [37]
2020–P-ValleyStarzUncle Clifford
Lil Murda
Nicco Annan
J. Alphonse Nicholson
Clifford is described by the series's Writer's Room as "non-binary but uses the pronouns 'she.'"[38]
Lil may be bisexual or gay. He is interested in Clifford.[39]
2020Party of FiveFreeformMatthewGarciaMatthew is a trans man.[40][41]
2020–Penny Dreadful: City of AngelsShowtimeMateo Vega
Fly Rico
Charlton Townsend
Kurt
Rio
Johnathan Nieves
Sebastian Chacon
Michael Gladis
Dominic Sherwood
Natalie Dormer
Mateo is ____.
Fly is ____.
Charlton is ____.
Kurt is ____.
Rio is ____.
(Descriptions needed.)
2020–Reality ZNetflixNina
Madonna
Eric
Marcelo
Roberta
Ana Hartmann
Wallie Ruy
Saulo Arcoverde
Erom Cordeiro
Mariah de Moraes
Nina is bisexual. She's in a polyamorous relationship with Roberta and Lucas.
Madonna is a trans woman.
Eric is gay.
Marcelo is gay.
Eric and Marcelo are a couple.
Roberta is ____.
2020–SnowpiercerTNTBess Till
Jinju Seong
Mickey Sumner
Susan Park
Bess is ____.
Jinju is ____.
Bess and Jinju are a couple.
2020–Star Trek: PicardCBS All AccessSeven of Nine
Raffi Musiker
Bjayzl
Jeri Ryan
Michelle Hurd
Necar Zadegan
Seven is bisexual. (Seven of Nine was introduced in Star Trek: Voyager. In 1998, producer Jeri Taylor pushed for Seven to be lesbian, but there was so much opposition from the network that she had to suspend the idea.)[42][43]
Raffi is lesbian or bisexual. Raffi and Seven are shown holding hands in the last episode of season 1, "Et in Arcadia Ego".[44]
Bjayzl may be lesbian or bisexual. In episode "Stardust City Rag" (1x05), it becomes evident that she and Seven had been in a relationship in the past.[45]
2020–SummertimeNetflixSofiaAmanda CampanaSofia is a lesbian.
2020–Tales from the LoopPrime VideoGaddis
Gaddis 2
Alex
Kent
Ato Essandoh
Kevin Harris
Jon Kartajarena
Brian Maillard
Both alternate versions of Gaddis are gay and in love with Alex.
Alex is gay and is in a relationship with Gaddis 2.
Both alternate versions of Kent are shown to be flirting with Gaddis 1.
2020TommyCBSAbigail "Tommy" Thomas
Kiley Mills
Edie Falco
Katrina Lenk
Abigail is a lesbian and the first female Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department.[46]
Kiley is lesbian and Tommy's romantic interest.[47]
2020–TwentiesBETHattie
Ida B.
Chuck
Jonica T. Gibbs
Sophina Brown
Jevon McFerrin
Hattie is a butch lesbian writer.[48]
Ida is ____ and Hattie's boss. Hattie and Ida are starting a relationship.
Chuck is bisexual.
2020–Utopia FallsHuluBrooklyn
Sage
Humberly González
Devyn Nekoda
Brooklyn is described as a "fluid lover" by Humberly González.
Sage may be lesbian or also sexually fluid.
Brooklyn and Sage are in a romantic relationship.[49]
2020Vagrant QueenSyfyElida Al-Feyr
Amae Rali
Adriyan Rae
Alex McGregor
Elida is ____, and a former queen turned scavenger.
Amae is lesbian, and a skilled mechanic and pilot. When Elida first meets Amae, she interrupts a sexual encounter between Amae and a woman.
Elida and Amae are love interests.[50][51]
2020Where Your Eyes LingerVikiHan Tae-joo
Kang-gook
Han Gi-chan
Jang Eui-soo
Tae-joo is gay.
Kang-gook is gay. [52]
2020–White LinesNetflixKika CalafatMarta MilansKika is bisexual.
2020Why R U? (Thai TV series)One 31
Line TV
Zon
Saifah
Tutor
Fighter
Tommy Sittichok
Jimmy Karn
Saint Suppapong
Zee Pruk
Zon is bisexual.
Saifah is bisexual.
Zon and Saifah are love interests.
Tutor is gay.
Fighter is gay.
Tutor and Fighter are love interests.[53]
(Reliable sources needed for series.)
2020–Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistNBCMo
Eddie
Alex Newell
Patrick Ortiz
Mo is Zoey's gay, gender non-conforming neighbor and DJ who tries to help her understand the extent of her power.[54]
Eddie is ____.

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