In an age where media and entertainment are dominated by males as the lead, TV shows with strong female leads are often overlooked. Viewers, especially women viewers, should be tuning into those shows with female leads, allowing them to view what strong women are capable of. Seeing women come out on top in a mainstream media format can empower women who face adversity. Let’s take a look at the TV shows featuring the strongest female leads:
1. Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones is a Netflix and Marvel collaboration starring Krysten Ritter as the main female lead. The show is about a former superhero and her return to normal life in New York City. The show follows her life, her new job, and all of the memories of her past that she needs to fight through and handle all alone. While this show is a work of superhero fiction within the Marvel Universe, it deals with a woman who needs to redirect her life on her own, proving her to be a strong, independent woman who is able to handle herself.
2. Fleabag
Based upon a one woman show, Fleabag is a show that stars and is written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, showing how a woman works her way through finding and accepting herself in the harsh face of tragedy and betrayal, with a bit of a raunchy, self-deprecating, humourous angle.
3. Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies is a TV show starring many A-list actresses, such as Resse Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, portraying a story about mystery, murder, and mischief in a normal American town. The leads in this show are all women who are capable of action and adventure, while being everyday wives and mothers. But most of all this show is about the bonds of friendship.
4. How to Get Away with Murder
Viola Davis stars as a tough-as-nails criminal defense attorney, teaching her students how to defend those in need (and not) how to navigate the justice system. Davis’ portrayal of Annalise Keeting, showcases a powerful woman of color who defeated the odds to rise to the top.
5. Veronica Mars
The original TV show and the revival of Veronica Mars stars Kristen Bell as a highschool girl who aids her father as a private investigator, uncovering mysteries in California. This series shows that women can do it just as effectively as any man, and in Veronica’s case, even better.
6. I May Destroy You
I May Destroy You is a show that follows a female lead who is assaulted in a nightclub, which requires her to then rebuild her life and reassess every part of it. The show is relatively new and provides a real example of a woman and her actions in the aftermath of a tragic assault.
Watching these shows not only provides women with a sense of empowerment, but also represents women of various backgrounds, races, and lifestyles on the small screen, which is so important. All of these shows are available to watch via cable and tv deals, AT&T U-Verse internet packages, streaming services or other cable providers.