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Something to watch (Netflix/Amazon Prime) with strong female lead

51 replies

Fingernail · 10/01/2020 20:36

I have recently enjoyed The Fall (really recommend that, if anyone else hasn’t seen it), The Dublin Murders, Homecoming

Any other suggestions?

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 10/01/2020 20:53

Good Wife is on Prime

Synecdoche · 10/01/2020 20:54

Thirding Unbelievable and seconding How to Get Away With Murder

GreenTulips · 10/01/2020 20:54

The handmaidens tale if you haven’t seen it

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roiseandjim · 10/01/2020 20:55

Workin moms

jamaisjedors · 10/01/2020 20:55

Grace and Frankie?

roiseandjim · 10/01/2020 20:55

Oh yeah and good girls- all seasons are on Netflix

Bluntness100 · 10/01/2020 20:57

The messiah, I've just finished watching it, it's definitely very watchable and worth it,

Kyvia · 10/01/2020 20:57

Big Little Lies is a brilliant series (it’s Reece Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shalene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz & Laura Dern) I think you can pay for it on Amazon, or get Now TV for a week to watch it.

+1 The Good Place & OITNB

Another Life on Netflix is good, Katy Sackhoff.

HardAsSnails · 10/01/2020 20:57

Orphan Black - utterly bonkers story but Tatiana Maslany's acting is incredible.

Killing Eve is a good romp

Kyvia · 10/01/2020 20:58

Oh Grace & Frankie is brilliant!

MarshaBradyo · 10/01/2020 20:59

Unbelievable

Kyvia · 10/01/2020 20:59

Oh and Orphan Black too, I recently re-watched it and it holds up really well

CatintheFireplace · 10/01/2020 21:01

The Expanse (sci fi) is really good - lots of strong, interesting female characters.

The Boys, somewhat paradoxically, is very interesting from a feminist perspective.

Yy to the Killing, and also The Bridge (I've only seen the originals, not sure about the English remakes)

CatintheFireplace · 10/01/2020 21:01

Oh yes, and No Offence, Killing Eve and Fleabag of course.

PhilippaFawcett · 10/01/2020 21:02

Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries on Netflix

CatintheFireplace · 10/01/2020 21:02

Oh, and The Americans.

CatintheFireplace · 10/01/2020 21:05

(NB the first episode of Americans seems very "American" and definitely not feminist, but if you make it past that it gets really really good).

I'll shut up now.

RoomR0613 · 10/01/2020 21:05

Another vote for The Marvelous Mrs Maisel on prime. I've loved it and everything else I've really loved is also listed by people above.

Also Good Girls on Netflix

sycamore54321 · 10/01/2020 21:05

I echo all of those saying Unbelievable.

I’d also recommend the BBC series Unforgotten if you like crime drama; it’s on Netflix. The same lead actress is in another great series called I think The Split which I also loved.

There’s also quite a few of the Jane Austen adaptations on those services, for a different kind of strong woman.

sycamore54321 · 10/01/2020 21:07

And did anybody mention Homeland? Variable in quality across the various series but (almost) always watchable.

Mandarinfish · 10/01/2020 21:10

Spiral (if you don't mind subtitles) - two amazing female leads.

HardAsSnails · 10/01/2020 21:24

The Bletchley Circle
And yes to Homeland

JoeGargery · 10/01/2020 21:31

YY to OITNB and The Americans - brilliant in very different ways

BarbaraofSeville · 10/01/2020 21:33

Locked Up, Spanish OITNB. On All 4.

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 10/01/2020 21:39

The Mentalist. Teresa Lisbon takes no shit.

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