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Strong female lead

Strong female lead TV Series

A complex woman drives the story.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 600 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

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600 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

★ 6.3
4K 13 2021–2022
Dystopia · Revenge
8/10

Karenjit Kaur - The Untold Story of Sunny Leone

★ 7.1
4K 21 2018–present
Female perspective
8/10

The Crimson Petal and the White

★ 7.5
4K 4 2011–2011
Female perspective · Period piece
8/10

Sisi: Austrian Empress

★ 7.1
4K 24 2021–2024
Royalty & aristocracy
8/10

Ingobernable

★ 7.0
4K 27 2017–2018
Political intrigue
8/10

Legend of Fei

★ 7.3
4K 51 2020–2021
Strong female lead · Period piece
8/10

Ölene Kadar

★ 6.8
4K 13 2017–2017
Revenge · Turkish drama
8/10

Frankie Drake Mysteries

★ 6.8
4K 41 2017–2021
Detective mystery · Period piece
8/10

The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco

★ 6.9
4K 8 2018–2018
Detective mystery
8/10

Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries

★ 7.3
3K 12 2019–2021
Detective mystery
8/10

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

★ 7.2
3K 3 1996–1996
Period piece · Strong female lead
8/10

WandaVision

★ 7.9
418K 9 2021–2021
Mystery box · Stylized direction
7/10

Ozark

★ 8.4
394K 44 2017–2022
Criminal underworld · Morally gray
7/10

Orange Is the New Black

★ 8.0
337K 91 2013–2019
Ensemble cast · Social commentary
7/10

The 100

★ 7.5
305K 100 2014–2020
Post-apocalyptic · Survival
7/10

Bridgerton

★ 7.5
230K 41 2020–present
Love story · Period piece
7/10

Silo

★ 8.1
217K 40 2023–present
Dystopia · Mystery box
7/10

Gilmore Girls

★ 8.2
175K 153 2000–2007
Dialogue-driven · Comfort rewatch
7/10

The Wheel of Time

★ 7.2
165K 24 2021–2025
High fantasy · Deep worldbuilding
7/10

Pluribus

★ 7.9
161K 10 2025–present
Existential dread · Philosophical
7/10

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

★ 8.1
146K 601 1999–present
Long-runner · Procedural
7/10

Sharp Objects

★ 8.0
139K 8 2018–2018
Character study · Atmospheric
7/10

Unbelievable

★ 8.3
138K 8 2019–2019
True crime · Female perspective
7/10

The Killing

★ 8.3
135K 44 2011–2014
Slow burn · Bleak · Atmospheric
7/10