The Bisexual


The Bisexual is a comedy-drama television series created by Desiree Akhavan and Rowan Riley and starring Akhavan, Maxine Peake, and Brian Gleeson. The series, a co-production between British television network Channel 4 and American streaming service Hulu, debuted on 10 October 2018 in the United Kingdom and on 16 November 2018 in the United States.

Premise

Leila takes a break from her decade-long relationship with her partner Sadie and begins to explore her own bisexuality, though she struggles to come out to her friends.

Cast and characters

Reception

Heather Hogan at Autostraddle called the show “brilliant,” adding that, “Akhavan’s characters absolutely do not always do or say The Right Thing, but her writing is overflowing with compassion”. Clarisse Loughrey at The Independent gave the show four stars out of five, opining that the show is "what British comedy needs to break through the stereotypes and move forward". Lucy Mangan of The Guardian described the show as "neither funny nor dramatic", giving it only two stars out of five.