10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

10 LGBTQ+ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

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10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

Television has gotten very far when it comes to on-screen LGBTQ+ representation. Not only is TV now including more LGBTQ+ characters on its shows, but it is also highlighting those storylines with more prominence than ever before. Still, many promising LGBTQ+ shows have been canceled too soon over the years.

While it is important to celebrate how far the LGBTQ+ has come on television, it is also important to reflect on the projects that have been canceled too soon – leaving fans without any closure when it comes to those stories. Read below to remember 10 LGBTQ+ shows that were cut short before their time had come.

10 Sense8 (2015-2018)

10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

For a show that only had two seasons, it’s fascinating to see the undeniably large cultural impact that Sense8 left on mainstream audiences over the years. What’s more, its staying power only proves that this show was canceled way too soon.

Sense8 was a dream-come-true for LGBTQ+ representation, as it celebrated the spectrum of both sexual orientation and gender identity in ways that felt refreshing and unique. Despite being one of the most talked-about shows on Netflix, it still got the axe from the streaming service after two seasons. Thankfully, Sense8 fans got a two-hour finale in 2018. However, it is safe to say that viewers would’ve preferred a few more seasons instead.

9 AJ & the Queen (2020)

10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

2020 was the year when RuPaul Charles ventured into scripted TV drama, breaking out of his Emmy-winning hosting and judging gig on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Unfortunately, this did not seem like the time for Mama Ru to land a hit scripted series on Netflix.

Created by Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City, The Comeback), AJ and the Queen followed a professional drag queen driving across the country with a 10-year-old. There was a lot of LGBTQ+ representation on the show, but it ultimately fell short from landing a Season 2 renewal from Netflix.

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8 Doubt (2017)

10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

In 2017, Doubt became the first-ever scripted drama on broadcast TV to cast a transgender person as a series regular. In it, actress Laverne Cox played the lawyer Cameron Wirth.

There is no denying that this was a very important achievement for trans representation. Unfortunately, Doubt was canceled by CBS after only 2 episodes due to low viewership. Later that year, CBS aired the remaining 11 episodes that had been filmed for the first season. However, there was never enough momentum to bring the show back.

7 The Shannara Chronicles (2016-2017)

10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles was a very promising YA fantasy drama that featured a lead bisexual character. Over the course of two seasons, Eretria fell in love with both Wil and Lyria, which was certainly a more nuanced storyline than fans of the fantasy genre usually got on TV.

Sadly, The Shannara Chronicles moved from MTV to Spike, which was then rebranded as the Paramount Network. During that period of transition, the series was not picked up for a third season.

6 The New Normal (2012-2013)

10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

In 2012, Ryan Murphy was already riding high due to the success of Glee and American Horror Story. Consequently, NBC greenlit The New Normal – a show about a happy and successful gay couple who was in the process of having a baby.

It was certainly groundbreaking for broadcast TV to have a show where the two main leads were gay men who were in a happy relationship and building a family together. However, The New Normal was not picked for a second season, making it one of the shortest Ryan Murphy series of all time.

5 Allen Gregory (2011)

10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

Created by Jonah Hill, Allen Gregory was another animated sitcom on Fox that was meant to fit perfectly with the likes of The Simpsons and Family Guy. The series followed the sophisticated but pretentious 7-year-old title character whose parents happened to be gay men in a relationship.

After a first season of just seven episodes, Allen Gregory was not picked up for more episodes or a second season. Given that LGBTQ+ representation is still very weak on animated projects, it definitely felt like it was ‘too soon’ for this cancellation.

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4 The Real O’Neals (2016-2017)

10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

ABC’s sitcom The Real O’Neals followed a family that projected a certain picture-perfect image to the outside but actually had quite a few secrets behind closed doors. One of those ‘secrets’ had to do with Kenny, the family’s middle child, who happened to be gay.

The LGBTQ+ representation on The Real O’Neals was far from ideal, but there was a lot of promise behind the premise of an LGBTQ+ character dealing with parents that did their best to hide this fact about their child. After two seasons, the series was canceled, leaving several storylines completely open-ended.

3 Gypsy (2017)

10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

There was a lot of hype surrounding Gypsy, a TV show starring Naomi Watts, before it premiered on Netflix. The series told the story of a therapist, Jean, who had boundary issues and got too involved in her patients’ lives. Jean is ultimately driven to cheating on her husband with Sidney, who is the ex-girlfriend of one of Jean’s patients.

The complicated but fascinating relationship between Jean and Sidney was one of the major highlights of Gypsy. Given that Netflix was then still not known for canceling too many of its original shows, fans assumed that Gypsy would surely be picked up for a second season. Except it wasn’t, and viewers were left on a huge cliffhanger.

2 Noah’s Arc (2005-2006)

10 LGBTQ TV Shows That Were Cancelled Way Too Soon

One of the biggest and most upsetting cancellations in the history of LGBTQ+ shows is Noah’s Arc. This groundbreaking series prominently featured LGBTQ+ people of color, which was quite revolutionary in 2005.

At the time, Noah’s Arc was the highest-rated TV show on Logo TV, a network that caters to the LGBTQ+ community. Still, the network decided to inexplicably drop the series after two seasons, leaving many fans very upset.

1 Looking (2014-2016)

At the time of its release, the promise behind HBO’s Looking was that it would feature gay men and relationships as they truly are, not making any concessions for TV standards. It was something many looked forward to, and with good reason.

Despite the first season of Looking didn’t please critics or attract large audiences, there was no denying that the second season was a vast improvement in every way. Still, HBO did not renew Looking for a third season. Instead, a ‘movie finale’ was released in 2016.

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