TV shows where female characters are just treated as human? I don't think it exists outside a small handful of animated kids tv but I wanted to ask. I'm so tired.
Apologies if this is a vague prompt, but to be clear I mean shows in which the female characters and male characters are handled the exact same way. Honestly the idea I would love to recreate is whatever the adult version is of the time in a child's life when they just run around like wild things outside and play, before the girls are taught to care about how messy their hair is and before the boys start to talk about the shape of their female classmates arse.
I'll settle for:
- Women's appearances are not a plot point at any point or even commented on. Another thing I would personally prefer not to see is any eating disorder plotlines please.
- Costumes & hair and makeup are not over the top.
- Romance is either non existent or minimal OR more like a naturally evolving thing between two characters who already knew each other in another context. I.e. no dating apps, no "hitting on" women in public settings or referring to them like conquests, the happy ending is not a marriage to some mediocre man.
- Not sexualised.
Thanks. Very curious to see if this gets any responses.
Posted Feb 15, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC