Series about strong women

Series about strong women
List of the best series about strong women selected by visitors to our site: FEUD, The Queen's Gambit, The Handmaid's Tale, Killing Eve, Empress Ki, The Good Wife, Veep, Grey's Anatomy, Y: The Last Man, For All Mankind.

In the top there are new series of 2021, a plot description and trailers for series that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 8.5
Genredrama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:31
CharactersStrong women, Actors
PlotRelationship, Jealousy
StyleMakes me think

Anthology series of famous feuds with the first season based on the legendary rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which began early on their careers, climaxed on the set of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" and evolved into an Oscar vendetta.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genredrama, sport
CountryUSA
CharactersGeniuses, Strong women, Orphans
PlotChess, Sports, Adventures, Competitions, Growing up
PlaceUSA
StylePopular, Spectacular, By books, Fascinating, Women in the lead roles

In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:46
CharactersLesbians, Childrens, Strong women, Pregnant women, Maids
PlotSurvival, Religion
TimeFuture
StyleWorth watching, For girls, Spectacular, Dystopian, Sad

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Italy
Duration01:08
CharactersKillers, Strong women, Special agents, Hired assassins
PlotInvestigation
PlacePrison
StyleFor girls, Spectacular, Action

A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Based on the Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountrySouth Korea
CharactersRich, Orphans, Emperors, Historical doramas
PlotLove, Love triangle
StyleDorama

The story of the woman that would become Empress Ki, and her struggles as she worked her way through war, political conspiracies, and the imperial palace to become Empress of China. This Korean Drama re-imagines the historical figure as a fierce, independent woman who goes to extreme lengths to protect those she loves.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:43
CharactersLawyers
PlotPolitics, Mystery
PlaceCourt
StyleFor girls, Fascinating, Touching

The Good Wife is a legal drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration00:30
CharactersOfficials
PlotPolitics
PlaceUSA
StyleFor girls

A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration00:43
CharactersDoctors, Students, Nurses, Surgeons
PlotLove, Medicine, Anatomy
StyleRomantic, For girls, To cry, Fascinating, Touching

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
CharactersStrong women
PlotSurvival, Intrigue, Deception
TimePost-apocalypse

Traverse a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome but for one cisgender man and his pet monkey. Follow the survivors in this new world as they struggle with their efforts to restore what was lost and the opportunity to build something better.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantastic, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersLesbians, Strong women, Scientists
PlotCosmonaut training
PlaceSpace, USA
StyleSpectacular

Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:00
CharactersLesbians, Psychologists, Strong women, Friends, Psychiatrists
PlotLove, Investigation, Jealousy
PlaceUSA

The journey of Jean Holloway – a therapist who begins to develop dangerous and intimate relationships with the people in her patients' lives.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:00
CharactersStrong women, Lawyers
PlotPolitics
PlaceUSA
StyleFascinating, Touching, Makes me think

Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrecomedy, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
CharactersKings, Strong women
PlotIntrigue
PlaceRussia
StyleWomen in the lead roles, Based on real events

A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersTeenagers, Mother and daughter, Single mothers, New kids at school, Friends
PlotRelationship, Move, Growing up, Everyday life, Women's rights
PlaceSchool, USA
StyleTouching

Angsty and awkward fifteen year old Ginny Miller often feels more mature than her thirty year old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller. After years on the run, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family something they've never had... a normal life. But it's not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia's past threatens her and her family's new way of life... and Georgia will do anything to protect her family.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:26
CharactersSerial killers, Sisters, Journalists
PlotMystery, Funeral
PlaceSmall towns
StyleSpectacular, Atmospheric, Twisted plot

Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:46
CharactersFamily, Housewives, Single mothers, Parents
PlotTreason, Investigation, Death, Mystery, Intrigue
StyleFor girls, Twisted plot, Unexpected ending

Subversive, darkly comedic drama Big Little Lies tells the tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama
CountryUSA
CharactersFamily, Strong women, Mothers
PlotIntrigue, Mystery, Jealousy
StyleFor girls, By books, Intriguing

The intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Explore the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:10
CharactersStrong women
PlaceEngland
Time19th century
StyleAtmospheric

In a world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having, no one is more determined to climb to the heights of English society than Becky Sharp.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration02:12
CharactersSerial killers, Strong women, Sisters, Housewives, Single mothers
StyleFor girls, Easy

This 1970s period dramedy inspired by the real life Kyle Richards and set amid the sexual revolution and the rise of second-wave feminism follows Bonnie, an unconventional mother struggling to raise her two daughters after leaving her husband. With the help of her two best friends, Kathleen and Diana, these three women will each discover their own brand of independence in a world reluctant to give it.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:55
CharactersSpy, Terrorists, CIA
PlotInvestigation, Intrigue
StyleWorth watching, Action, Fascinating

CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryRussia
Duration00:44

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Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration05:36
CharactersHousewives, Parents
PlotDepression, Divorce
StyleShort, For girls, Dark

Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughter's love and respect.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:43
Plotbetrayal, Death, Martial Arts, Deception

Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a double agent for the real CIA.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersFirefighters, Rescue, Strong women, Partners
StyleSoulful, Fascinating

A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the lives of others.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
CharactersStrong women, Criminals

Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

Markimdb: 8.8
Genrebiography, history
CountrySouth Korea
CharactersKings, Rich, Historical doramas
StyleDorama

Queen Seondeok is a 2009 South Korean historical drama, starring Lee Yo-won, Go Hyun-jung, Uhm Tae-woong, Park Ye-jin, Kim Nam-gil and Yoo Seung-ho. It chronicles the life of Queen Seondeok of Silla. It aired on MBC from May 25 to December 22, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 62 episodes. The viewership ratings for the show topped TV charts almost every week during its run, peaking at 44.7 percent. It swept the 2009 MBC Drama Awards; actress Go Hyun-jung's performance and subsequent grand prize win received near-universal acclaim.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, USA
Duration05:00
PlotMystery
StyleAtmospheric, Fascinating

A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration00:56
CharactersLesbians, Strong women, Heroes
PlotTravel
PlaceEngland
Time19th century
StyleFor girls, Fascinating, Based on real events, Makes me think

Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1832. Anne Lister attempts to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Most notably for the time period, a part of her plan is to help the fate of her own family - by taking a wife.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration00:48
CharactersSuperhero, Strong women
PlotSuperpowers, Supernatural, Investigation, Mystery, Lost memory
PlaceEngland
StyleFor girls, Atmospheric, Action

After waking in a park with total amnesia — and surrounded by dead bodies, all wearing latex gloves — a young woman must fight to uncover her past, and resume her position at the head of Britain’s most secret (supernatural) service before the traitors who stole her memory can finish what they started.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, adventure, detective
CountryUSA
CharactersTeenagers, Strong women
PlotSurvival, Mystery, Fate
PlaceUninhabited island
StyleFor girls

A group of teen girls from different backgrounds must fight for survival after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island. The castaways both clash and bond as they learn more about each other, the secrets they keep, and the traumas they've all endured. But there’s just one twist… these girls did not end up on this island by accident.





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