22 suprisingly sapphic things you need to catch up on by the end of 2024

1. Yellowjackets: Seasons 1 & 2

Yellowjackets is a delightfully dark drama following dual timelines — one in which a girls soccer team crashes in the wilderness and they're forced to do awful things to survive, and one in which the mysteries of their past begin to catch up with those who remain years later. This one has explicitly queer relationships in both timelines.

Why You Need to Catch Up: Season 3 premieres on Paramount+ on February 14, 2025.

2. Agatha All Along

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has long dragged their heels about including any meaningful queer representation, but those days are over thanks to Agatha All Along. You really only need to know three things: Kathryn Hahn, Aubrey Plaza, witches. You're welcome.

Why You Need to Catch Up: While we don't know if Agatha will get a season two, it would be extremely surprising if these characters don't show up somewhere else in the MCU in the near future.

3. I Kissed a Girl

Reality dating shows often leave queer romance out of the mix, but this BBC Three spin-off of I Kissed a Boy puts the ladies front and center.

Why You Need to Catch Up: The success of I Kissed a Girl earned a second season for I Kissed a Boy, so we're hoping more of the former will be in the works down the line as well.

4. Arcane

Netflix's Arcane is an animated series set in the League of Legends Universe. It's made waves since its 2021 debut, and wrapped up with a sapphic season two this year.

Why You Need to Catch Up: The show just concluded in November, so there's still plenty to talk about with other fans.

5. Hayley Kiyoko's "Girls Like Girls"

It's been nine years since Lesbian Jesus casually dropped "Girls Like Girls" and became the sapphic songstress pop music needed to break through the hetero-noise. Why are we bringing it up now? Well...

Why You Need to Catch Up: A feature film adaptation of "Girls Like Girls" is finally in the works, with Kiyoko directing, as well as co-writing the script with Stefanie Scott.

6. Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding is one of those movies that's kind of hard to describe, because it just far surpasses its logline. Suffice it to say, Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian do a bang up job diving into the dark underworld of this claustrophobic town amidst a backdrop of the world of bodybuilding.

Why You Need to Catch Up: You just do, okay? And it will certainly help get you hyped for this upcoming O'Brian movie.

7. Bad Sisters: Season 1

This family of dysfunctional sisters who simultaneously plotted and attempted to solve the murder of their heinous brother-in-law received well-deserved acclaim when it premiered in 2022. One of the sisters is married to a woman and raising a family of her own, and it's refreshing to see that casual queerness while the story itself revolves around unrelated mayhem.

Why You Need to Catch Up: Season 2 is currently airing on Apple+.

8. Wynonna Earp

I find it impossible to believe that there's a queer woman on the planet who hasn't heard of Wynonna Earp by now. The film follow-up to the TV series came out on Tubi this year thanks to fans clamoring for more following the show's end in 2021.

Why You Need to Catch Up: TBD on whether there will be more live action Wynonna Earp, but the fact that an audio series followed the movie bodes well for some sort of continuation of the story.

9. Kesha

Kesha has dropped two new songs so far this year — "Joyride" and "Delusional" — marking the beginning of a new era in which she's taking control of her own musical future. If you haven't gotten into her music yet, get your shit together and dive in.

Why You Need to Catch Up: Kesha's sixth studio album is expected to be released some time in 2025.

10. The Last of Us: Part II

BeforeThe Last of Us became a hit series for HBO, it was a beloved video game. That video game had a sequel, and that sequel was pretty gay. So if you need some apocalyptic queerness in your life, you can catch up on the show and you can play through the games as well.

Why You Need to Catch Up: Season 2 of The Last of Us will premiere some time in 2025, and will be based on Part II.

11. Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Do we even need to explain this one?

12. Hazbin Hotel: Season 1

Hazbin Hotel went from a YouTube pilot to a proper Amazon series this year, following the daughter of Lucifer as she opens a rehabilitation hotel for demons.

Why You Need to Catch Up: The show has been renewed for season two, and though we don't have a premiere date yet, it's possible we'll see more episodes drop in 2025.

14. Joy Oladokun's Observations From a Crowded Room

Joy Oladokun's latest album, Observations From a Crowded Room, dropped earlier this year.

Why You Need to Catch Up: Good music is good music. You don't want to be left behind here.

13. The Sex Lives of College Girls: Seasons 1 & 2

Reneé Rapp may have said her farewell to The Sex Lives of College Girls, but that doesn't mean the rest of us have to do the same.

Why You Need to Catch Up: Season 3 is currently airing on Max.

15. Wednesday: Season 1

Jenna Ortega won just about everyone over with her portrayal of the iconic Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series centered around her character. While season one saw her in a love triangle with two guys, it seems as if that will fortunately be left in the past as we move on to season two. Meanwhile, a number of fans are rooting for Wednesday's attention to shift to her friend Enid — and it should.

Why You Need to Catch Up: Season 2 will likely drop on Netflix sometime in 2025. Oh, and did we mention Lady Gaga is set to make an appearance?

16. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is much more queer than it sounds, I promise.

Why You Need to Catch Up: Leslye Headland and Liz Tigelaar are adapting the novel for Netflix. Although we're not sure exactly when just yet, it's good to be prepared for this one.

18. Dove Cameron's Alchemical, vol. 1

Last year, Dove Cameron released the first half of her debut album, Alchemical, featuring the unapologetically sapphic bop "Boyfriend."

Why You Need to Catch Up: A year later, Cameron has finally started teasing songs from Alchemical, vol. 2, suggesting we're close to a full album drop.

17. Stranger Things: Seasons 1-4

Stranger Things has been a massive win for Netflix, thanks to the combination of '80s nostalgia, monsters, and a delightful cast of both fresh faces and familiar faves. It's also infused queerness into that nostalgia through several characters, including Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke).

Why You Need to Catch Up: The fifth and final season should be hitting Netflix sometime in 2025.

19. Drive-Away Dolls

Lesbians accidentally doing crime.

Why You Need to Catch Up:Drive-Away Dolls is meant to be the first of a "lesbian B-movie trilogy" from Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke.

20. Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara

This Hulu documentary follows a bizarre saga in which someone catfished Tegan and Sara fans for 16 years.

Why You Need to Catch Up: In an era where the separation between celebs and fans seems thinner than ever, this could not be more timely.

21. Heartstopper

Heartstopper may center around Nick and Charlie, but there are sapphics to love among the cast of characters as well. While we wait to find out whether there will be a season four of the Netflix series, it's a great time to check out the graphic novels that started it all if you haven't done so already.

Why You Need to Catch Up: Author Alice Oseman revealed that the upcoming sixth graphic novel will be the final entry for Heartstopper. There's no official release date yet, but fans are keeping their fingers crossed for 2025.

22. Squid Game: Season 1

Squid Game is not for viewers looking for a story that ends with happily ever after. And it's only sapphic undertones that we get here, but there's a reason this show was such a hit when it first came out.

Why You Need to Catch Up: Season 2 premieres on Netflix December 26, 2024.