Gone, but never forgotten!
Russ Martin/FX; HBO MAX; NetflixAnother year, another long list of LGBTQ+ shows ending or getting canceled!
This modern era of the golden age of television through streaming hasn't always been kind to LGBTQ+ projects that don't reach mainstream success or significant awards buzz immediately. This has led to a flood of queer shows getting canceled in recent years after just one or two seasons.
In 2022, Out tracked at least 23 LGBTQ+ inclusive shows that were canceled or ended. In 2023, the list amounted to a shocking 30 shows that either wrapped or got canceled.
Running up the numbers, this 2024 list of canceled and/or ending TV shows amounts to an estimated 70 LGBTQ-inclusive series either ending or being canceled in the last three years.
Scroll through to see which LGBTQ+ shows have ended in 2024 and won't be coming back in the new year.
1. Élite
This Spanish teen drama followed the students at Las Encinas, an elite private school and for eight seasons, it gave us some of the most wild and sexy teen dramas on TV! The eighth and final season aired this year.
Élite is streaming on Netflix.
2. What We Do in the Shadows
This incredible sitcom about a group of misfit vampires living in New York City gave us the queer vampires we've always wanted, tons of laughs, an all-time great will-they-won't-they gay couple, and a ton of feelings. The final season aired this year.
What We Do in the Shadows is streaming on Hulu.
3. Arcane
This stunningly beautiful animated series went off the rails a little bit in its second season, but we'll still miss it! Originally following sisters Vi and Jinx and the political situation between the oppressive Piltover and the oppressed city of Zaun, this is one of the most visually impressive animated shows of all time. While it only lasted two seasons, spin-offs are coming.
Arcane is streaming on Netflix.
4. The Acolyte
We loved this Star Wars show, the first created and run by an out LGBTQ+ person (Leslye Headland), but unfortunately it was canceled after just one season. It followed two force-sensitive sisters, Osha and Mae, a hundred years before the earliest Star Wars film as both the light and dark sides of the force try to seduce them.
The Acolyte is streaming on Disney+.
5. Chucky
Don Mancini (the gay man who created the Child's Play franchise) brought his iconic characters to television in this campy and gory show about a 14-year-old boy, his boyfriend, and their friends trying to stop the murderous doll.
Chucky is streaming on Peacock.
6. Dead Boy Detectives
Netflix developed this supernatural show based on a Neil Gaiman comic after the success of its show The Sandman, but while that show is coming back for a second season, this show about two teen ghosts who investigate supernatural crimes was canceled after just one.
Dead Boy Detectives is streaming on Netflix.
7. Girls5Eva
Sadly, Netflix canceled this hilarious and heartfelt musical comedy starring Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell as the members of a one-hit-wonder girl group who reunite as adult women just one season after rescuing it from Peacock.
Girls5Eva is streaming on Netflix.
8. Kaos
Jeff Goldblum starred as Zeus in this Netflix series about the Greek Gods living in the modern age, and the prophecy destined to bring them down. Unfortunately, after a cliffhanger in the final episode, the show was canceled.
Kaos is streaming on Netflix.
9. Orphan Black: Echoes
This spin-off series of Orphan Black starred Keeley Hawes as the daughter of the original show's protagonist, Sarah Manning, alongside Krysten Ritter. It was canceled after just one season of ten episodes.
Orphan Black: Echoes is streaming on AMC+.
10. Our Flag Means Death
We absolutely loved this comedy about the Golden Age of Piracy that showed the real, gay side of piracy, and followed two real-life pirates Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard as they fell in love and became co-captains together. We're still mourning that it only had two seasons.
Our Flag Means Death is streaming on Max.
11. Pretty Little Liars
This fourth series in the Pretty Little Liars TV universe follows a new group of Liars that includes the queer Noa and a girl named Mouse who dates a trans man. It was canceled after two seasons.
Pretty Little Liars is streaming on Max.
12. Schmigadoon!
Oh, Schmigadoon! what will we do without you? This musical series starred Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key as a normal couple who enter a magical musical-based world fill with characters played by a lineup of Broadway and musical stars including Kristin Chenoweth, Aaron Tveit, Dove Cameron, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Jane Krakowski, and Tituss Burgess. It was sadly canceled after two seasons.
Schmigadoon! is streaming on Apple TV+.
13. Velma
This unfairly maligned animated series told an alternate origin for Velma, Shaggy, Fred, and Daphne when they were teens and before they ever met Scooby Doo. It gave us Velma and Daphne as a couple, and a lot of laughs.
Velma is streaming on Max.
14. Star Trek: Discovery
This Star Trek series included our favorite queer outer-space chosen family, made up of couple Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) and Dr. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz), as well as nonbinary character Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio) and trans character Gray (Ian Alexander). The show ended after five seasons.
Star Trek: Discovery is streaming on Paramount+.
15. The Umbrella Academy
Based on the comic book of the same name by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba, The Umbrella Academy follows a dysfunctional family of adopted siblings each with a different super power. It was notable for its handling of star Elliot Page's transition, having his character transition along with him.
The Umbrella Academy is streaming on Netflix.
16. Grown-ish
Grown-ish was a spin-off of Black-ish, following the Johnson family's kids as they go off to college. Among the main character Zoey's friends are queer characters like Nomi and Zaara. The show lasted for six seasons.
Grown-ish is streaming on Tubi.
17. Good Trouble
Picking up where The Fosters left off, Good Trouble follows Callie Adams Foster and Mariana Adams Foster as they move out and begin their adult lives. Queer actors Zuri Adele, Sherry Cola, Emma Hunton, and Jazmin all played regular or recurring characters. It ended after five seasons.
Good Trouble is streaming on Hulu.
18. Sort Of
Bilal Baig created and starred in this series about a non-binary Pakistani-Canadian millennial trying to balance their life, family, and career, which lasted three seasons.
Sort Of is streaming on Max.
19. Young Royals
Netflix's Swedish teen drama follows the fictional Prince Wilhelm of Sweden (Edvin Ryding) as he falls in love with fellow boarding school student Simon Eriksson (Omar Rudberg). We absolutely loved this romance, and it ended after three seasons and eighteen episodes.
Young Royals is streaming on Netflix.
20. Station 19
A spin-off of Grey's Anatomy that follows firefighters in Seattle, this show had several queer main characters, including gay firefighter Travis Montgomery, bisexual firefighter Maya Bishop, and Dr. Carina DeLuca, Maya's wife. The show lasted seven seasons and 105 episodes.
Station 19 is streaming on Hulu.
