From returning favourites such as Heartstopper, Heartbreak High and Young Royals to highly-anticipated new shows like Fellow Travelers, Glamorous and The Last of Us, 2023 is destined to be another successful year for the queers on television. Read ahead for all of the LGBTQ+ comedies, dramas and duck-related slashers that are heading onto our screens next year.
Agatha: Coven of Chaos
Limited Series
Kathryn Hahn reprises her WandaVision role as sardonic spellcaster Agatha Harkness in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe series Coven of Chaos. Set to premiere in 2023 (we predict a Halloween release for this one), the series will also star Emma Caulfield Ford (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Joe Locke (Heartstopper), Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus), Ali Ahn (Supernatural), Maria Dizzia (Orange is the New Black) and Sasheer Zamata (SNL). While the stars have been cast in “undisclosed roles” - besides Ford, who returns as Sarah Proctor from WandaVision - rumours have been swirling surrounding Locke’s role, with many theorising that he will play Marvel Comics’ most iconic gay superhero, Wiccan (who also happens to be the son of Wanda Maximoff, gasp). Wiccan or not, Agatha: Coven of Chaos will be one for the queers with the inclusion of LGBTQ+ favourites such as Locke and Plaza, as well as Hahn. Her campy portrayal of the title character was cited as a highlight of WandaVision and her theme song, Agatha All Along!, became a viral hit on Gay Twitter. “And I killed Sparky too!” What an icon.
Big Boys
Season 2
Released to overwhelming praise earlier this year, Big Boys is a gut-busting and heartfelt British sitcom starring Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as Jack and Danny, respectively, first-year university students who live together in a disused shed on campus. Set in 2013, Jack is a