As a woman, I always love watching empowering female characters on TV and the big screen. They are portrayed as powerful and intelligent. They are more than just pretty faces; they are characters with substance.
Here is a list of my top 10 favorite TV shows with a leading lady.
1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
She’s the slayer and a tough one at that. The show is still so relevant despite it being 20 years since the pilot aired in 1997. It's a universe that continues to draw people in and it's because of the leading lady, the slayer herself.
2. Charmed
This 1998 show has not one strong female lead, but three. A show about the power of three sisters and their fight against evil is definitely at the top of my list.
3. Supergirl
The title says it all.
4. Orange is the New Black
With a primarily female ensemble, this show has it all. There are so many complex characters it’s hard not to identify or relate to at least one of them.
5. iZombie
The main character is an undead medical examiner turned detective and that's all I’m going to say.
6. Parks and Recreation
Leslie Knope. (mic drop)
7. Awkward.
About a quirky teen and her navigating high school, boys, college, careers, writing her blog.
8. Once Upon a Time
Emma Swan: mother, daughter, savior, dark one. She’s been it all.
9. Jane the Virgin
The main character was artificially inseminated and stuck to her morals.
