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TV Shows

TV Shows and Movies

Below are TV shows and movies covering a variety a topics on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens follows Nora Lum, a young woman who is raised by her father (BD Wong) and grandmother (Lori Tan Chinn), alongside her cousin (Bowen Yang). The comedy series depicts Nora Lum as a woman in her 20's navigating her way through young adulthood in Flushing, New York - with humor, awkwardness, and heart throughout. Available on iTunes, Amazon, VUDU

The Dragon Prince

The series follows step-brothers and princes Callum (Jack DeSena) and Ezran (Sasha Rojen) and an elvan assassin named Rayla (Paula Burrows) as they take care of the infant dragon prince and work to bring peace to their warring lands. Available on Netflix

Feel Good

Mae, a Canadian comedian, meets Georgina or "George"(Charlotte Ritchie) a middle-class English woman, and a romance starts to bloom. Feel Good follows Mae and their girlfriend George as they explore their romantic relationship in modern-day Manchester. Available on Eros Now/Prime Video & Netflix

A Million Little Things

The series follows a group of friends who experience the loss of a close friend, and in turn, are motivated to live better/ fuller lives. The show broaches important topics (such as depression, suicide, and cancer) and evokes many important emotions (bring your tissues). Available on ABC and Hulu

Never Have I Ever

The series depicts an example of modern-day life for a first-generation Indian American teenage girl and the complications that come along with that. The series is inspired by the creator Mindy Kaling's actual childhood as an Indian American. Available on Netflix

One Day at a Time

The comedy-drama series, One Day at a Time, follows Army Veteran Penelope (Justina Machado) and her Cuban-American family as they go through the ups and downs of life. Available on Prime Video/Paramount+, Netflix

The Society

When everyone else mysteriously vanishes from their wealthy town, the teen residents of West Ham must forge their own society to survive. A fan favorite on the show is deaf character Sam, played by an actor who's deaf in real life, Sean Berdy. Though Sam can speak, and his closest friends and his older brother can communicate with him through ASL, Sam largely relies on lip-reading to understand those who don't know ASL. Available on Netflix