The Bisexual

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The Bisexual
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Genre Comedy drama
Created by
Directed byDesiree Akhavan
Starring
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerNaomi De Pear
ProducerKatie Carpenter
EditorSelina Macarthur
Running time27–30 minutes
Original release
Network
Release10 October (2018-10-10) 
14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

The Bisexual is a comedy-drama television series created by Desiree Akhavan and Rowan Riley and starring Akhavan, Maxine Peake, and Brian Gleeson. The series, a co-production between British television network Channel 4 and American streaming service Hulu, debuted on 10 October 2018 in the United Kingdom and on 16 November 2018 in the United States. [1]

Contents

Premise

New Yorker Leila lives in London in a seemingly perfect decade-long relationship with her girlfriend and business partner Sadie. However, Leila discovers that she is actually bisexual and begins to explore her orientation. Though she struggles to come out to her friends, Leila makes a drastic decision with unexpected consequences. [2] [3]

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [4]
1"Episode 1" Desiree Akhavan Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele10 October 2018 (2018-10-10)
2"Episode 2"Desiree AkhavanRowan Riley & Cecilia Frugiuele17 October 2018 (2018-10-17)
3"Episode 3"Desiree AkhavanDesiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele24 October 2018 (2018-10-24)
4"Episode 4"Desiree AkhavanDesiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele31 October 2018 (2018-10-31)
5"Episode 5"Desiree AkhavanDesiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)
6"Episode 6"Desiree AkhavanDesiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

Reception

The Bisexual has an approval rating of 90 percent on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 reviews. [5] Heather Hogan at Autostraddle called the show "brilliant", adding that, "Akhavan's characters absolutely do not always do or say The Right Thing, but her writing is overflowing with compassion". [6] Clarisse Loughrey at The Independent gave the show four stars out of five, opining that the show is "what British comedy needs to break through the stereotypes and move forward". [7] Lucy Mangan of The Guardian described the show as "neither funny nor dramatic", giving it only two stars out of five. [8]

In February 2023, TIME named The Bisexual as one of the Best TV Rom-Coms of the Streaming Era. [9]

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