What’s New in Queer TV #20: Ripple, Spartacus: House of Ashur

Welcome to the weekly post where I discuss new additions to my 2025 queer streaming guide.

The Ultimate List of 2025 Queer TV shows

A full list of every new TV show that came out in 2025 on streaming with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, and other queer characters.

Queer or BaitAurelie Chazal

Disclaimer: All the shows listed below came out about one month ago because I've noticed that's how long it usually takes me to be able to confidently verify whether a show has queer representation. I'm not able to watch everything, but I'll only include shows that have proven queer characters as verified online through reputable sources.

Ripple • Season 1

Netflix • Social Drama • 🇨🇦 Canada • Fate Unknown

Queer-o-meter: 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Type of queer representation: Lesbian couple

An ensemble show about four New York strangers. Tara, who is the friend of one of the main characters, is a lesbian and enters a relationship with another woman named Sylvie

Read more about the show:

‘Ripple’ Netflix Review: A Heartfelt Show About The Line Of Fate

When I first started watching Ripple, I thought it was some sort of Hallmark show about people just existing in New York, but as I got further through the

Digital Mafia TalkiesRuchika Bhat

Spartacus: House of Ashur • Season 1

Starz • Ancient Rome Drama • 🇺🇸 United States • Fate Unknown

Queer-o-meter: 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Type of queer representation: A gay romance

Part of the Spartacus franchise, the queer element centers on a high-stakes, forbidden romance between the free gladiator Korris and the lanista Opiter. The season also explores the sexual fluidity of its Roman elite, since we all know everyone was pretty much gay in the ancient world.

Read more about the show:

Graham McTavish Takes on His First Gay Role in ‘Spartacus: House of Ashur’ (and Reveals How He Wants ‘Outlander’ to End)

INTERVIEW: For more than two decades, he’s starred as a warrior in many franchises, but he tells IndieWire why his latest role is truly something new.

IndieWireReshma Gopaldas

Taylor Swift: The End of an Era • Season 1

Disney+ • Music Documentary • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom • Ended

Queer-o-meter: 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Type of queer representation: Two gay dancers

This is a documentary for all the Swifties out there. It's very polished but still heartwarming to see how she treats her crew. When it comes to LGBTQ+ representation, Kam, one of Taylor's dancers, features more prominently in the episode about the crew is openly queer, but he doesn't focus on it on the show. In episode 4, Taylor also talks about the costumes and how they didn't aim to take a stance, but just didn't overthink things like putting guys in women's costumes. Whyley, one of her dancers from Hawaii, also talks about the fact that he was asked to change himself his entire career, but never while dancing for Taylor. The whole "not taking a stance" feels like a bit of a cop-out, but it's clear she supports her crew and has built a very inclusive team.

Read more about the show:

Bold docuseries or dull branding exercise? What The End of an Era really told us about Taylor Swift

Swift’s six-parter charting her Eras tour began with some riveting revelations – but the drama ebbed away, leaving another piece of mere product for fans

The GuardianSimran Hans