What’s New & Queer on TV #22: Best Medicine, The Valley Persian Style

Welcome to the weekly post where I discuss new additions to my 2025 & 2026 queer streaming guides.

Queer Streaming Guide 2026: Your complete list of new LGBTQ+ TV shows and where to find them

A full list of every new TV show that came out in 2026 on streaming with lesbian, gay, trans, bi, and other queer characters. See the 2025 list below! The Ultimate Guide of the Best Queer TV Shows From 2025A full list of every new TV show that came out

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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.

Best Medicine • Season 1

Hulu • Medical Workplace Comedy • 🇺🇸 United States • Fate Unknown

Queer-o-meter: 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Type of queer representation: Bi-racial (Black+White) long-term gay couple

Quirky small-town dramedy remake of the British hit Doc Martin that follows a brilliant Boston surgeon who moves to a tiny Maine fishing village after developing a debilitating phobia of blood. Recurring characters Greg Garrison and George Brady are a gay, mixed-race couple who own and operate a local restaurant in the small town of Port Wenn.

Read more about the show:

Review: ‘Best Medicine’ has more whimsy, but it’s less real than ‘Doc Martin’

Josh Charles stars in Fox’s adaptation of the British dramedy “Doc Martin,” where a doctor moves from the big city to a small East Coast town.

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The Valley: Persian Style • Season 1

Bravo • Friend Group Reality • 🇺🇸 United States • Fate Unknown

Queer-o-meter: 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Type of queer representation: Bi-racial (Persian+White) long-term gay couple

Messy reality spinoff looking at three Shahs of Sunset OGs who swap their flashy Beverly Hills lifestyles for the suburbs of the Valley.Reza and Adam are back and proving that queer domestic life in the Valley is just as dramatic as Beverly Hills. They’re 14 years in and still the show’s main queer anchors. I personally find them annoying but that's just me.

Read more about the show:

Stream It or Skip It: ‘The Valley: Persian Style’ on Bravo, where the ‘Shahs of Sunset’ enter the next chapter of their lives

Mercedeh “MJ” Javid, Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi, and Reza Farahan are finally back!

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Also added this week

• His & Hers • Season 1 • 🚩 | The show itself wasn't bad, but the lesbian representation was messy and unnecessary. The show basically reveals the first 2 victims might have been in a relationship, before revealing they were also horrible women who trapped their friends into being sexually assaulted. Them being in a relationship brought absolutely nothing to the table. Nothing.
• Love Is Blind: Germany • Season 2 • 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 | The show itself is still about straight couples, but there's a suprise coming out in the reunion when Jan reveals he's now in a happy relationship with another guy.
• The Pitt • Season 2 • 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 | 🏳️‍⚧️ | They kinda confirmed the relationship between Santos and Garcia with a very subtle mention of sleepovers and a toothbrush mix-up. I'm still hoping for more. They also introduce a new non-binary / trans character named Dylan who is a social worker played by a trans-masc non-binary actor. Even without the representation, this is one of the best shows from last year, and season 2 does not disappoint so far!