The Bisexual

2018 British television series

This article is about the 2018 TV series. For similar uses, see Bisexual (disambiguation).

The Bisexual

Genre| Comedy drama
Created by|

* Desiree Akhavan
* Rowan Riley

Directed by| Desiree Akhavan
Starring|

* Desiree Akhavan
* Maxine Peake
* Brian Gleeson

Country of origin|

* United Kingdom
* United States

Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 6
Production
Executive producer| Naomi De Pear
Producer| Katie Carpenter
Editor| Selina Macarthur
Running time| 27–30 minutes
Original release
Network|

* Channel 4 (UK)
* Hulu (US)

Release| 10 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]

## Premise

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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

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* Desiree Akhavan as Leila
* Maxine Peake as Sadie Smith
* Brian Gleeson as Gabe
* Saskia Chana as Deniz
* John Dagleish as Jon-Criss

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date [4]

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1| "Episode 1"| Desiree Akhavan| Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele| 10 October 2018 (2018-10-10)
2| "Episode 2"| Desiree Akhavan| Rowan Riley & Cecilia Frugiuele| 17 October 2018 (2018-10-17)
3| "Episode 3"| Desiree Akhavan| Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele| 24 October 2018 (2018-10-24)
4| "Episode 4"| Desiree Akhavan| Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele| 31 October 2018 (2018-10-31)
5| "Episode 5"| Desiree Akhavan| Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele| 7 November 2018 (2018-11-07)
6| "Episode 6"| Desiree Akhavan| Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele| 14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

## Reception

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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]

## References

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1. ^ Stanford, Eleanor (13 November 2018). "In 'The Bisexual,' Desiree Akhavan Grapples With All Kinds of Sexuality". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
2. ^ "When does The Bisexual air on Channel 4, and who's in the cast? Everything you need to know about the new comedy drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
3. ^ Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper 10/10/2018; TV Guide section; Page 9
4. ^ "The Bisexual - Episodes Guide and Summaries". Next Episode. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
5. ^ "THE BISEXUAL: SEASON 1 (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
6. ^ Hogan, Heather (15 November 2018). "Hulu's "The Bisexual" is Here to Make Every Queer A Little Uncomfortable". Autostraddle. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
7. ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (10 October 2018). "The Bisexual review: What British comedy needs to break through the stereotypes and move forward". Independent. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
8. ^ Mangan, Lucy (10 October 2018). "The Bisexual review – a comedy drama that is neither funny nor dramatic 2 / 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
9. ^ Berman, Judy; Dockterman, Eliana (10 February 2023). "The Best TV Rom-Coms of the Streaming Era".

## External links

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* The Bisexual at IMDb

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Works directed by Desiree Akhavan

Films|

* Appropriate Behavior (2014)
* The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)

Television|

* The Bisexual (2018)

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Hulu original programming

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| 2010s
debuts|

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debuts|

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* Untitled Murdaugh Murders series (TBA)

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