The Bisexual | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
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Directed by | Desiree Akhavan |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Naomi De Pear |
Producer | Katie Carpenter |
Editor | Selina Macarthur |
Running time | 27–30 minutes |
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Original release | 10 October 14 November 2018 | –
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][2]
Leila takes a break from her decade-long relationship with her partner Sadie and begins to explore her own bisexuality, though she struggles to come out to her friends.[3]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [4] |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Desiree Akhavan | Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele | 10 October 2018 |
2 | "Episode 2" | Desiree Akhavan | Rowan Riley & Cecilia Frugiuele | 17 October 2018 |
3 | "Episode 3" | Desiree Akhavan | Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele | 24 October 2018 |
4 | "Episode 4" | Desiree Akhavan | Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele | 31 October 2018 |
5 | "Episode 5" | Desiree Akhavan | Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele | 7 November 2018 |
6 | "Episode 6" | Desiree Akhavan | Desiree Akhavan & Cecilia Frugiuele | 14 November 2018 |
The Bisexual has an approval rating of 90 per cent 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]