Gender-balanced hiring on top TV series dipped in 2025–26

The Hollywood Reporter says an annual ReFrame and WIF study awarded 42 of the top 100 TV series a gender-balance stamp for 2025–26. The study counted 39 women, nonbinary or trans people in lead roles, down from 44 the previous season and the lowest figure in seven years. The share of top series featuring a woman of color or a nonbinary or trans person of color in crucial supporting roles fell from 55 to 47 percent.