The Best Female-Led Shows to Stream on NOW Right Now

From gripping dramas to binge-worthy guilty pleasures, discover why the NOW streaming platform is quietly becoming the go-to home for brilliant female-led TV shows in 2025.

Signed up for The White Lotus and forgot to cancel? Good news — NOW is hiding a treasure trove of sharp, stylish, female-led TV. Whether you’re in the mood for chaos, glamour, mystery or dry wit, there’s a show (and a cameo) waiting to pull you back in — heels first.⸻

We’ve all done it. Subscribed for The White Lotus, devoured the satire and scenery, then ghosted the app entirely. But here’s the twist: NOW has quietly transformed into a haven for TV’s smartest, strangest and most watchable female leads — from rogue lawyers and stand-up icons to truth-sniffing wanderers and chaotic besties.

Some of the shows are razor-sharp. Others? Wildly over-the-top, occasionally unhinged — but no less addictive. Especially if your plans involve a sofa, a drink, and zero movement. Bonus points for the guest stars: Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny, Katie Holmes, Tony Goldwyn… it’s a who’s-who of mid-episode Googling.

Here’s Hood’s guide to the shows worth staying logged in for…

Elsbeth

Carrie Preston revives her scene-stealing Good Wife role in this legal whodunnit with a twist: she’s not helping the NYPD — she’s investigating them. Distracted by shoes and architectural quirks? Maybe. But she sees everything. Clever, warm, and eccentric in the best way — it’s Columbo for the twenties with a pink trench and a killer brain.

Poker Face

Natasha Lyonne plays Charlie Cale, a human lie detector on the run, solving a new mystery each week. Think Murder, She Wrote, but weirder, cooler, and grittier. Each episode is a self-contained treat, with cameos to die for and Lyonne’s raspy charisma tying it all together.

Hacks

Jean Smart is flawless as Deborah Vance — a veteran comic forced to modernise her act with help from a disgraced Gen-Z writer. Equal parts savage and tender, it’s a masterclass in reinvention, ambition and unlikely friendship.

Girls

A divisive classic that still hits hard. Lena Dunham’s messy millennial quartet navigates sex, careers, delusion and disappointment in early-2010s Brooklyn. They weren’t always likeable, but they were always honest — and weirdly prophetic.

Sex and the City

Comforting, chaotic, and still quotable. Rewatch for the madcap plotlines and dating drama, but stay for the Manhattan escapism and a reminder that female friendship can anchor a cultural juggernaut — and a global fashion era.

And Just Like That…

Yes, it’s coming back for a third season. And yes, it’s still unhinged. But if you’re in the mood to shout at the screen while admiring a £15k coat, you’re in good hands. It’s nostalgia, maxed out — like drinking a lukewarm Cosmopolitan in a bar you no longer like, but can’t stop visiting.

Matlock

Kathy Bates reimagines the iconic courtroom series with grit, wit and gravitas. She’s Madeline Matlock: a whip-smart legal powerhouse with no time for fluff. Sleek, satisfying and surprisingly moreish — this sort-of-reboot’s got legs.