Television is entering a unique era, in which women and minorities no longer serve under white captains but take the lead. After briefly tracing how previous waves of the feminist movement figured in television of all genres, these essays explores how contemporary shows are breaking boundaries and offering inclusion and possibilities to all women.

Table of Contents Introduction Section I: Fighting Authority “Praise Be!” Power and Resistance in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale (K. Jamie Woodlief) Scattered Stories of Embodied Resistance: Sense8, Orphan Black and Queer Cultural Production (Audrey Jane Black) Section II: Warriors in a Respectful World Wynonna Earp, Supergirl and the Power of Choosing (Resa Haile) “The gods will always smile on the brave women”: Exploring the Heroines of History Channel’s Vikings (Steven B. Frankel) Reclaiming Power from the Toxic Male: Support and Recovery in Marvel’s Jessica Jones (Valerie Estelle Frankel) Section III: Intersectionality From Sidekick to Romantic Lead: Rise of the Strong Black Woman (Sumiko Saulson) Revisionist History and Intersectional Feminism in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (Katherine McLoone) The Problematic White Woman in Black Mirror’s “Crocodile” (Spinster Eskie) “Bloke Utopia”: Bill Potts, Queer Identity and Cyborg Narratives in Doctor Who (Sarah Beth Gilbert) Section IV: ­Girl-Centric Kids Rebelling Heroines: Hera, Sabine and Ahsoka in Star Wars: Rebels (Stephenie McGucken) DC, Marvel and Star Wars for Girls: The Transmedia Online Adventures (Valerie Estelle Frankel) Rose Arisen: How the Children’s Animated Show Steven Universe Invented the “Reverse Fridge” (Josephine L. McGuire) About the Contributors Index