Luminate Report Finds Women-Led Stories Undersupplied in TV and Film
Luminate's new report says women-centered series drew 17% of U.S. streaming minutes from early 2025 through Q3 2026 but made up only 11% of TV premieres.
Women-centered series accounted for just 11% of television premieres from the start of 2025 through the third quarter of 2026 while drawing 17% of U.S. minutes streamed, according to a new report from the research firm Luminate, as first reported by Deadline.
The report found that serialized dramas about women made up one-third of women-centered stories released over much of the last two years, yet they accounted for 44% of minutes streamed for such shows. Luminate also identified a 16-point disparity for literary adaptations, which represented nearly a third of minutes streamed among women-led stories but only 16% of supply.
By contrast, the report states that women-led documentaries and foreign-language films are oversaturated in the U.S. market.
In background context, The Handmaid's Tale was the most-streamed title on Hulu last year as it concluded its six-season run, and in September, Disney said the Emmy Rossum-starrer Furious grew its audience 90% in just five weeks after its premiere. Netflix's recent adaptation of John Steinbeck's East of Eden has also been among the most-watched weekly television titles on the service since it premiered.
Prime Video has developed a slate of upcoming women-centered literary adaptations, including Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing and Elsie Silver's Rose Hill.
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What did the Luminate report find about women-led series?
It found that women-centered series made up just 11% of TV premieres from the start of 2025 through Q3 2026 while drawing 17% of U.S. minutes streamed.
Which upcoming women-centered literary adaptations does Prime Video have in development?
Prime Video has developed a slate including Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing and Elsie Silver's Rose Hill.