Dead to Me

Ended20193 seasons · 30 episodes31 min

Jen and Judy meet through grief, but the friendship they build rests on truths that are increasingly difficult to keep apart. Their attempts to…Read more +Read less −

Jen and Judy meet through grief, but the friendship they build rests on truths that are increasingly difficult to keep apart. Their attempts to protect each other create as many problems as they solve, pulling ordinary domestic life into a darkly comic chain of consequences. Judy’s connection with Michelle offers a different kind of intimacy, giving her room to imagine a relationship beyond the patterns she has accepted before. That romance develops alongside the central friendship rather than replacing it. Across the later seasons, love, loyalty and the desire to repair past mistakes become tightly intertwined, with Judy’s relationships with women receiving meaningful emotional attention of their own.

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Sapphic characters & cast

Linda Cardellini

as Judy Hale

Main sapphic character

1975-06-25 · ♋ Cancer

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Natalie Morales

as Michelle Gutierrez

Supporting sapphic character

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Country: United States
Language: English
Premiere: 2019-05-03
Finale: 2022-11-17
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 30
Runtime: 31 minutes

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description: Qualifying sapphic story: Co-lead Judy’s relationship with Michelle is substantial in season 2 (2020), with Michelle returning in season 3 (2022). Jen/Judy are best friends, not an established romantic couple. Checked 2026-10-27.
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representation type: Qualifying sapphic story: Co-lead Judy’s relationship with Michelle is substantial in season 2 (2020), with Michelle returning in season 3 (2022). Jen/Judy are best friends, not an established romantic couple. Checked 2026-10-27.