We’re not ready to say goodbye yet!
Queer representation on TV seems like it’s improving every year, but that hasn’t stopped networks and streaming services from cutting LGBTQ+ TV left and right — the number cut after just one season would astound you.
Heated Rivalry may have dominated the television landscape at the end of the year, but the show’s popularity didn’t stop at least eight queer-inclusive TV shows from being canceled in 2025.
Unfortunately, the trend seems to be continuing and several LGBTQ+ shows have already found their heads on the chopping block this year.
Scroll through to see the current list of LGBTQ-inclusive TV shows that were canceled in 2026.
1. Palm Royale
Ricky Martin ranks his top 3 most-used emojis—feet & peach includedApple TV+This Apple TV+ show starring Ricky Martin and set in 1969, follows an ambitious woman (Kristen Wiig) trying to be accepted by Palm Beach’s fashionable elite. The Palm Royale second-season finale only aired on January 14, but the show has already been axed. All of the hot men in vintage bathing suits will be greatly missed.
Where to watch: Apple TV+
2. I Kissed a Boy
New 'I Kissed a Boy' Trailer Shows Why This Gay Dating Show Stands OutBBCI Kissed a Boy is the UK’s first reality dating show and featured host Dannii Minogue a group of single gay men looking for love in the Italian countryside. The groundbreaking reality TV show was canceled after season 2 due to “funding challenges.”
Where to watch: Hulu
3. I Kissed a Girl
BBC Announces 'I Kissed a Boy' Dating Show Spinoff 'I Kissed a Girl'BBCI Kissed a Girl, the sapphic version of the British gay dating show I Kissed A Boy, was also canceled for lack of funding. Despite being canned, the second season of the reality TV show will air sometime this spring.
Where to watch: Hulu
4. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Paramount+
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy was just canceled after airing its first season and wrapping production on an upcoming second season. While it’s unclear exactly why the show got the boot, it has been called too “woke” by people on social media for starring Tig Notaro as queer instructor Jett Reno, who is in a lesbian relationship with cadet master Lura Thok, and featuring the franchise’s first openly gay Klingon character.
Where to watch: Paramount+
