Shadowhunters
- Show runtime: 2 seasons, 2015-current
- Shown on: Freeform (previously ABC Family)
- Creators: Creator Ed Dector, Based on the book series by Cassandra Clare
- Queer characters: Alec Lightwood (Matthew Daddario), Magnus Bane (Harry Shum Jr.)
- Sexuality: Both actors are straight
- Show Description: (from IMDB) After her mother disappears, Clary must venture into the dark world of demon hunting, and embrace her new role among the Shadowhunters.
- Queer Summary:
- Creator Commentary: Cassandra Clare (original author) has both heavily supported the TV series and also heavily vilified Alec and Magnus’s relationship in the original novels. Show creators placed large focus on the couple/defining their sexuality. One episode was named after their couple name (Malec) and writers wanted to ensure Magnus came out as bisexual in the second season
- Analysis: Explicit creator focus on queer relationship. Independently defining character relationship and their own sexualities. Magnus is an Asian man and shown as the most sexually attractive character in the whole series, and he is also an Asian bisexual man, something nearly unheard of in modern media. Alec is gay and the leader of the institute. Magnus and Alec are presented as the main couple of the show and not pushed to the side by any heterosexual couples, and they are also shown as having the healthiest communication and general relationship. The show openly shows moments like their first kiss and first time saying I Love You. Alec's family is extremely homophobic and try to force him to marry a woman. When Malec is shown having their first time sleeping together, it is not explicitly shown. In the same episode, a straight couple is explicitly shown being in bed and being intimate with each other.
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