Transparent
A parent comes out as trans at seventy. The family handles it badly.
Reviewed by The Jibbi Editors
Important, well-written, and permanently complicated by its lead casting.
- 2014–2019
- 30 min episodes
- 7.8 on IMDb
- #nostalgic
- #drama
- #trans
Our take
Jill Soloway’s series about the Pfeffermans, a Los Angeles family whose father comes out as a trans woman and whose three adult children respond by making it about themselves. It was sharp on Jewish family life, on selfishness, and on how transition ripples through everyone nearby.
It also cast a cisgender man in the lead, which was contested at the time and became untenable after allegations against Jeffrey Tambor ended his involvement; the show wrote him out and finished with a musical film. The trans writers and crew it brought into the industry are arguably its most durable legacy.
Where to watch Transparent
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Scores
Ours
- Jibbi Score — 3.5 out of 5 rainbows. Important, well-written, and permanently complicated by its lead casting.
Everyone else’s
- IMDb — 7.8 out of 10 from 24,576 votes, via OMDb.
- TMDB — 6.4 out of 10 from 180 votes, refreshed daily.
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The plot, officially
An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.
Synopsis and poster via TMDB.