[1] New Yorker Leila lives in London in a seemingly perfect decade-long relationship with her girlfriend and business partner Sadie.

Though she struggles to come out to her friends, Leila makes a drastic decision with unexpected consequences.

[5] Heather Hogan at Autostraddle called the show "brilliant", adding that, "Akhavan's characters absolutely do not always do or say The Right Thing, but her writing is overflowing with compassion".

[7] Lucy Mangan of The Guardian described the show as "neither funny nor dramatic", giving it only two stars out of five.

[8] In February 2023, TIME named The Bisexual as one of the Best TV Rom-Coms of the Streaming Era.