17 Kids' TV Shows With Diverse Casts — That You Can Stream Right Now

Featuring a culturally diverse cast, this Latinx series follows 15-year-old genius Ashley Garcia, the youngest person ever to earn a Ph.D. She scores a job in robotics across the country but also has to learn to navigate other aspects of teen life she hasn't yet explored, like having crushes and just being a kid.

Watch Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love on Netflix

Watch the Chinle High basketball team from Arizona's Navajo Nation pursue a state championship title. This docuseries takes a look at the somewhat unknown aspect of life on a Native American reservation and how sports bring families together.

Watch Basketball or Nothing on Netflix

The first original Netflix animated series from South Africa follows four teenage girls living in the neo-futuristic city of Lusaka, Zambia. After being recruited by a retired secret agent, they embark on a quest to save the world.

Watch Mama K's Team 4 on Netflix

A spinoff of the Disney Channel series Jessie, this sitcom follows the Ross siblings as they spend the summer in Maine at Camp Kikiwaka, where their parents first met. Featuring a crew of silly characters, the siblings make new friends and try to adjust to life outside New York City.

Watch Bunk'd on Netflix

The Degrassi franchise has never shied away from diversity, and this latest series seeks to educate by featuring a genderqueer main character, a bisexual student, and a feminist, Muslim activist — just to name a few. Humourous, heartwarming, and touching, this show highlights many differences and similarities teens face while navigating high school.

Watch Degrassi: Next Class on Netflix

Watching two teenage game-store employees hunt video-game monsters who've escaped into the real world is entertaining. However, what's most heartwarming is the diverse cast — including Muslim, Indian-American, and British people of colour — who defy stereotypes and work together to save the world.

Watch Glitch Techs on Netflix

In this Jim Henson Company show, Julie Andrews is a performing-arts teacher with a class full of diverse pupils — in puppet form. Students include Hank, who uses a wheelchair, and Riley, who uses gender-neutral pronouns.

Watch Julie's Greenroom on Netflix

Centreed on a trilogy of popular Mexican animated films, this groundbreaking series is the first Netflix animated foreign-language show produced in Latin America. A gifted teen with the ability to talk to ghosts uses his powers to explore legends unique to Mexican culture.

Watch Legend Quest on Netflix

Hosted and executive produced by 15-year-old activist and author Marley Dias, this limited series features renowned Black celebrities reading children's books written by Black authors. The stories are designed to initiate much-needed conversations that will help kids become more empathetic, feel comfortable in their own skin, and understand antiracism behaviour.

Watch Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices on Netflix

Developed in India, this animated series follows Bheem, a curious toddler who crawls all over his small town in search of adventure. Originally developed for Indian audiences, the show has become a hit worldwide, due to cross-cultural themes that strike a chord with families from all backgrounds.

Watch Mighty Little Bheem on Netflix

This animated series introduces the magic of Motown to a new generation. Told through the eyes of Ben, a boy with a big imagination who brings street art to life, this show's soundtrack features your favourite Motown hits.

Watch Motown Magic on Netflix

A prequel to The Good Night Show — originally aired on the PBS Kids Sprout network — this animated series stars Nina, a Mexican-American girl who lives in a multicultural neighbourhood with her family. Watch as the imaginative 6-year-old and her best friend Star embark on daily excursions, having fun and learning more about their community.

Watch Nina's World on Hulu

Designed to empower young women, brilliant teenage spy McKeyla and three other smart girls from diverse backgrounds team up to become secret agents. Their sharp science and tech skills always save the day, showing girls can do anything.

Watch Project Mc2 on Netflix

More than just letters and numbers, this timeless kids' show centres on diversity and kindness. Among other key life lessons, episodes focus on teaching little ones to embrace the differences that make each person unique.

Watch Sesame Street on Hulu

The winner of the 2019 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Kids and Family Programming, this animated series stars Steven, a teenage boy whose bellybutton has magical powers that can save the world. The show quietly normalizes a variety of gender identities, relationships, and sexual orientations, celebrating the importance of feeling comfortable in your own skin.

Watch Steven Universe on Hulu

An aeroplane named Jett delivers packages to children around the world, but on every delivery, he encounters a problem that he and his friends must solve. Cultural diversity is an important aspect of the show, as the characters learn how to adjust to the dozens of countries visited during their travels.

Watch Super Wings on Netflix

As a young pumpkin farmer, Cedric strived to become the greatest knight ever. Now grown and married to his dream man — an actual prince — he shares his fairy-tale adventures with his adopted daughter, Nia.

Watch The Bravest Knight on Hulu