Dickinson (now in its second season), Apple TV+’s delicious, postmodern imagining of the poet’s life that stars Hailee Steinfeld in the titular role.Whether Dickinson is referring to love, the burning drive to write, or something else entirely in that poem, the series leans into the fire within its lead character on all fronts, depicting her not only as the creative force she would come to be known as (after her death) but also as a queer woman who acts on her desires.
But it’s not just Emily and her friend/eventual sister-in-law Sue (Ella Hunt) who are part of the LGBTQ+ spectrum in the series.