Legacies: Fans applaud CW for the diversity on display but hope to see a trans character soon

Even before 'Legacies' aired this September, showrunner Julie Plec had made it clear that this series would be up to date with the times.
PUBLISHED DEC 6, 2018

The CW is being applauded for the diversity of the cast on its supernatural show 'Legacies'. A spin-off of another CW show 'The Originals', the show is being lauded by fans for not only reperesenting a wide variety of races and ethnicities but for also doing an excellent job of portraying various sexual orientations on the screen. 



 

"We have a wonderful variety of races, ethnic groups and sexual orientation portrayed with the level of normality that I hope to see in the world someday," said a fan on Reddit.

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