Kijak's next project was acting as showrunner of the 4-part docu-drama series "Equal" (2020) for HBO Max. Produced by Scout Productions, Greg Berlanti, and Jim Parson's That's Wonderful Productions, "Equal" tells the stories of the LGBTQ rights movement in the years leading up to the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and the first Pride marches. He directed three of the series' four episodes, with acclaimed filmmaker Kimberly Reed directing one.