
Shows that feel likeAgainst the Current (2026)
If you loved Against the Current, the closest series we have are Blue Box (2024), Looking for Alaska (2019) and Normal People (2020). All three share Against the Current's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023).
If Against the Current hit the spot, these will too

Both keep coming back to the same thing: romance
The difference: Takes it somewhere less cozy than Against the Current does

The same preoccupation in both: romance
The difference: Trades the comfort of Against the Current for an angle of its own



Family built on warmth, twice over
The difference: Sits closer to documentary than Against the Current does

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Family with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

Both lean on romance more than on drama

Both lean on stillness more than on family


The shared currency is romance

Common ground: historical fiction
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