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Shows that feel likeGilmore Girls (2000–2007)

Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.

If you loved Gilmore Girls, the closest series we have are Schitt's Creek (2015), Sex and the City (1998) and That '70s Show (1998). All three share Gilmore Girls' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is My Love from the Star (2013).

★ 8.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗7 seasons · The WBcreated by Amy Sherman-Palladinowittyplayfulcontemplativecozyromantic
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
Buy seasons:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$49.99 buyGilmore Girls: The Complete Series · Apple price as of 2026-09-24

If Gilmore Girls hit the spot, these will too

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Schitt's Creek
2015–2020 · 6 seasons · CBC Television
★ 8.5comedyMaxHulu

A quirky small town that slowly becomes the place you'd never leave

The difference: The warmth takes a season to arrive — it opens on pure snark

Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids, über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis, suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt's Creek, a small depressing town they once bought as a joke.

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Sex and the City
1998–2004 · 6 seasons · HBO
★ 7.4drama · comedyMax

Women narrating their love lives over coffee at a mile a minute

The difference: Frank big-city adulthood — sex talk instead of small-town coziness

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene. 

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That '70s Show
1998–2006 · 8 seasons · FOX
★ 8.1comedy · family · dramaPeacock

Small-town kids growing up in a hangout spot you'd move into

The difference: A teen ensemble goof — no mother-daughter axis holding it together

Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out in Eric’s basement, life in the ‘70s isn’t always so groovy. But between trying to figure out the meaning of life, avoiding their parents, and dealing with out-of-control hormones, they’ve learned one thing for sure: they’ll always get by with a little help from their friends.

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Normal People
2020 · 1 season · BBC Three
★ 8.4dramaHulu

Common ground in both: small town life and high school

The difference: Takes it somewhere less witty than Gilmore Girls does

Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017–2023 · 5 seasons · Prime Video
★ 8.6comedy · dramaPrime Video

Sherman-Palladino dialogue at full gallop, pop references and all

The difference: Period Manhattan glamour — showbiz ambition replaces Stars Hollow calm

It’s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she’s ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West Side apartment. But when her life suddenly takes a turn and Midge must start over, she discovers a previously unknown talent - one that will take her all the way from the comedy clubs of Greenwich Village to a spot on Johnny Carson’s couch.

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Saved by the Bell
1989–1993 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 7.1family · comedy

Homework, crushes, and scrapes in a school world that feels safe

The difference: Broad Saturday-morning corn — none of the verbal sparkle

Lovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School. The friends navigate relationships, final exams, school dances, breakups and more while frequently frustrating their principal, Mr. Richard Belding, who does his best to keep them in check.

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Skins
2007–2013 · 7 seasons · E4
★ 8.2drama · comedyHulu

Teen romance and friendship tangles with real emotional stakes

The difference: Drugs, sex, and wreckage — Rory's worst day is these kids' warm-up

Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

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My Love from the Star
2013–2014 · 1 season · SBS
★ 8.1comedy · dramaNetflix

Whip-smart banter between a couple who can't stop circling each other

The difference: A supernatural K-drama plot — murder and aliens crash the romance

An alien who came to Earth 400 years ago is almost able to return to his own planet, but when he meets a famous actress, he doesn't want to go home.

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Jane the Virgin
2014–2019 · 5 seasons · The CW
★ 7.8comedy · drama

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Easier on the comfort than Gilmore Girls

A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning the child. Based on the telenovela "Juana la virgen."

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Parks and Recreation
2009–2015 · 7 seasons · NBC
★ 8.6comedyPeacock

Both are built on the same subject: a woman at the center

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

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Emily in Paris
2020– · 6 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.8drama · comedyNetflix

A plucky heroine charming her way through work and messy romance

The difference: Glossy and weightless — the mother-daughter depth isn't here

New passions. New fashions. New Emily? A plucky American marketing whiz spreads her wings in life and love after landing her dream job in Paris.

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Gossip Girl
2007–2012 · 6 seasons · The CW
★ 7.5dramaNetflixMax

Both keep coming back to the same thing: private school

An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.

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