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Shows that feel likeHeartstopper (2022–2024)

Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love.

If you loved Heartstopper, the closest series we have are Young Royals (2021), Looking for Alaska (2019) and The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022). All three share Heartstopper's contemplative and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Blue Box (2024).

★ 8.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗3 seasons · Netflixcreated by Alice Osemancontemplativewarmwistfulromantic
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If Heartstopper hit the spot, these will too

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Young Royals
2021–2024 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.2dramaNetflix

Two things both keep coming back to: coming out and friendship

Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.

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Looking for Alaska
2019 · 1 season · Hulu
★ 8drama

The same two preoccupations: romance, and growing up

Miles enrolls in a new boarding school seeking adventure. There, he befriends a group of quirky students led by the captivating and troubled Alaska. As they pull pranks and explore dark secrets, a night of celebration takes a tragic turn, forcing the group to grapple with loss and the complexities of growing up.

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The Summer I Turned Pretty
2022–2025 · 3 seasons · Prime Video
★ 7.2dramaPrime Video

The same preoccupation in both: friendship

Every summer, Belly and her family head to the Fishers’ beach house in Cousins. Every summer is the same ... until Belly turns sixteen. Relationships will be tested, painful truths will be revealed, and Belly will be forever changed. It’s a summer of first love, first heartbreak and growing up — it's the summer she turns pretty.

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

Common ground in both: high school and first love

The difference: Trades the warmth of Heartstopper for an angle of its own

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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Never Have I Ever
2020–2023 · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.8comedy · dramaNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: lgbt

The difference: Sits closer to comedy than Heartstopper does

After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.

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Love, Victor
2020–2022 · 3 seasons · Hulu
★ 7.9comedy · dramaHuluDisney+

Common ground: lgbt teen

The difference: Easier on the romance than Heartstopper

Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.

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Merlí
2015–2018 · 3 seasons · TV3
★ 8.6comedy · drama

Both are built on the same subject: high school

He’s surly, unorthodox, unapologetically blunt, and he’s about to change your life. Meet the new philosophy teacher, Merlí, who will help his students view the world in a whole new light, both in and out of the classroom.

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Love Alarm
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.5drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

One thread runs through both: love

Love Alarm is an app that tells you if someone within a 10-meter radius has a crush on you. It quickly becomes a social phenomenon. While everyone talks about it and uses it to test their love and popularity, Jojo is one of the few people who have yet to download the app. However, she soon faces a love triangle situation between Sun-oh whom she starts to have feelings for, and Hye-young, who has had a huge crush on her.

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Baby Reindeer
2024 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.7dramaNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: love

When a struggling comedian shows one act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives.

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Merlí. Sapere Aude
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · TV3
★ 7.7comedy · dramaNetflix

One thread runs through both: growing up

In this drama set at a university, a wayward philosophy student navigate life on campus while seeking guidance from an intriguing new professor.

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Off Campus
2026– · 1 season · Prime Video
★ 7.8dramaPrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: romance

Hannah Wells tutors hockey captain Garrett Graham to win over her crush. Their deal becomes real connection as they face their pasts. Friends Logan, Dean, Tucker, and Allie navigate college life and love.

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Blue Box
2024– · 1 season · MBS
★ 8animation · dramaNetflix

Contemplative where it counts, warm underneath

Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore!

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