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Shows that feel likeI Am Not Okay with This (2020)

Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.

If you loved I Am Not Okay with This, the closest series we have are Girls (2012), The Good Place (2016) and Love, Victor (2020). All three share I Am Not Okay with This' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Kamisama Kiss (2012).

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If I Am Not Okay with This hit the spot, these will too

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Girls
2012–2017 · 6 seasons · HBO
★ 7.4drama · comedyMax

Two things both keep coming back to: adolescence and friendship

The difference: Trades the ideas of I Am Not Okay with This for an angle of its own

The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.

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The Good Place
2016–2020 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 8.2sci-fi & fantasy · comedyPrime VideoHulu

The same preoccupation in both: friendship

Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.

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

Both are working the same pair: growing up, lgbt teen

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

One thread runs through both: romance

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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iCarly
2007–2012 · 6 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 6.8comedyNetflixParamount+

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: a woman at the center

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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ONE PIECE
2023– · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.3action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: superpowers

The difference: Sits closer to action & adventure than I Am Not Okay with This does

With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure.

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Heartstopper
2022–2024 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.5dramaNetflix

Common ground: romance

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

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Kamisama Kiss
2012–2015 · 2 seasons · TV Tokyo
★ 8.1animation · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixHulu

Both are built on the same subject: supernatural

Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe, a reformed fox demon who reluctantly becomes her familiar in a contract sealed with a kiss. The new responsibilities—and boys—are a lot to handle, like the crow demon masquerading as a gorgeous pop idol and the adorable snake spirit who’s chosen the newly minted god to be his bride. As the headstrong Tomoe tries to whip her into shape, Nanami finds that love just might have cute, pointed fox ears. With romance in the air, will the human deity be able to prove herself worthy of her new title?

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Misfits
2009–2013 · 5 seasons · E4
★ 8.1sci-fi & fantasy · drama · comedyHuluPeacock

Common ground: supernatural

When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.

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Ms. Marvel
2022 · 1 season · Disney+
★ 6.2sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · comedyDisney+

One thread runs through both: growing up

A great student, avid gamer, and voracious fan-fic scribe, Kamala Khan has a special affinity for superheroes, particularly Captain Marvel. However, she struggles to fit in at home and at school — that is, until she gets superpowers like the heroes she’s always looked up to. Life is easier with superpowers, right?

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Resident Alien
2021–2025 · 4 seasons · USA Network
★ 8sci-fi & fantasyNetflixPeacock

Cerebral and dreamlike in the same breath

Crash-landed alien Harry takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. Arriving with a secret mission, he starts off living a simple life…but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world. As he does, he begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his mission and asking the big life questions like: “Are human beings worth saving?” and “Why do they fold their pizza before eating it?”

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