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Shows that feel likeMerlí. Sapere Aude (2019–2021)

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

If you loved Merlí. Sapere Aude, the closest series we have are Merlí (2015), Never Have I Ever (2020) and Looking for Alaska (2019). All three share Merlí. Sapere Aude'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 My Dress-Up Darling (2022).

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

The same hand behind both of them: Héctor Lozano

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

Common ground in both: friendship and growing up

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

The same preoccupation in both: friendship

The difference: Easier on the wit than Merlí. Sapere Aude

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

Both are built on the same subject: growing up

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

The same mix in both: stillness, then warmth

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

Both land wistfulness and romance at once

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

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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
2016–2017 · 1 season · MBC
★ 8.3comedy · drama

One thread runs through both: college

A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.

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

Witty and playful in the same breath

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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My Dress-Up Darling
2022–2025 · 1 season · Gunma TV
★ 7.9animation · comedy · dramaNetflix

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Sits closer to animation than Merlí. Sapere Aude does

High schooler Wakana Gojo wants to become a kashirashi—a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and has a hard time fitting in with his class. The popular kids—especially one girl, Marin Kitagawa—seem like they live in a completely different world. That all changes one day, when she shares an unexpected secret with him, and their completely different worlds collide.

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: university

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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Atypical
2017–2021 · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.2drama · comedyNetflix

Drama built on play, twice over

Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.

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

Comedy with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

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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