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Shows that feel likeSelena: The Series (2020–2021)

As Mexican-American Tejano singer Selena comes of age and realizes her dreams, she and her family make tough choices to hold on to love and music.

If you loved Selena: The Series, the closest series we have are Veneno (2020), Mucize Doktor (2019) and Grand Army (2020). All three share Selena: The Series' contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Cruel Summer (2021).

★ 7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗1 season · Netflixcreated by Moisés Zamoracontemplative
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If Selena: The Series hit the spot, these will too

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Veneno
2020 · 1 season · Atresplayer
★ 8.6dramaMax

Both keep coming back to the same thing: biography

Adored for her charisma and her free, explicit and fun way of expressing herself, La Veneno gained popularity thanks to her television appearances in the 90s. However, her life and especially her death remain an enigma.

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Mucize Doktor
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · FOX
★ 7drama

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Mucize Doktor / A Miracle (2019) is a Turkish FOX medical drama (64 episodes) starring Taner Ölmez, adapted from the Korean series Good Doctor. Ali Vefa, a young surgical resident with autism savant syndrome, joins a prestigious Istanbul hospital — facing resistance from colleagues who doubt his abilities. As he proves his genius case by case, he navigates friendships, rivalry and first love while learning what it means to belong.

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Grand Army
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.4dramaNetflix

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on a chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, break free and seize the future.

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The Queen of Flow
2018– · 3 seasons · Caracol TV
★ 7.5drama · crimeNetflix

Common ground: singer

The difference: Leans harder into crime than Selena: The Series does

Seventeen years after being wrongly imprisoned, a talented songwriter seeks justice against the men who caused her downfall and killed her family.

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Hijack
2023– · 2 seasons · Apple TV
★ 7.3dramaApple TV+

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a group of hijackers take control. Sam will try every move in his playbook to take them down...as the stakes grow higher by the second.

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Cruel Summer
2021–2023 · 2 seasons · Freeform
★ 7.4mystery · dramaHulu

Cut from the same drama cloth

The difference: Sits closer to mystery than Selena: The Series does

Taking place over three summers - 1993, 1994, 1995 - in a small Texas town, a beautiful popular teen, Kate, is abducted and, seemingly unrelated, a girl, Jeanette, goes from being a sweet, awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town and, by ’95, the most despised person in America.

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Hercai
2019–2021 · 3 seasons · atv
★ 6.6drama

Both play drama straight

Miran is seeking revenge for his parents death so he plans to marry daughter Reyyan from the family who were responsible for that. Unexpectedly he falls in love with Reyyan. Will this change the plan?

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Unorthodox
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 8dramaNetflix

Drama in the same key

A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her past comes calling.

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The Resident
2018–2023 · 6 seasons · FOX
★ 7.8dramaNetflixHulu

The same drama instincts

A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.

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Locked Up: The Oasis
2020 · 1 season · FOX España
★ 6.6drama

Both are drama through and through

After a few years dedicating themselves to robbing jewelers, banks and casinos, it is time for Macarena and Zulema to separate.

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The Morning Show
2019– · 5 seasons · Apple TV
★ 8.1dramaApple TV+

Both know what they want from drama

A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.

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Chicago Med
2015– · 12 seasons · NBC
★ 7.6dramaPeacock

Drama of the same temperament

An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.

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