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Shows that feel likeSex Education (2019–2023)

Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.

If you loved Sex Education, the closest series we have are Love, Victor (2020), Atypical (2017) and Normal People (2020). All three share Sex Education's contemplative and wistful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Schitt's Creek (2015).

★ 8.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗4 seasons · Netflixcreated by Laurie Nunnwittyplayfulcontemplativewistfulcozy
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If Sex Education hit the spot, these will too

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

Coming out and coming of age, treated kindly

The difference: Gentler network-adjacent tone

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

Teens figuring out intimacy with honesty and humor

The difference: Autism-spectrum family focus

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

Two young people circling each other with real awkwardness and real desire

The difference: Sombre and quiet — no comedy, no ensemble

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

Taboo topics turned into sparkling comedy

The difference: Period stand-up glamour

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

Horny, grieving teens making terrible choices sympathetically

The difference: Narrated rom-com bounce

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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Young Sheldon
2017–2024 · 7 seasons · CBS
★ 7.8comedy · family · dramaNetflixMax

An odd kid navigating a world not built for him

The difference: Family sitcom warmth

The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: small town life

The difference: Easier on the stillness than Sex Education

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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Freaks and Geeks
1999–2000 · 1 season · NBC
★ 8.7drama · comedyPrime VideoParamount+

High school's misfits given real dignity

The difference: '80s-set, one perfect season

High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").

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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
2019–2023 · 4 seasons · Disney+
★ 7.1family · comedy · dramaDisney+

High-school identity drama, played sunny

The difference: Mockumentary musical

A group of East High students countdown to the opening night of their school’s first-ever production of “High School Musical.” Showmances blossom; friendships are tested while new ones are made; rivalries flare and lives are changed forever as these young people discover the transformative power that only a high school drama club can provide.

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

Queer adolescence treated with total generosity

The difference: Gentler and chaste, aimed a little younger

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

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

Common ground in both: high school and growing up

The difference: Takes it somewhere less cozy than Sex Education does

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

Two things both keep coming back to: lgbt and lgbt teen

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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