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Shows that feel likeSex/Life (2021–2023)

A woman's daring sexual past collides with her married-with-kids present when the bad-boy ex she can't stop fantasizing about crashes back into her life.

If you loved Sex/Life, the closest series we have are Killing Eve (2018), Off Campus (2026) and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023). All three share Sex/Life's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Looking for Alaska (2019).

★ 5.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗2 seasons · Netflixcreated by Stacy Rukeysercontemplativeobsessiveromantic
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
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If Sex/Life hit the spot, these will too

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Killing Eve
2018–2022 · 4 seasons · BBC America
★ 8crime · dramaNetflixParamount+

The same mix in both: stillness, then obsession

The difference: Easier on the romance than Sex/Life

A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.

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

The same preoccupation in both: romance

The difference: Trades the obsession of Sex/Life for an angle of its own

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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Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
2023 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.6dramaNetflix

Both lean on romance more than on drama

Young Queen Charlotte's marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this "Bridgerton" universe prequel.

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

One thread runs through both: love triangle

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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Extraordinary Attorney Woo
2022 · 1 season · ENA
★ 8.5dramaNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: romance

With a genius-level IQ, Woo Young-woo learns to embrace her extraordinary self while forming a tight-knit community of friends and allies.

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Bridgerton
2020– · 5 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.5dramaNetflix

Contemplative drama in both cases

Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.

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The Fall
2013–2016 · 3 seasons · RTÉ One
★ 8.1drama · crimePrime VideoPeacock

Drama with a pulse of obsession, in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into crime than Sex/Life does

When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.

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My Holo Love
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.6drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

The shared currency is romance

Unexpected love finds a lonely woman when she forms a connection with a humanlike hologram who looks exactly like his prickly creator.

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

Both run contemplative where it counts

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

Common ground: love triangle

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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Gossip Girl
2007–2012 · 6 seasons · The CW
★ 7.5dramaNetflixMax

Both work the same romance

An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.

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Stairway to Heaven
2003–2004 · 1 season · SBS
★ 7.9drama

Drama of the same temperament

Song Ju and Jeong Seo who have lost a father and a mother respectively spend their childhood together like real siblings. Song Ju is there for Jeong Seo whenever she feels lonely and has a hard time, and Jeong Seo also relies a lot on Song Ju. However, after Jeong Seo's father gets married to Tae Mi Ra, Mi Ra and her daughter Yu Ri keep harassing Jeong Seo out of jealousy. Tae Hwa, Yu Ri's rough and wild older brother, has a crush on Jeong Seo who is pure and kind unlike him.

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