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Shows that feel likeSkins (2007–2013)

Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

If you loved Skins, the closest series we have are The O.C. (2003), Ginny & Georgia (2021) and Gossip Girl (2007). All three share Skins' contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018).

★ 8.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗7 seasons · E4created by Bryan Elsleycontemplativewittyplayfulromantic
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Hulu
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If Skins hit the spot, these will too

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The O.C.
2003–2007 · 4 seasons · FOX
★ 7.6dramaMaxHulu

Teen friendships and hookups treated as the highest possible stakes

The difference: Glossy American soap — the grime and drugs are scrubbed away

Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.

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Ginny & Georgia
2021– · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.5comedy · dramaNetflix

Teenage self-destruction played honestly alongside the jokes

The difference: A mother's crime saga steers it — the teens share the wheel

Free-spirited Georgia and her two kids, Ginny and Austin, move north in search of a fresh start but find that the road to new beginnings can be bumpy.

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

Teens behaving badly while the adults barely register

The difference: Wealth-porn fantasy — nothing like Skins' scruffy realism

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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My Love from the Star
2013–2014 · 1 season · SBS
★ 8.1comedy · dramaNetflix

Romantic longing pitched at life-and-death intensity

The difference: A polished alien-romance fantasy — zero teenage mess

An alien who came to Earth 400 years ago is almost able to return to his own planet, but when he meets a famous actress, he doesn't want to go home.

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Jane the Virgin
2014–2019 · 5 seasons · The CW
★ 7.8comedy · drama

Messy romantic entanglements told with a wink at the genre

The difference: Warm-hearted telenovela play — the sharp edges are sanded off

A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning the child. Based on the telenovela "Juana la virgen."

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I Am Not a Robot
2017–2018 · 1 season · MBC
★ 8comedy · drama

An intimacy story about people terrified of being truly known

The difference: Sweet high-concept romcom — no teens, no rough edges

Kim Min Gyu has wealth and success, but lives an isolated life due to his allergy of people. He then meets and falls in love with a girl who is pretending to be a robot for her ex-boyfriend, a genius robots professor.

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Beverly Hills, 90210
1990–2000 · 10 seasons · FOX
★ 6.6dramaParamount+

A friend group's loves and crises stretched across formative years

The difference: Earnest and issue-of-the-week where Skins is reckless and raw

Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California University after graduation.

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What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
2018 · 1 season · tvN
★ 8comedy · drama

Banter-driven romance hiding real wounds underneath

The difference: A tidy office romcom — one couple, none of the ensemble chaos

When his secretary unexpectedly quits, an arrogant executive will do anything to bring her back.

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Rebelde
2004–2006 · 3 seasons · Univision
★ 7.1drama · comedy

Rich-school rebellion, hookups and heartbreak on a loop

The difference: A sunny telenovela with pop numbers — the danger is pretend

A group of young adults will spend their adolescence at the Elite Way School, where they will learn about love, life and live their passion for music.

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How I Met Your Mother
2005–2014 · 9 seasons · CBS
★ 8.3comedyHulu

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Trades the stillness of Skins for an angle of its own

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.

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Crash Landing on You
2019–2020 · 1 season · tvN
★ 8.7drama · comedyNetflix

Reckless love that ignores every rule set against it

The difference: Sweeping and sincere — the cynical teenage bite is absent

A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.

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Business Proposal
2022 · 1 season · SBS
★ 8.1comedy · dramaNetflix

Flirtation and disaster escalating with gleeful abandon

The difference: Pure fizzy romcom — mess as comedy, never as damage

In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. But plans go awry when he turns out to be her CEO — and makes a proposal.

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