
Shows that feel likeThe Vampire Diaries (2009–2017)
If you loved The Vampire Diaries, the closest series we have are Legacies (2018), A Discovery of Witches (2018) and Teen Wolf (2011). All three share The Vampire Diaries' contemplative and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is My Holo Love (2020).
If The Vampire Diaries hit the spot, these will too

The same universe's next generation at supernatural school
The difference: Monster-of-the-week, lighter

A forbidden vampire romance amid ancient politics
The difference: Scholarly adult register

Small-town monsters, love triangles and a rising body count
The difference: Goofier and more friendship-driven, lighter on romantic anguish

Beautiful people wrecking each other in a small, closed world
The difference: No supernatural element — the monsters are social

Love that defies time, death, and good sense
The difference: Historical time-slip romance

Romance blooming inside an impossible situation
The difference: Time-travel thriller miniseries

Loving someone who isn't quite human
The difference: K-drama AI romance

Fated lovers across impossible boundaries
The difference: Parallel-world K-fantasy

Desire complicated by supernatural-adjacent rules
The difference: App-driven K-romance

Young hunters, forbidden pairings and a hidden supernatural society
The difference: Glossier and more action-led, with less heartbreak

Both land stillness and romance at once
The difference: Takes it somewhere less cerebral than The Vampire Diaries does

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