Teen Dramas To Watch If You Like 13 Reasons Why

Over the past few years, Netflix has expanded its horizons and began churning out television shows and films that are “Netflix Originals.” It’s a brilliant move and television shows are doing very well among viewers; in particular, shows like 13 Reasons Why. Even if fans of the streaming service haven’t seen the show, they know what it is and have heard of it on some sort of level. 13 Reasons Why is an important show, because it doesn’t hold back when it comes to real issues teens might have to deal with.

Since the show ended after four seasons, fans are probably wondering which show to watch next. 13 Reasons Why is hard to beat, but there are several other teen dramas that have just as much potential.

10 Pretty Little Liars (2010)

Four friends are left devastated after their friend goes missing. After they start receiving messages that their friend may still be alive, they go down the rabbit hole of finding out what happened.

For viewers that want every season possible to binge-watch, this one is for them. Pretty Little Liars stopped at seven seasons, but it’s packed with drama, juicy storylines and a mystery to solve; just like 13 Reasons Why. The cast is well-rounded and the scheming, betrayal and plots that tie into each other is just too good and it would be a shame to miss.

9 Euphoria (2019)

After 13 Reasons Why, came Euphoria and it’s easy to compare the two, based on the issues they both address. Euphoria follows Rue, a troubled and suicidal teen with a drug problem, that’s just trying to get through high school. She meets Jules, a trans woman that has her own problems to sort out and starts a friendship with her. It’s much like 13 Reasons Why as it shows the dark side of high school and what some teens go through.

8 Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina (2018)

Based on a remake, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina tells the story of Sabrina trying to live a normal life, until she finds out she’s a witch and the “Dark One” is her father. Kiernan Shipka stars as Sabrina Spellman and truly becomes one with her character.

It’s a darker take on the original story and shows the balance Sabrina is trying to make between her new life and her old life with her friends in high school. It might be bleeding into the fantasy world, but it’s a teen drama, through and through.

7 Gossip Girl (2007)

Gossip Girl was derived from a wildly popular book series among teens and made its debut on television in 2007 and ended in 2012. It follows an elite and super rich group of high schoolers, living on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Even though they have money and everything they could imagine, an anonymous “Gossip Girl” is unloading all of their skeletons in their closet.

After six seasons and 121 episodes, the anonymous person was finally revealed and throughout the series, there was no shortage of back-stabbing, drama and secret relationships.

6 Degrassi: Next Class (2016)

From Degrassi High to Degrassi: The Next Generation to Degrassi: Next Class, there’s bound to be good storylines and an excellent cast. There’s a reason why this show got rebooted twice, because actual teens can relate to it. It’s a Canadian drama that has had famous celebrities such as Drake and Nina Dobrev and once Netflix got a hold of it in 2016, it lived on.

These teens struggle with various issues such as teen pregnancy, mental illness, sexuality and much more. These sensitive issues will resinate with fans of 13 Reasons Why, because that show tackled these topics, as well.

5 Dare Me (2019)

From the very first episode, Dare Me had the audience in a theoretical chokehold, as it started out with bang. It follows a cheerleaders, living in a small Mid-Western town, that’s rocked by a tragedy. It’s a mix between Euphoria and Pretty Little Liars, but follows small town drama and small town mystery that makes every teen television show, a masterpiece. There’s only one season, but it’s worth the watch.

4 Trinkets (2019)

Trinkets premiered on Netflix in 2019 and captivated viewers with a story about unexpected friendship between three female characters, after they all have to attends Shoplifters Anonymous. Like 13 Reasons Why, a big secret is shared between people that ordinarily wouldn’t have anything to do with each other. They have to navigate through this situation together, including all the messiness it ensues.

3 Riverdale (2017)

Riverdale is loosely based on the 76-year old Archie Comics, but it takes on its own story with mystery the entire way. It’s not just another teen drama and it centers around the death of a teenager in a sleepy town.

The relationships and friendships start to intertwine with each other and everything comes full-circle. Also, there’s definitely no shortage of mystery through the series, thus far.

2 The Society (2019)

When almost everyone in town mysteriously vanishes from their wealthy town, the teens that are left behind must make sense of the situation and re-build a society, without adults. The Society has no parental guidance and a similarity between it and 13 Reasons Why is because that show focuses on the teen cast more than the older cast and they have to dig their way out of bad situation to save their lives.

1 The End Of The F***ing World (2017)

Based on a comic book series, End of the F***ing World is a teen drama/romance with a dark side. Even though it lingers on the serious side, it still has humor and emotion. Two very troubled teens meet each other and James thinks he has the perfect kill on his hands. Of course, romance gets in the way and plans change. This unique twist to a teenage drama is thoughtful and fun to watch.