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Heartstopper (2022)

  • Drama
  • 3 seasons
  • 12 age guide
  • ★ 8.6/10 from 1,772 ratings

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

Created byAlice Oseman

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    2020 · 30 min · Drama

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    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.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: coming of age and first love
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Euphoria

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    A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: coming of age and transgender
    • a closely matched era
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    Anne with an E

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    2017 · 47 min · Drama · Family

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    A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly woman and her aging brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: coming of age and friendship
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  4. 04

    Sex Education

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

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: asexuality and coming of age
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    Love, Victor

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    2020 · Comedy · Drama

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    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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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: coming of age and coming out
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    Ackley Bridge

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    A new academy school in a Yorkshire mill town merges the lives and cultures of the largely divided white and Asian community

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    • strong shared themes: coming of age and coming out
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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  7. 07

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    2019 · 50 min · Drama

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    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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    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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    Always Home

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    Chen Huan’er, along with her friends Jing Xichi and Song Cong, navigates the journey from high school to adulthood. Together, they experience love, loss, family struggles, and personal growth. As life takes them in unexpected directions, their enduring friendship remains a constant through every challenge.

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    • strong shared themes: coming of age and first love
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    School 2017

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    2017 · 65 min · Drama

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    A coming-of-age story about the lives of 18-year-old high school students who are valued according to their ranking in school. Despite their frustrations, they find out how to make their own way in this world that seems to be a stagnant cycle of school and home.

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