Series like Young Royals

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   Euphoria

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   2019 · Drama

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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: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) and coming of age
   • a closely matched era

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   Heartstopper

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   2022 · Drama

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

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

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   Normal People

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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.

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

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   Thunder in My Heart

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   2021 · 29 min · Drama

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   22-year-old Sigrid - nicknamed Sigge - and her group of friends are confronted with the unexpected demands of adulthood as they attempt to come to terms with their own identities, their passions, and the past.

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

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   The Summer I Turned Pretty

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   2022 · Drama

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

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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.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: coming of age and coming out
   • shared coming of age series style
   • a closely matched era

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   Ackley Bridge

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   2017 · 45 min · Drama

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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
   • a closely matched era

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   Atypical

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   2017 · 33 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: coming of age and lgbt
   • shared coming of age series style
   • a closely matched era

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   I Am Not Okay with This

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   2020 · Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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   Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.

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   • strong shared themes: coming of age and friendship
   • shared coming of age series style
   • 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
    • shared coming of age series style
    • a closely matched era

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