Netflix’s teenage drama Heartbreak High has finally ended with just 8 episodes in its first season. After its release, this show has really caught the attention of the younger audience as this show is about today’s Gen Z, to which many of the younger people can relate. Heart Break High is a story of a young girl who takes a fall for exposing all the relationship and hookup details of all students on the college wall, leading to all the college students outcast her.
It’s a wonderful story about teenage life and their struggle with love, sex, and life. If you loved the show, but those 8 episodes were not enough for you, then Otakukart brings you a list of 21 Best Shows like Heartbreak High, which you must watch.
Sex Education
A socially awkward teenage boy “Otis” may not have an active sex life, but he has lots of practical knowledge about sex thanks to her mother, who is a sex therapist. When one of Otis’s classmates finds out that Otis’s mother is a sex therapist & Otis knows a lot about sex. She gives him an offer to team up and provides sex-related solutions to young teenagers in their school in exchange for money.
Sex Education is a beautifully written teen drama that tries to show us what kind of emotional and sexual problems we teenagers have to face in life as we grow up. Sex Education is currently available on Netflix & I would highly recommend everyone to check this show out if you loved Heart Break High.
Euphoria
Euphoria is a gritty teen drama. That tells the story of today’s Gen Z, who deal with the bittersweet reality of life as they grow up. Dealing with problems like drug addictions, sex, and identity crisis. It’s said that today’s generation’s teenagers have more options, opportunities, and freedom in life, there is even a quote in this show where an elderly guy says – “Am jealous of your generation, you guys don’t really care about the rules”. But not following the rules and constantly breaking them to live life on our own terms that too at an early young age definitely comes with its own consequences. And this show is all about exploring those consequences.
Degrassi the Next generation
Degrassi the next generation is a show that depicts Gen Z beautifully, trying to show every aspect of a teenager’s life, just like Heartbreak high, whether it’s a breakup issue, sexual relationships, friendship, violence, or addictions. It doesn’t sugarcoat any aspect of it and often tries to present its story as raw as possible. It’s one of those TV shows that I would highly recommend to every teenager so that you can entertain yourself and at the same time learn something from it so that you don’t repeat such mistakes in your life. And for the fans of Heartbreak High, it’s a must-watch for you guys.
Love Victor
Love Vicktor is a beautiful teen drama that portrays the LGBTQ relationship in a very accurate manner. The story is about Victor, a young boy who is facing all the issues that every growing-up teen faces in life. As he grows up, he starts to feel that life is not easy, especially when you have a different sexual preference than others. Love Victor is a story about self-discovery and self-acceptance that tackles some of the major teen issues like issues with parents, identity, and life. It’s one of the most well-written LGBTQ teen dramas out there & I would highly recommend it if you are looking for an LGBTQ TV show.
Outer Banks
Outer Banks is kind of a different take on the teen drama genre. Outer Banks is more about a gritty teen adventure story about people living in the Outer Bank of Carolina. It tells of its people who are divided by class (upper class and working class), where a cult group leader finds a clue about his missing father and how it may be related to a hidden treasure & what kind of challenges they have to face in order to find the treasure forms the rest of the story. If you are looking for a teen drama but with a Breaking Bad kind of twist, then go for this show.
Awkward
Awkward follows the story of Jenna Hamilton, a young girl who met with an accident, but people assumed she tried to commit suicide because of a confrontation letter she received that talked about her flaws and it broke her heart. And made her unsecured regarding herself, so she started a blog where she writes about her life and the problems which her classmates are facing. Awkward is a show about accepting our flaws in life. As a teenager, we tend to face lots of issues in life and come across several flaws in ourselves, we should either move on with it or try to be the best versions of ourselves and move on in life, either way, we have to move on in life.
Heartbreak High (1994)
The 90’s version of Heartbreak High is the foundation of Netflix’s Heartbreak High. Both the shows deal with the issues of teenage years, while the new rebooted version has a Gen Z-based storyline, the original had a story that suited best for the 90s. If you are someone from the ’90s & want to relive your teen life again, then I would highly recommend you the 1994 version of Heartbreak High.
The Society
The Society is not your typical teen drama, it’s a mystery action drama that tells the story of teenagers living in the town of West Harm, where everyone in the town suddenly disappeared except the teenagers. Without any adults in the town and with no medium to contact with the rest of the world, all the teenagers must form a community for their own survival. But not every member of the community has the same goal, and this brings conflict and chaos among the teenagers. This show is all about what happens if we give all powers the young teenagers who believe that they know everything about their life.
The End Of The Fu* World
A weird misadventure of two 17 years old teenagers, James and Alyssa. Who embarks on a journey to find Alyssa’s real father. James is the kind of boy who believes he is a psychopath and is looking for his 1st target, while Alyssa is a moody teenager who frequently suffers from mood swings. Its premise may look like it’s a serial killer TV show, but trust me, it’s not. It’s a dark comedy teenage drama that will give you totally a new experience of watching a teen show.
Never have I Ever
Never Have I Ever is a teen comedy-drama that centers around a group of Indian – American teenage girls who want to improve their status quote at their high school & date a cute guy. It’s a very lovely teen show that mainly focuses on the urges of teens to have a romantic partner during high school & the cultural problems an Indian American may have to go through. It’s a heartwarming teen show& I would highly recommend it to those who enjoyed Heartbreak High.
13 Reasons Why
There is rarely anyone from our generation who uses the internet and binges on TV shows haven’t heard of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why. 13 Reasons Why story revolves around Hannah Baker, a young teen who commits suicide, and nobody knows what made her take her own life until a series of mysterious boxes starts to show up at people’s home where Hannah before dying recorded 13 videos explaining 13 reasons why she committed suicide.
Emily in Paris
Emily in Paris is a heartwarming story of a young girl named Emily who travels to Paris to work in a French Marketing Company. Emily in Paris tells the story of Emily to tries to find her love in the city of romance “Paris”. It’s the kind of show where I think any girl could easily connect and would definitely enjoy the show.
Skins
The British teen drama series Skins could be one of the best shows which could give you the Heartbreak High feel. It’s a story about teenagers searching for love, partying and enjoying their lives, and exploring sexuality. Pretty much everything through which a teen goes through during his teenage years.
Riverdale
A group of teenagers who thought they knew everything about their town soon find themselves involved in murder & they soon realize that their town might not be what they think it is. Riverdale is a teen, dark suspense thriller that may not be like your regular teen show. Riverdale is a dark take on the teen genre with a pinch of suspense, mystery, and murders.
Twenty-Something
Twenty-Something is a beautiful drama about life, it tells the story of 5 friends who wants to fully explore their 20s. Whether it’s about getting the dream job or the dream girl or just about enjoying the youth. This story is about exploring everything. It’s one of those shows that will make you take a pause from your life & will make you think about your own life, like what various amazing things we could do in our life.
Sex Life Of College Girls
4 young teen girls experience their newly gained freedom in college lives & they try to fulfill their sexual needs by hooking up with as many boys as possible at the same time dealing with the difficulties & hardships that college life throws at them.
It’s a wonderful TV show that tells the story from a girl’s perspective, just like Heartbreak High. This show is created by Mindy Kaling, who also turns out to be the creator of another hit teen drama “Never Have I Ever”. Do check this TV show if you loved Never Have I Ever & Heartbreak High.
Generation
Like any other TV show on this list, Generation is a TV show about teenagers who figure out their sexual life, their struggles with understanding their family, their complex love life, etc… It’s a teen drama with all the necessary elements that a good teen drama requires.
Julie and The Phantoms
Julie and The Phantoms is a lovely story about a young teen girl who discovers her passion for music but at the same time encounters the ghost of 3 dead musicians who lived with a dream to form a music band but before they could achieve their dream they died. Julie and The Phantoms are all about Julie helping those ghosts to fulfill their dream & follow her own passion. It’s a beautifully written, feel-good show about passion & friendship. A must-watch if you love feel-good stories.
Pretty Good Liars
Pretty Good liars is a good mystery drama about 4 teenage girls when one of their close friends suddenly disappears, those 4 girls receive a threat from a mysterious enemy who claims that he will soon be revealing all of their darkest secrets to everyone. Now, who is this mysterious guy? & what secrets do these girls have forms the rest of the story? If you are a girl who appreciates a little mystery element in the show, then you can definitely go for Pretty Good Liars.
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf is a really entertaining dark fantasy drama, a story about a boy who has turned into a werewolf & he loves a girl, but he cannot reveal to her that he is a half human half werewolf, so he hides his identity and tries to live a normal life and the same time he fights with those who turned him into a werewolf. It’s an action-packed dark fantasy teenage drama pretty different from your regular teen shows, but it has a really good story and would keep you hooked throughout the show.
Elite
A teen drama that focuses on the class difference issue that many working-class teenagers have to face in their life. Elite is a TV show about three teenagers who receive a special scholarship to an Elite school where only the best of the best study.
But problems start to arise when the rich students start clashing with the working-class family students & their clash leads to murder. It’s an engaging teen drama that will definitely keep you hooked throughout the show.
