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90210 (TV series)
90210 (2008-2013) is The CW's spin-off/sequel of Beverly Hills, 90210, following Annie and Dixon Wilson at West Beverly Hills High, with original cast cameos by Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty, and Tori Spelling.
Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners (Polish: Absolutni debiutanci) is a 2023 Polish coming-of-age romantic drama series on Netflix, created by Kamila Tarabura and Nina Lewandowska; it premiered on October 25, 2023.
Atypical
Atypical is a Netflix comedy-drama (2017-2021, 4 seasons, 38 episodes) created by Robia Rashid, starring Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner, an autistic teen seeking love and independence; praised critically but debated as autism representation.
Bad Behaviour
Bad Behaviour (2023) is a four-part Stan drama miniseries by Matchbox Pictures, adapted from Rebecca Starford's 2015 bullying memoir, directed by Corrie Chen, starring Jana McKinnon, Markella Kavenagh, and Yerin Ha, premiering at the Berlin Film Festival.
Children's Ward
Children's Ward: British children's medical drama by Granada Television for CITV, 1989-2000, set in fictitious South Park Hospital; BAFTA-winning, written by Paul Abbott, Kay Mellor, Russell T. Davies.
City on Fire
City on Fire is a 2023 American crime drama series on Apple TV+, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and adapted from Garth Risk Hallberg's 2015 novel.
Druck (TV series)
Druck ("pressure") is a German teen web series (2018–2022), the German adaptation of Norway's Skam, produced by Bantry Bay for funk (ARD/ZDF). Eight 10-episode seasons set at a Berlin high school, released as real-time YouTube clips plus weekly compiled episodes.
Everything Calls for Salvation
Everything Calls for Salvation (Tutto chiede salvezza) is Daniele Mencarelli's 2020 Strega Giovani-winning autofiction novel about a seven-day involuntary psychiatric commitment, and Francesco Bruni's two-season Netflix adaptation (2022–2024) starring Federico Cesari.
Forever (2025 TV series)
Forever (2025) is a Netflix romantic teen drama created by Mara Brock Akil, adapting Judy Blume's 1975 novel about Keisha Clark and Justin Edwards, Black teens in 2018 Los Angeles; premiered May 8, 2025, renewed within a week, won a 2025 Peabody.
Free Rein
Free Rein is a British Netflix tween coming-of-age drama (2017–2019) by Lime Pictures, creators Anna McCleery and Vicki Lutas, starring Jaylen Barron as Zoe, who bonds with the horse Raven; three seasons, two Daytime Emmys.
Fresh Meat (TV series)
Fresh Meat is a British Channel 4 comedy drama (2011–2016) by Peep Show writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, following six Manchester university students sharing 28 Hartnell Avenue; four series, 30 episodes, starring Jack Whitehall, Zawe Ashton, and Charlotte Ritchie.
Greek Salad (2023 TV series)
Greek Salad (Salade grecque) is a 2023 French comedy-drama series by Cédric Klapisch, a sequel to L'Auberge espagnole, following Tom and Mia in Athens over 8 Prime Video episodes.
How to Make It in America
How to Make It in America is an HBO comedy-drama (2010-2011) created by Ian Edelman, starring Bryan Greenberg and Victor Rasuk as Brooklyn hustlers building a fashion brand; canceled after two low-rated seasons.
Insatiable (TV series)
Insatiable is a Netflix dark comedy-drama created by Lauren Gussis, starring Debby Ryan as Patty Bladell, a bullied teen who loses 70 pounds and seeks revenge via beauty pageants; ran 2018-2019, 22 episodes, canceled after backlash over fat-shaming and bi-erasure.
Ivy Dickens
Ivy Dickens, also known as Charlie Rhodes, is a Gossip Girl character played by Kaylee DeFer, a con artist hired by Carol Rhodes to impersonate her daughter Charlie for an inheritance, exposed when the real Charlie, Lola, appears.
James at 15
James at 15 (later James at 16) is a 1977-1978 NBC drama starring Lance Kerwin as James Hunter, created by Dan Wakefield, known for "The Gift" episode and its birth-control censorship dispute.
Jamie Johnson (TV series)
Jamie Johnson is a British children's television drama about an eleven-year-old aspiring footballer, inspired by Dan Freedman's books, broadcast on CBBC in seven seasons from 2016 to 2022.
Motorheads
Motorheads is a Prime Video young adult drama created by John A. Norris, premiering May 20, 2025, about street-racing teens in fictional Ironwood, Pennsylvania, starring Ryan Phillippe, Michael Cimino, and Melissa Collazo; canceled after one ten-episode season in August 2025.
My So-Called Life
My So-Called Life is an American teen drama (1994–1995) created by Winnie Holzman, starring Claire Danes as 15-year-old Angela Chase alongside Jared Leto, cancelled by ABC after one 19-episode season yet now regarded as a foundational, acclaimed teen drama.
Paper Dolls (Australian TV series)
Paper Dolls is a 2023 Australian drama series on Paramount+, created by Ainslie Clouston, following five women who win a reality singing competition and form the girl group Harlow.
Penelope (TV series)
Penelope is an American coming-of-age drama series created by Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn, about a 16-year-old who leaves her family on a camping trip to live alone in the wilderness.
Phony
Phony is a 2026 Hulu coming-of-age mystery comedy-drama created by Nick Paley, starring Connie Britton and Sam Nivola. Teen Sonny Cooke, after a car accident, suspects his mother Ellen has been replaced by an impostor; eight half-hour episodes premiered October 20, 2026.
Red Oaks
Red Oaks is a Prime Video comedy (2014–2017, three seasons) created by Gregory Jacobs and Joe Gangemi, set in 1985 at a New Jersey country club where NYU student David Meyers works as assistant tennis pro.
Star (TV series)
Star (Lee Daniels' Star) is a Fox musical drama created by Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy, airing 2016-2019 over three seasons about the Atlanta girl group Take 3, starring Jude Demorest, Ryan Destiny, Brittany O'Grady, and Queen Latifah.
Sterling Point
Sterling Point is a 2026 Prime Video coming-of-age drama created by Megan Park, starring Ella Rubin as Annie Jacobson, a New York teen who inherits a mysterious Canadian island; renewed for season 2 in August 2026.
Summertime
Summertime is a Netflix Italian teen romance series produced by Cattleya, freely inspired by Federico Moccia's novel Tre metri sopra il cielo. It premiered April 29, 2020, ran three seasons (24 episodes) set on the Romagna Riviera, and ended May 4, 2022.
Surviving Summer
Surviving Summer is a Netflix Australian teen surfing drama (2022-2023) starring Sky Katz as Brooklyn exile Summer Torres in Shorehaven, Victoria. Two seasons, 18 episodes, created by Josh Mapleston, Gemma Crofts, and Joanna Werner; canceled February 2025.
Swagger
Swagger is an Apple TV+ sports drama created by Reggie Rock Bythewood, inspired by Kevin Durant's youth basketball, starring Isaiah Hill and O'Shea Jackson Jr., running 2021-2023 over two seasons before cancellation.
The Body (TV series)
The Body is a 2026 Netflix supernatural teen thriller series created by Quinn Shephard, about Catholic school girls whose dance-team initiation goes wrong, triggering prophetic visions and mass hysteria; eight episodes premiere November 11, 2026, starring Kristina Bogic, Sara Boustany, and Sofia Wylie.
The Bold Type
The Bold Type (2017–2021) is a Freeform comedy-drama created by Sarah Watson, inspired by Cosmopolitan's Joanna Coles, about three friends (Stevens, Fahy, Dee) at the fictional magazine Scarlet under editor Jacqueline Carlyle.