Shows Like Boston Public

If you liked Boston Public (2000), a drama series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Dawson's Creek (1998)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
2
A Million Little Things (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
A group of friends from Boston who feel stuck in life experience an unexpected wake-up call after one of their friends dies unexpectedly.
3
The Practice (1997)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
4
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious…
5
Waterloo Road (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015. It was recommissioned in…
6
Chesapeake Shores (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
A divorced mom deals with an old romance and complicated family issues when she returns to her hometown with her twin daughters.
7
Degrassi (2001)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
The life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at Degrassi Community School.
8
Sullivan's Crossing (2023)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
After Neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan’s personal and professional life are thrown into turmoil she returns home to Sullivan’s Crossing. While there, Maggie is forced to navigate her complicated present while confronting…
9
The Resident (2018)
★ 8.4/10Also drama
A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.
10
Days of Our Lives (1965)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
The Horton and Brady broods endure the romantic trials of life in Salem, a Midwestern hamlet filled with evil geniuses, star-crossed lovers and a rich family history.
11
Dangerous Liaisons (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
A pair of scheming ex-lovers attempt to exploit others by using the power of seduction. TV adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' classic 18th Century novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses".
12
Swagger (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
A basketball prodigy must navigate a maze of pressure if he's going to overcome the odds against him and learn what it truly means to have swagger.
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The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and…
14
The Young and the Restless (1973)
★ 7/10Also drama
The rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman…
15
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving…
16
Degrassi: Next Class (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Follow a group of high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Degrassi Community School, a fictional school in Toronto, Ontario, as they encounter some of the typical issues and challenges common to a…
17
Gossip Girl (2007)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
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Empire (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
19
Parenthood (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
The trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.
20
The O.C. (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach…