Shows Like The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

If you liked The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022), 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
My Life with the Walter Boys (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
When a tragedy disrupts her life, a teen moves in with her guardian's big family in a small town and learns new lessons about love, hope and friendship.
2
Memory of a Killer (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
Angelo Doyle lives two totally separate lives — fearsome NYC hitman and sleepy upstate Cooperstown photocopier salesman and father. Both of them are threatened when he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a disease he…
3
Off Campus (2026)
★ 8.9/10Also drama
Hannah Wells tutors hockey captain Garrett Graham to win over her crush. Their deal becomes real connection as they face their pasts. Friends Logan, Dean, Tucker, and Allie navigate college life and love.
4
NOS4A2 (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some…
5
Lucky Hank (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
A mid-life crisis tale about the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
6
Normal People (2020)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
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.
7
Sweet Magnolias (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Lifelong friends Maddie, Helen and Dana Sue lift each other up as they juggle relationships, family and careers in the small Southern town of Serenity.
8
Severance (2022)
★ 8.4/10Also drama
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth…
9
Kill Jackie (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Jackie Price has been living a wealthy, luxurious life for the past 20 years after escaping a dangerous past as an international cocaine dealer. But just as life begins to feel a little boring, she discovers that The…
10
Surface (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A traumatic head injury leaves Sophie with extreme memory loss. In her quest to put the pieces of her life back together—with help from her husband and friends—Sophie begins to question the truth behind her…
11
The Queen's Gambit (2020)
★ 8.4/10Also drama
In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.
12
Outlander (2014)
★ 8.2/10Also drama
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to…
13
Silo (2023)
★ 8.2/10Also drama
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth…
14
Olive Kitteridge (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
A look at a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and…
15
Tell Me Lies (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
When Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. They quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will…
16
Julia (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Through Julia Child’s life and her singular joie de vivre, the series explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women's movement, the…
17
The Sinner (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.
18
The Wheel of Time (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
The lives of five young villagers change forever when a strange and powerful woman arrives, claiming one of them is the child of an ancient prophecy with the power to tip the balance between Light and Dark forever…
19
Mayfair Witches (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
An intuitive young neurosurgeon discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for…
20
Ambitions (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
A multigenerational family saga centered around one woman who, having recently relocated and intent on revitalizing her marriage, finds herself going head to head with some of the most powerful and deceitful players in…