Shows Like A Shoulder to Cry On

If you liked A Shoulder to Cry On (2023), 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
Love In The Big City (2024)
★ 8.8/10Also drama
A young gay man and his spirited roommate help each other navigate love, mortality and sexuality in the bustling city of Seoul.
2
Revenge of Others (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also drama
A boy falls to his death at school, but Ok Chan-mi does not believe that her twin brother, Park Won-seok, committed suicide. Chan-mi transfers to her brother's school, Yongtan High, and meets Ji Soo-heon, who witnessed…
3
School 2013 (2012)
★ 7.9/10Also drama
Go Nam-soon, a young boy, constantly gets bullied by a group in his class. Later, one of his old rivals joins his school. Eventually, they are able to sort out their differences.
4
Secret Relationships (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Trapped in an escalating love square, a salaryman must navigate his tumultuous feelings for a colleague, a former tutor, and an heir.
5
One Tree Hill (2003)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the…
6
Friendly Rivalry (2025)
★ 8.7/10Also drama
A high-teen mystery thriller about a close relationship between teenage girls in a harsher survival competition than entrance examinations.
7
Hierarchy (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
The top 0.01% of students control law and order at Jooshin High School, but a secretive transfer student chips a crack in their indomitable world.
8
Heated Rivalry (2025)
★ 8.7/10Also drama
Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a…
9
Weak Hero (2022)
★ 8.7/10Also drama
With the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes — unaware of how dangerous his world will become.
10
Love for Love's Sake (2024)
★ 8.8/10Also drama
A man winds up inside a video game where he plays a teen character who must make a tragic athlete happy — or risk dying. Can their love survive?
11
Queer as Folk (1999)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
Stuart Jones has got it all. He's rich, drop-dead gorgeous and always the centre of attention. He can be forgiven the arrogance because he's pretty close to perfection. His best mate Vince Tyler is funny, adorable and…
12
The King's Affection (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret.
13
The Newsreader (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
An unconventional relationship in a world on the cusp of change; a star newsreader and an ambitious bisexual reporter join forces in a ruthless 1986 newsroom, as events unfold that will change their lives.
14
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
★ 8/10Also drama
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their…
15
Four Hands, Two Sonatas (2026)
★ 9.2/10Also drama
When two young pianists from completely different worlds meet at an elite music high school, the melodies of their lives become intimately intertwined.
16
The Glory (2022)
★ 8.5/10Also drama
Years after surviving horrific abuse in high school, a woman puts an elaborate revenge scheme in motion to make the perpetrators pay for their crimes.
17
Love Alarm (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also drama
Love Alarm is an app that tells you if someone within a 10-meter radius has a crush on you. It quickly becomes a social phenomenon. While everyone talks about it and uses it to test their love and popularity, Jojo is…
18
Love All Play (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
The hottest sports romance between Park Tae-yang, a passionate professional badminton player, and Park Tae-joon, who treats playing badminton as a job!
19
First Kill (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Falling in love is tricky for teens Juliette and Calliope: One's a vampire, the other's a vampire hunter — and both are ready to make their first kill.
20
FOREVER (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
Reunited as teens, childhood friends Keisha and Justin fall deeply in love, experiencing the joy and heartache of a first romance that will change their lives forever.