Shows Like Sunset Beach

If you liked Sunset Beach (1997), a soap and 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
Brookside (1982)
★ 6.4/10Also soap and drama
The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.
2
Days of Our Lives (1965)
★ 6.2/10Also soap and 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.
3
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also soap and drama
Follow the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent Savannah, Georgia, mansion.
4
The Young and the Restless (1973)
★ 7/10Also soap and 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…
5
Home and Away (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and soap
Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and follows the personal and professional lives of the people living in the area. The show initially focused on the Fletcher…
6
Guiding Light (1952)
★ 5.9/10Also soap and drama
Guiding Light is an American television soap opera that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running television drama in history, broadcast from 1952 until 2009, preceded by a 15-year…
7
Knots Landing (1979)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and soap
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
8
Guardián de mi vida (2026)
★ 9.5/10Also soap and drama
Sofía Peralta-Avitia Villaseñor, a successful businesswoman and great mother, who feels lonely in her marriage to Gonzalo Balmori-Ricci Nava. At the same time, her daughter, Bárbara Balmori-Ricci Peralta-Avitia, and…
9
General Hospital (1963)
★ 5.8/10Also soap
Families, friends, enemies and lovers experience life-changing events in the large upstate New York city of Port Charles, which has a busy hospital, upscale hotel, cozy diner and dangerous waterfront frequented by the…
10
Hotel (1982)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and soap
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by…
11
Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also soap and drama
Follow the relationships of a group of husbands and wives that live and love on the same street. While the neighbors come from very different backgrounds, their lives are similar – raising children, dealing with exes…
12
Prisoner (1979)
★ 7.6/10Also soap and drama
Prisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison.
13
Holby City (1999)
★ 5.8/10Also soap and drama
Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.
14
Chicago Hope (1994)
★ 7.2/10Also soap and drama
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago…
15
Melrose Place (1992)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and soap
Follow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose Place, in Los Angeles, California.
16
Dynasty (2017)
★ 8/10Also drama and soap
Follows two of America’s wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children focusing on Fallon Carrington, the daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington…
17
Hill Street Blues (1981)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
18
Vuelve a mí (2023)
★ 8.6/10Also soap and drama
The kidnapping of her son unleashes a storm in Nuria García's life who, in the most difficult moment, meets Santiago Zepeda; together, they find redemption in the face of adversity.
19
Queens (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also soap and drama
Estranged and out-of-touch, four women in their 40s reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had as the Nasty Bitches—their ‘90s group that made them legends in the hip-hop world.
20
Los hilos del pasado (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also soap and drama
Carolina Guillén is a renowned fashion designer haunted by a painful past. Years ago, she had a baby with a young novice who never knew about the pregnancy. Alone and without support, she was forced to give up her…