Shows Like Cruel Intentions

If you liked Cruel Intentions (2024), 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
Bel-Air (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
The journey of a book smart teen whose life is forever transformed when he moves from the streets of west Philadelphia to live with his relatives in one of LA’s wealthiest suburbs.
2
Life on Top (2009)
★ 7/10Also drama
Based on a novel by Clara Darling, about a college grad who heads to a big city looking for work and discovers her older sister, who's been living there for years, is a model.
3
When They See Us (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also drama
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
4
The Chi (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also drama
A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about…
5
The Americans (2013)
★ 7.9/10Also drama
Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their…
6
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…
7
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
The story of the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez.
8
Melrose Place (2009)
★ 6/10Also drama
In an elegant Spanish-style apartment building in the trendy Melrose neighborhood of Los Angeles, a diverse group of 20-somethings have formed a close-knit surrogate family. However, when a bloody body is found…
9
The District (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Police Department.
10
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.
11
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.
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The Slap (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
Hector and his wife Aisha plan a party for family and friends, but the day doesn't turn out as they expected when Hector's hot-headed cousin Harry slaps a misbehaving child. The party ends abruptly with the child's…
13
Unchosen (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
When a young mother from a sheltered cult crosses paths with a mysterious stranger, she embarks on a risky affair that awakens desires and dark secrets.
14
Crew Girl (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
After a family scandal, teen rower Teagan Tao moves to a small town and joins an elite prep school's all-boys crew, sparking rivalry and attraction.
15
Swimming with Sharks (2022)
★ 7/10Also drama
When Lou Simms starts her internship at Fountain Pictures she seems like a naïve Hollywood newcomer, awestruck by the studio’s notorious CEO, Joyce Holt. In truth, Lou has done extensive research on Joyce and landing…
16
Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also drama
In the early 1990s in New York, during the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, a visionary musician named Bobby Diggs aka The RZA begins to form a super group of a dozen young, black men, who will eventually rise to…
17
The Hunting Wives (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Sophie trades New England for East Texas and falls into a wealthy socialite's magnetic orbit — where a clique of housewives hide deadly secrets.
18
Vida (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn't be more different or distanced from each other are forced to return to their old neighborhood, where they are confronted by the past and…
19
Conversations with Friends (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Two college students, Frances and Bobbi, forge a strange and unexpected relationship with a married couple.
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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…