Shows Like Hotel

If you liked Hotel (1982), a drama and soap 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
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…
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
The Shining (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter.
4
Offspring (2010)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
An exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centering on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendency to overthink and fly off into fantasy.
5
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.
6
The Rainmaker (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head to head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncovers two…
7
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…
8
Parenthood (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
The trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.
9
Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and soap
Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache brothers.
10
Brothers and Sisters (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
11
Felicity (1998)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and soap
Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things…
12
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…
13
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…
14
Tyler Perry's The Oval (2019)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
A seemingly perfect interracial first family becomes the White House's newest residents. But behind closed doors they unleash a torrent of lies, cheating and corruption.
15
Smiley's People (1982)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up…
16
Famous in Love (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also soap and drama
Ordinary college student Paige gets her big break after auditioning for the starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster. She must now navigate her new star-studded life and the highs and lows that come with being the new…
17
Star (2016)
★ 8/10Also drama
Star is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day to take control of her destiny. She tracks down her sister, Simone, and her Instagram bestie, Alexandra, and together, the…
18
Casualty (1986)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and soap
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
19
Nancy Drew (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery instead.
20
Degrassi (2001)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and soap
The life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at Degrassi Community School.