Shows Like Being Mary Jane
If you liked Being Mary Jane (2013), 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.
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The Newsroom (2012)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaA behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do…
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The Morning Show (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaA behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.
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The Newsreader (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaAn 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.
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Julia (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaThrough 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…
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61st Street (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaMoses Johnson is a promising high-school athlete with a bright future who’s accused of murdering a police officer during a drug bust gone wrong. Swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system…
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Parish (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaGray Parish is a good man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime for life as a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending him on a relentless quest with moral intentions…
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NCIS: Hawaiʻi (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaJane Tennant, the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, and her unwavering team of specialists balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military…
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The Chi (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaA 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…
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Homecoming (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaHeidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new life, living with her mother and working as a waitress, when a…
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Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaFollow the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent Savannah, Georgia, mansion.
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All American: Homecoming (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaFollow the journeys of Simone Hicks, a tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills, and elite baseball player Damon Sims from Chicago, as they navigate life at the prestigious HBCU Bringston University.
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Fatal Attraction (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaAn affair threatens the lives of Dan Gallagher and his wife, Beth, in this deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller which explores fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity…
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The Romanoffs (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaAn anthology series centered around people who believe themselves to be the modern-day descendants of the Romanov family.
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Sweet Magnolias (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaLifelong friends Maddie, Helen and Dana Sue lift each other up as they juggle relationships, family and careers in the small Southern town of Serenity.
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Step Up (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaTwins Tal and Janelle relocate from Ohio to Atlanta, where at their new school High Water is always a beat.
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Kill Jackie (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaJackie 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…
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Bloom (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaOne year after a devastating flood kills five locals in an idyllic country town, a mysterious new plant appears with the power to restore their youth.
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The Hitchhiker (1983)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaA young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
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The Terror: Devil in Silver (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaWrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital, one man faces secretive doctors, dangerous patients, and something even worse …
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Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaIn 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…