Shows Like Olive Kitteridge
If you liked Olive Kitteridge (2014), 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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Empire Falls (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaThe humorous, poignant story of a declining New England town and its inhabitants, whose lives are deeply rooted in and influenced by the Knox River and its vacant mills, their class differences, and ghosts of the past.
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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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One Day (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaAfter spending graduation night together, Emma and Dexter go their separate ways — but their lives remain intertwined.
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Knots Landing (1979)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaThe domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
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The Mist (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaA small town family is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, each other.
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My Life with the Walter Boys (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaWhen 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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Chapelwaite (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaIn the 1850s, Captain Charles Boone relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. Charles will soon have to…
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Firefly Lane (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaFor decades, childhood best friends Kate and Tully have weathered life's storms together -- until a betrayal threatens to break them apart for good.
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Toxic Town (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaWhen dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account.
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Below (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaWhen a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a small Newfoundland town, a hard-bitten fisherman and his family fight to protect their close-knit community.
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East of Eden (2026)
★ 8/10Also dramaIn the early 1900s, a fiercely independent woman drives a rift between two brothers, igniting a saga that unfolds across two generations.
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Ambitions (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA multigenerational family saga centered around one woman who, having recently relocated and intent on revitalizing her marriage, finds herself going head to head with some of the most powerful and deceitful players in…
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Tip Toe (2026)
★ 7/10Also dramaAn ordinary Manchester suburb becomes a minefield of lies and violence when Leo gives neighbour Clive his spare key.
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Survivor's Remorse (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaCam Calloway is about to find out the price he'll pay for stardom, love and loyalty. A basketball star in his early 20s, Calloway's life changes after he signs a multimillion-dollar contract with a team in Atlanta. He…
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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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Castle Rock (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaBased on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaSuddenly left without his trusted caretaker, Ptolemy Grey is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager Robyn. When they learn about a treatment that will restore Ptolemy’s dementia-addled memories, it begins a journey…
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Patrick Melrose (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaA critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.
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Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaThe intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Explore the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood…
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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 …