Shows Like Banana

If you liked Banana (2015), 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
Queer as Folk (1999)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
Stuart Jones has got it all. He's rich, drop-dead gorgeous and always the centre of attention. He can be forgiven the arrogance because he's pretty close to perfection. His best mate Vince Tyler is funny, adorable and…
2
The L Word (2004)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
3
Sense8 (2015)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people…
4
Lip Service (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Sex, lies and true love in modern Scotland. Following the lives and loves of a group of twenty-something lesbians living in Glasgow.
5
Off Campus (2026)
★ 8.9/10Also drama
Hannah Wells tutors hockey captain Garrett Graham to win over her crush. Their deal becomes real connection as they face their pasts. Friends Logan, Dean, Tucker, and Allie navigate college life and love.
6
Motherland: Fort Salem (2020)
★ 7.9/10Also drama
Set in an alternate America where witches ended their persecution over 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the government to fight for their country, the series follows three young women from basic training in combat…
7
One of Us Is Lying (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
The story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
8
House of Guinness (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
Dublin, 1868. The Guinness family patriarch is dead, and his four children — each with dark secrets to hide — hold the brewery's fate in their hands.
9
The Crowded Room (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
In 1979 Manhattan, a young man is arrested for a shocking crime — and an unlikely investigator must solve the mystery behind it.
10
The L Word: Generation Q (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
In this sequel to The L Word, we continue to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter, Alice Pieszecki and Shane McCutcheon, along with a new generation of diverse, self-possessed LGBTQIA+ characters experiencing…
11
Queer as Folk (2000)
★ 8.3/10Also drama
Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh…
12
Queer as Folk (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
The lives of a diverse group of friends in New Orleans are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.
13
Mary & George (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
In 17th century England, Mary Villiers molds her beautiful son, George, to seduce King James I, intending to gain riches and influence through outrageous schemes.
14
Heartbreak High (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
A fresh look at Hartley High over 20 years on. With her new friends - outsiders Quinni and Darren - Amerie must repair her reputation, while navigating love, sex, and heartbreak.
15
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.
16
More Tales of the City (1998)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Lonely inhabitants at 28 Barbary Lane search for love and identity, turning to each other in the hope of finding happiness in San Francisco.
17
School Spirits (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
Maddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance, goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school purgatory, but the closer she gets to discovering the truth, the more…
18
This Life (1996)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Five aspiring lawyers are aiming for the top - but behind the scenes they're a mess of love, drugs and excess.
19
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls finds themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to…
20
Good Trouble (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
After moving to The Coterie in Downtown Los Angeles, Callie and Mariana Foster realize that living on their own is not all that it’s cracked up to be.