Shows Like Dear White People

If you liked Dear White People (2017), a comedy and 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
grown-ish (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy
Zoey Johnson heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.
2
The Gentlemen (2024)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and drama
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.
3
Girls (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedy
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.
4
A Different World (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
Deborah Wayne enters her freshman year at her parents' HBCU alma mater and finds their shadow difficult to escape. She sets out to build her own legacy – while having the time of her life – alongside a whole new…
5
Never Have I Ever (2020)
★ 8/10Also comedy and drama
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.
6
Mo (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
In Texas, Mo straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a pending asylum request while hustling to support his Palestinian family.
7
Adults (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
A group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people, despite being neither "good" nor "people" yet.
8
The End of the F***ing World (2017)
★ 8/10Also comedy and drama
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her…
9
The Young Ones (1982)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy
The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the…
10
Gen V (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
At America's only college for superheroes, gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university's top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's elite superhero…
11
Blue Mountain State (2010)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
Three incoming freshman in a big-time, Midwestern college football program have to juggle football, girls, class and nonstop hazing.
12
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.
13
Rain Dogs (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and comedy
An unconventional love story between a working-class single mum, her young daughter and a privileged gay man. A wild and punky tale of a mother's love for her daughter, of deep-rooted and passionate friendships, and of…
14
China, IL (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
The absurdist legacy of the worst college in America is set to unfold, as the Professor Brothers, Steve and Frank Smith, alongside their colleagues, deal with life, each other, and the nagging responsibility of their…
15
Insecure (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
16
Undeclared (2001)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
College freshman Steve Karp, his girlfriend and their fellow dorm-mates embark on one the greatest experiences of their lives...unfortunately for Steve, his lonely and recently divorced father is tagging along for the…
17
Master of None (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and busting sex offenders on the subway.
18
Mr Inbetween (2018)
★ 8.3/10Also drama
Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire.
19
The Vince Staples Show (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and comedy
Kind of famous and sort of rich, rapper and actor Vince Staples navigates the challenges and surprises of everyday life in his hometown of The Beach.
20
Miracle Workers (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
An anthology series in which a colorful blend of outcasts and iconoclasts confront universal issues across various time periods: love, faith, societal norms, and venturing into the unknown.