Shows Like Shadows of the Past

If you liked Shadows of the Past (2014), a soap and drama series, here are 19 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
El Privilegio de Amar (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also soap and drama
Juan de la Cruz, a young seminarian, visits the home of his mother, Ana Joaquina—a religious zealot who has always imposed her will on her son and instilled in him a calling to serve God. Working in Ana Joaquina’s…
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
Mi Pequeña Traviesa (1997)
★ 7/10Also soap and drama
Mi Pequeña Traviesa is a Mexican youth and family telenovela produced and directed by Pedro Damián for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from December 8, 1997, to April 24, 1998. It is an…
4
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…
5
What Life Took From Me (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and soap
The beautiful young Montserrat is forced to marry a man she does not love in order to save her family from ruin and maintain their social standing.
6
Rosalinda (1999)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and soap
Having to serve a sentence for a murder she did not commit but took the blame for, a woman gives her baby to her sister to be raised without knowing the truth. 20 years later she is freed and try to be once again part…
7
Valiant Love (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also soap and drama
Camila Monterde is a beautiful veterinarian whose life has been torn apart by a tragic accident in which her fiancé, Luis, was killed. Hoping to ease her depression, her uncle, Daniel Monterde, invites her to live at…
8
Rebelde Way (2002)
★ 8/10Also soap and drama
Four teenagers at an elite school in Buenos Aires are drawn together by their love of music, despite their differing social and economic backgrounds.
9
Distilling Love (2007)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and soap
A romance blossoms between a young country woman and the grandson of the late owner of a tequila company. The young man promises to return and marry his girlfriend once he finishes his studies abroad, unaware that she…
10
Marimar (1994)
★ 7/10Also drama and soap
Story of love between Marimar and Sergio. Sergio is from a wealthy family, and Marimar lives with her poor grandparents in a hut in front of the ocean.
11
Curse by the Sea (2009)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and soap
Mar de Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux with protagonists Zuria Vega, Mario Cimarro and Mariana Seoane and antagonists Ninel Conde, Marcelo Córdoba and Manuel Landeta. This is a…
12
Teresa (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also soap and drama
Teresa Chavez is a young woman with an obsession for money and ambition. Despite her beauty and the fact that she was raised in the bosom of a loving family, she is resentful; her one desire is to leave her humble but…
13
The Color of Passion (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and soap
Rebeca murders her sister Adriana to end up with the man she loved, and becomes the step mother of her niece Lucía. Nora, Lucía's half sister and daughter of Rebeca, resents Lucía for the same reasons Rebeca hated…
14
Overcoming heartbreak (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also soap and drama
Four women of different ages and social strata are forced to live together under the same roof. At first, the coexistence between them is complicated and tense due to their different visions and ways of facing life…
15
The Game of Life (2001)
★ 8/10Also drama and soap
Soccer is the central theme of this fun story, in which Lorena, Paulina, Daniela, and Fernanda learn to face life by tackling the challenges the game presents—both on the field and in love.
16
Broken Angel (2013)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and soap
Santa Diabla is the story of Santa Martínez, a woman who seeks revenge for the murder of her husband Willy Delgado.
17
Sed de Venganza (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and soap
Eugenio uses Fernanda for revenge against the Del Pinos, but she changes all.
18
Amor Real (2003)
★ 7.8/10Also soap and drama
True love threatens to tear a family apart in this epic Mexican serial set in the 1800s. Rich and beautiful Matilde falls in love with Adolfo, but her mother, Augusta, disapproves of the relationship when she learns…
19
Don't Mess with the Angel (2008)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and soap
When Marichuy was born, her mother—believing she was on the verge of death—handed her over to a priest, who took her to an orphanage. At the age of fourteen, Marichuy ran away from the institution and began wandering…