Shows Like POSE

If you liked POSE (2018), 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
Angels in America (2003)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
God has abandoned Heaven. It's 1985: the Reagans are in the White House and Death swings the scythe of AIDS. In Manhattan, Prior Walter tells Louis, his lover of four years, he's ill; Louis leaves but as disease and…
2
Grand Army (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on a chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, break free and seize the future.
3
The Hunting Wives (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Sophie trades New England for East Texas and falls into a wealthy socialite's magnetic orbit — where a clique of housewives hide deadly secrets.
4
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.
5
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
Set in South Jamaica, Queens, in 1991, this prequel to "Power" revolves around the coming of age of Kanan Stark.
6
The Gilded Age (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian…
7
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.
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 L Word (2004)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
10
Power (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting to escape the underworld and keep his family safe.
11
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.
12
Fellow Travelers (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also drama
A chronicle of a decades-long volatile romance between two men — from their first meeting during the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare to the AIDS crises of the 1980s.
13
Carnivàle (2003)
★ 7.9/10Also drama
Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between…
14
Tyler Perry's Ruthless (2020)
★ 8.4/10Also drama
A spinoff of "The Oval," follows Ruth Truesdale as she's forced to play nice with a scandalous religious cult of powerful sex crazed fanatics in the hopes of freeing herself and her daughter.
15
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.
16
My Life with the Walter Boys (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
When 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.
17
Gossip Girl (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school teens are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl.
18
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…
19
The Strain (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral…
20
Mad Men (2007)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.