Shows Like Bitter Lands

If you liked Bitter Lands (2018), a family 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
Yalı Çapkını (2022)
★ 8.4/10Also family and drama
When Istanbul playboy Ferit Korhan's exasperated grandfather arranges his marriage to a girl from Gaziantep, fate intervenes — Ferit falls for Seyran, the younger sister of his intended bride, upending both families.
2
Mother (2016)
★ 8.3/10Also family and drama
Anne (Mother), a 2016–2017 Turkish drama, follows Zeynep, a substitute teacher who discovers her 7-year-old student, Melek, is being severely abused and neglected by her mother, Sule. To save her, Zeynep kidnaps Melek…
3
Tyler Perry's The Oval (2019)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and family
A seemingly perfect interracial first family becomes the White House's newest residents. But behind closed doors they unleash a torrent of lies, cheating and corruption.
4
My Brilliant Career (2026)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and family
Restless, razor-sharp and refusing to conform, 17-year-old Sybylla Melvyn is dead set on writing her own story in an era that expects her to find a man and settle down.
5
Chicken Girls (2017)
★ 7/10Also drama and family
Rhyme and her friends - known by their 'ship name, "The Chicken Girls" - have been dancing together forever. But this year, everything's changing.
6
The Hardy Boys (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
When Frank and Joe Hardy arrive in Bridgeport, they set out to uncover the truth behind the recent tragedy that has changed their lives. In doing so, they stumble upon something much more sinister - something only the…
7
Parenthood (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
The trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.
8
Eşref Rüya (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
A reckless wealthy man named Esref becomes captivated by an unknown love. He meets Nisan, a young musician who makes his heart race.
9
Smother (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find out who might be responsible.
10
Time Goes By (2010)
★ 7.4/10Also family and drama
Set in the 1960s, the story of the Akarsu family includes Ali, Cemile and their four children: Berrin, a law student, Aylin and Mete, high school students, and 5 year old Osman. Ali begins an affair with Caroline, a…
11
Far Away (2024)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and family
Alya Albora arrives in Mardin with her late husband’s funeral and their five-year-old son to fulfill her husband’s last will. However, this arrival marks a point of no return, and there is no way out of Albora. The…
12
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
13
Brothers and Sisters (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
14
The Young and the Restless (1973)
★ 7/10Also 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…
15
Dark Shadows (1966)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written…
16
Days of Our Lives (1965)
★ 6.2/10Also 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.
17
Dynasty (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled…
18
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred…
19
My Little Girl (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also drama
Eight-year-old Öykü is an exceptional little girl, who unlike her peers is very empathetic and perceptive of the world around her. When her aunt, who has been her caregiver since birth, abandons her, Öykü will have to…
20
London Kills (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
With a documentary style delivery, this drama tells the story of a team of top murder detectives with each episode featuring a different murder while also following a serialized story involving the lead detective’s…