Shows Like High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

If you liked High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019), a family and comedy 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
School of Rock (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and family
A group of rule-abiding prep school students – Zack, Lawrence, Freddy, Summer and Tomika – learn to take risks and reach new heights thanks to substitute teacher Dewey Finn, a down-on-his-luck musician who uses the…
2
Moesha (1996)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and family
The everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.
3
Saved by the Bell (1989)
★ 7.8/10Also family and comedy
Lovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School. The friends navigate relationships, final exams, school dances, breakups and more while frequently frustrating their…
4
Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)
★ 5.8/10Also family and comedy
Six friends grow and learn at Bayside High.
5
Elle (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and drama
Before Elle Woods was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard, we meet her in 1995 in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices. In this…
6
That '70s Show (1998)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and family
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend…
7
Glee (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as…
8
The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
★ 7/10Also comedy and drama
Down on his luck and out of money, former R&B star Steve Hightower lands a music teacher gig at an inner-city Chicago school. Showing who's in charge with his unorthodox approach, Steve discovers a new groove at…
9
100 Things to Do Before High School (2014)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and family
With real life and teen drama awaiting her after 8th grade graduation, CJ Martin has only a short time left to make the most of her middle school years. Together with her two lifelong best friends Fenwick and Crispo…
10
Lizzie McGuire (2001)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and family
Lizzie McGuire is all about the ordinary and not-so-ordinary adventures of a junior high student and her two best friends as they try to deal with the ups and downs of school, popularity, boys, parents, a bratty little…
11
Freaks and Geeks (1999)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and comedy
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
12
The Next Step (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also family and drama
Follow the lives of an elite group of young dancers who train at The Next Step Studio.
13
A Different World (1987)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and family
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of…
14
Girl Meets World (2014)
★ 8.3/10Also comedy and family
The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John…
15
Coop & Cami Ask the World (2018)
★ 7.7/10Also family and comedy
A pair of middle-school siblings make nearly all of their decisions by crowdsourcing the opinions of their millions of online followers.
16
Young Sheldon (2017)
★ 8/10Also comedy and family
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
17
Big Shot (2021)
★ 7.9/10Also family and drama
After getting ousted from his job in the NCAA for throwing a chair at a referee, a hothead men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn must take a job at Westbrook School for Girls, a private all-girls high school, in an effort…
18
The Muppets (2015)
★ 7/10Also comedy and family
The Muppets return to primetime with a contemporary, documentary-style show. For the first time ever, a series will explore the Muppets’ personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances…
19
The Facts of Life (1979)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedy
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.
20
Sonny with a Chance (2009)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and family
Allison "Sonny" Munroe makes the leap from the Midwest to Los Angeles to join the cast of "So Random!," the most popular sketch comedy TV show for kids and tweens. Her fellow young actors are resident teen queen Tawni…