The best shows like Off Campus and Sterling Point are The Summer I Turned Pretty, We Were Liars, Maxton Hall, Tell Me Lies, Normal People, Heartstopper, My Life with the Walter Boys, Outer Banks, Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girl, Never Have I Ever, and XO, Kitty. Each one has the romance, the secrets, or the pull to watch one more episode.
Off Campus follows the Briar University hockey team and the women in their lives, starting with Hannah and Garrett, and it's based on Elle Kennedy's books. Sterling Point follows Annie, who inherits her grandfather's island in Canada and finds family secrets and new romance there. Both are on Prime Video, and both are coming back for a second season. Until then, here's what to watch.
Summer, secrets, and a place you can't leave
Every summer, Belly goes to Cousins Beach, and every summer she's caught between the Fisher brothers, Conrad and Jeremiah. Jenny Han created it from her own novels. It ran three seasons, and it's the closest match if you loved Sterling Point's summer setting and Off Campus's romance.
Cadence spends her summers on her wealthy family's private island, until an accident leaves her unable to remember what happened. It's based on E. Lockhart's novel. If you loved Sterling Point's island and its secrets, start here.
A group of teenagers on North Carolina's Outer Banks go looking for lost treasure tied to one of their fathers. Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline star. It's a summer mystery with a lot of romance and a lot of danger.
Complicated first loves
Lucy meets Stephen during her first year of college, and their relationship drags their friends in with them. It's based on Carola Lovering's novel. It's messier and darker than Off Campus, with the same focus on a group of friends.
A scholarship student named Ruby clashes with James Beaufort, the richest boy at her elite British school, and they fall for each other anyway. It's a German series based on Mona Kasten's novel. If you loved Hannah and Garrett's opposites-attract romance, watch this next.
Marianne and Connell fall for each other in a small Irish town and keep finding their way back to each other at Trinity College in Dublin. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal star, and it's based on Sally Rooney's novel. It's the most grown-up love story on the list.
After her family dies, Jackie moves from New York to a Colorado ranch to live with the Walters and their many sons. She ends up caught between two of the brothers. It's based on Ali Novak's novel. It's a good pick if you want a slow-burn love triangle with a big, noisy family around it.
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Sweeter romances
Charlie falls for Nick, the rugby player he sits next to at school, and Nick starts to realize he feels the same way. Alice Oseman created it from her graphic novels, with Kit Connor and Joe Locke. It's the gentlest show here.
Kitty Song Covey moves to Seoul for school to be closer to her long-distance boyfriend, and it doesn't go the way she planned. Jenny Han created it as a spinoff of the To All the Boys movies. It's light, fun, and easy to binge.
Devi, a high schooler in Southern California, wants a boyfriend and a better reputation, and she makes a lot of mistakes getting there. Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher created it, and John McEnroe narrates. It's funny, with a love triangle that runs all four seasons.
Mysteries and big secrets
When their friend Alison disappears, four high school girls start getting messages from someone called A who knows all their secrets. It's based on Sara Shepard's books. If Sterling Point's family secrets hooked you, this is a long, twisty binge.
An anonymous blogger tracks the secrets and scandals of rich teenagers on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Blake Lively and Leighton Meester star, and Kristen Bell narrates. It's the classic teen soap, and it's based on Cecily von Ziegesar's books.
Where to start
If you're here for Off Campus, start with Tell Me Lies or Maxton Hall. If Sterling Point is your favorite, go with We Were Liars. If you want a little of both, watch The Summer I Turned Pretty.
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Frequently asked questions
Tell Me Lies, Maxton Hall, and Normal People have the same college and school romance. Heartstopper, Never Have I Ever, and XO, Kitty are sweeter picks.
We Were Liars is the closest match, with a family island and a secret. The Summer I Turned Pretty and Outer Banks have the same summer setting, and Pretty Little Liars has plenty of secrets.
Yes. Prime Video renewed both. Sterling Point was also a No. 1 global debut for Prime Video.
Most of them. Off Campus comes from Elle Kennedy's books. The Summer I Turned Pretty comes from Jenny Han, We Were Liars from E. Lockhart, and Normal People from Sally Rooney. Maxton Hall, Tell Me Lies, My Life with the Walter Boys, Heartstopper, Pretty Little Liars, and Gossip Girl also started as books.
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