100 Best Teen Drama Shows Ranked (Off Campus)

Synopsis: A group of friends launch a babysitting business.

Starring: Sophie Grace, Malia Baker, Momona Tamada, Shay Rudolph

Synopsis: A whirlwind Christmas romance builds as cynical Dash and optimistic Lily trade dares, dreams and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Austin Abrams, Midori Francis, Dante Brown, Troy Iwata

Synopsis: Growing up circa 1980, a misfit high-school student and his pals are probably destined to become new media millionaires, but right now they’re stuck in… View Full Synopsis

Starring: John Francis Daley, Linda Cardellini, Samm Levine, Martin Starr

Synopsis: “Bunheads” tells the fish-out-of-water story of Michelle Simms, a once-promising classically trained professional dancer who was drawn to the lights of Las Vegas, where she… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sutton Foster, Kaitlyn Jenkins, Julia Goldani Telles, Bailey Buntain

Synopsis: “David Makes Man” is a drama series created by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”). Set in South Florida, this lyrical coming-of-age story centers… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Akili McDowell, Alana Arenas, Isaiah Johnson, Travis Coles

Synopsis: MTV describes “Sweet/Vicious” as an offbeat superhero story for the millennial generation. It’s about unlikely friends Jules and Ophelia taking a stand against those who… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Eliza Bennett, Taylor Dearden, Brandon Smith, Katie Chang

Synopsis: When Belgrave University student Jack Morton joins a fabled secret society, the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose, he is thrust into a world of… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jake Manley, Kayla Heller, Sarah Grey, Matt Frewer

Synopsis: Set a few years after the events of “Pretty Little Liars,” three college friends struggle with the stress of being overachievers in the picturesque town… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sofia Carson, Sasha Pieterse, Kelly Rutherford, Janel Parrish

Synopsis: Following the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway… View Full Synopsis

Starring: D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Devery Jacobs, Paulina Alexis, Lane Factor

Synopsis: Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love.

Starring: Kit Connor, Joe Locke, William Gao, Yasmin Finney

Synopsis: “Friday Night Lights” centers on the rural town of Dillon, Texas, where winning the state football championship is prized above all else. Coach Eric Taylor… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Aimee Teegarden, Brad Leland

Synopsis: Stef, a dedicated police officer, is in a relationship with Lena. The two have built a close-knit family with Stef’s biological son, Brandon, and adopted… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Noah Centineo, Hayden Byerly

Synopsis: Five children suddenly find themselves without their parents in this remake of the ’90s Fox drama. When their parents are deported back to Mexico, Emilio,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Brandon Larracuente, Emily Tosta, Niko Guardado, Bruno Bichir

Synopsis: A drama about a typical family facing atypical situations — not the least of which is their teen daughter’s sudden, unexpected conversations with God, who… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Joe Mantegna, Mary Steenburgen, Amber Tamblyn, Michael Welch

Synopsis: The complicated life of a first-generation Indian-American teenager.

Starring: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison

Synopsis: Based on the comic book series by Charles Forsman, “The End of the F…ing World” sees two 17-year-old outsiders, James and Alyssa, embark on a… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alex Lawther, Jessica Barden, Wunmi Mosaku, Gemma Whelan

Synopsis: “My So-Called Life” is a bastion of teen angst. Angela is a high schooler in constant turmoil over her exposure to boys, friends, drugs, sex… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bess Armstrong, Wilson Cruz, Claire Danes, Devon Gummersall

Synopsis: High school student Courtney Whitmore inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past.

Starring: Brec Bassinger, Luke Wilson, Anjelika Washington, Amy Smart

Synopsis: Maddie is a teen girl stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance; she goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to school… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Peyton List, Kristian Flores, Spencer MacPherson, Kiara Pichardo

Synopsis: When nuclear Armageddon destroys civilization on Earth, the only survivors are those on the 12 international space stations in orbit at the time. Three generations… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos

Synopsis: “On My Block” follows a quartet of bright, street-savvy friends who are navigating their way through high school, including all the of the triumph, pain… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sierra Capri, Jason Genao, Brett Gray, Diego Tinoco

Synopsis: World-renowned brain surgeon Dr. Andrew Brown finds his life changed forever after his wife dies. He leaves glamorous Manhattan and his prosperous medical practice for… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Treat Williams, Gregory Smith, Emily VanCamp, Debra Mooney

Synopsis: Teenager Julie finds her passion for music and life while helping the Phantoms, a trio of ghostly guys, become the band they were never able… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Madison Reyes, Charlie Gillespie, Jeremy Shada, Owen Patrick Joyner

Synopsis: Love blooms between a music student and the university’s star hockey player; exploring love and the complexities of adulthood through deep friendships and enduring bonds.

Starring: Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli, Mika Abdalla, Antonio Cipriano

Synopsis: Chloe King is a smart, slightly offbeat teenager who lives a normal life (or as close to normal as a teen can get) with her… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Skyler Samuels, Amy Pietz, Grey Damon, Grace Phipps

Synopsis: Veronica Mars used to be the popular girl with the cool friends and the jock boyfriend. A series of personal and family traumas have made… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring, Percy Daggs III

Synopsis: Emily Dickinson, poet, daughter, and total rebel; in this coming-of-age story, Emily is determined to become the world’s greatest poet.

Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Toby Huss, Jane Krakowski, Adrian Enscoe

Synopsis: “Love, Victor” is set in the world of the groundbreaking movie, “Love, Simon,” which was inspired by Becky Albertalli’s acclaimed young adult novel, “Simon vs…. View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Cimino, Rachel Hilson, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood

Synopsis: Miles “Pudge” Halter wants to gain a deeper perspective on life, so he enrolls in boarding school. While he’s there, he gains a group of… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kristine Froseth, Charlie Plummer, Denny Love, Jay Lee

Synopsis: Marianne and Connell come from different backgrounds but the same small town in Ireland, weaving in and out of each other’s romantic lives.

Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Paul Mescal, Eliot Salt, India Mullen

Synopsis: There’s more to a person than what can be seen on the outside, as a group of teens and staffers at a weight-loss camp learn… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nikki Blonsky, Zander Eckhouse, Harvey Guillén, Hayley Hasselhoff

Synopsis: Mysteries unravel in a small Midwestern town in the 1980s, involving supernatural forces, secret experiments and one strange girl.

Starring: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard

Synopsis: This heartfelt comedy follows Sam, a teenager on the autism spectrum, who has decided he is ready for romance. In order to start dating –… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Keir Gilchrist, Michael Rapaport, Brigette Lundy-Paine

Synopsis: Two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy explore friendship, first love, identity, and all the messy exhilaration and anguish of… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Chloë Sevigny, Jack Dylan Grazer, Alice Braga, Jordan Kristine Seamón

Synopsis: Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart; now, in the present day, a group of disparate… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Maia Reficco, Zaria

Synopsis: Teenage girls from radically different backgrounds find themselves stranded on a remote island, unaware they’ve just become the subjects of an elaborate social experiment.

Starring: Rachel Griffiths, Sophia Ali, Shannon Berry, Jenna Clause

Synopsis: One of the McCallister boys (Jack or Bobby) is elected president of the United States in 2040. But with the series taking place 2004, neither… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matt Long, Logan Lerman, Christine Lahti, Edwin Hodge

Synopsis: The collapse of an oil rig in New Orleans owned by the company Roxxon causes two teenagers to become unlikely friends. Tandy Bowen and Tyrone… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Andrea Roth, Gloria Reuben

Synopsis: This supernatural drama, based on the series of novels by L.J. Smith, details the lives of two brothers, Damon and Stefan Salvatore, who have been… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, Kat Graham

Synopsis: A teenager navigates the complexities of high school, family and her sexuality while dealing with new superpowers; based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novel.

Starring: Sophia Lillis, Wyatt Oleff, Sofia Bryant, Kathleen Rose Perkins

Synopsis: Queen of Scotland Mary Stuart travels to France with four ladies-in-waiting to secure her politically strategic engagement to the king’s son, Prince Francis. Mary and… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adelaide Kane, Megan Follows, Rachel Skarsten, Toby Regbo

Synopsis: Teenagers Harry and June are in love with each other and decide to run away from their repressive families so they can be together. But… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sorcha Groundsell, Percelle Ascott, Guy Pearce, Sam Hazeldine

Synopsis: Busloads of Connecticut high school students head off for an extended camping trip, but a storm forces them to return home.Upon their return, the teens… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Rachel Keller, Kathryn Newton, Alex Fitzalan, Kristine Froseth

Synopsis: Sarah Michelle Gellar takes on the role of Buffy Summers in this TV version of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” based on the film of the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, James Marsters

Synopsis: There are times when pretty much every teenager thinks his or her parents are evil — but what if it was actually true? That’s the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Rhenzy Feliz, Lyrica Okano, Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer

Synopsis: High school is over for the privileged former students at an exclusive prep school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, but Gossip Girl still shares text-messaged… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford

Synopsis: It’s 1984 and a pre-Manolos-and-Mr.-Big Carrie Bradshaw (“Sex and the City”) is just a Connecticut teenager with a rebellious kid sister and a harried father,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Stefania Owen, Ellen Wong, Katie Findlay

Synopsis: Sinister forces plot against a young soldier after she reveals a magical power that may unite her world.

Starring: Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Ben Barnes, Freddy Carter

Synopsis: This adaptation of the “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” tale is a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror and the occult. In the reimagined origin… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch, Lucy Davis, Chance Perdomo

Synopsis: “Dare Me” is an unflinching exploration of volatile female friendships, jealousy, loyalty and the dynamics of power in a small Midwestern town. Peering behind the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Willa Fitzgerald, Herizen F. Guardiola, Marlo Kelly, Rob Heaps

Synopsis: Archie Andrews starts the school year with the world weighing on his shoulders. He’s decided he wants to pursue a future in the music business,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Synopsis: The multi-talented Baz Luhrmann and a team of collaborators — Oscar-winner Catherine Martin, legendary MC Nas, Grandmaster Flash, Pulitzer-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, and hip-hop… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr.

Synopsis: The high-school anonymity Scott McCall was trying to break free from couldn’t have happened in a more mysterious, complicated way. While walking in the woods… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tyler Posey, Dylan O'Brien, Holland Roden, Shelley Hennig

Synopsis: As time has passed since Alison, then the queen bee of the bunch, went missing. Spencer, Aria, Hanna and Emily have gone on with their… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Tyler Blackburn, Lucy Hale

Synopsis: Misfits investigate a series of supernatural crimes in Victorian London for Dr. Watson and his shadowy associate, Sherlock Holmes.

Starring: McKell David, Thaddea Graham, Jojo Macari, Harrison Osterfield

Synopsis: Emily Kmetko’s dreams of becoming an Olympic gymnast inch closer to reality when she receives a scholarship to The Rock training center in Colorado. But… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Chelsea Hobbs, Ayla Kell, Josie Loren, Zachary Abel

Synopsis: While attending Nevermore Academy, Wednesday Addams attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Christina Ricci

Synopsis: Produced in association with Marvel Television, and set in the “X-Men” universe, family adventure series “The Gifted” is about an ordinary suburban family whose lives… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Stephen Moyer, Amy Acker, Sean Teale, Jamie Chung

Synopsis: A girl is caught in a love triangle between two brothers as she deals with her first love and first heartbreak during the perfect summer.

Starring: Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney

Synopsis: In this anthology series, each season follows a new cast of characters who deal with traumatic events over several timelines, and how those events impact… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sadie Stanley, Lexi Underwood, Griffin Gluck, Lisa Yamada

Synopsis: A teenager enlists his three best friends to hunt for a legendary treasure linked to his father’s disappearance.

Starring: Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss

Synopsis: Based on the best-selling fantasy book series by Terry Brooks, “The Shannara Chronicles” follows heroes in the Four Lands as they embark on a quest… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett, Marcus Vanco

Synopsis: An American adaptation of the Israeli show of the same name, “Euphoria” follows the troubled life of 17-year-old Rue, a drug addict fresh from rehab… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Angus Cloud, Jacob Elordi

Synopsis: An interpretation of the Superman story features young Clark Kent coming to grips with his emerging superpowers. In the 10th and final season Clark continues… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Cassidy Freeman

Synopsis: After 15 years of being with different families in Oregon’s foster-care system, Lux decides to try her luck as an emancipated minor. As she navigates… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Shiri Appleby, Kristoffer Polaha, Britt Robertson, Austin Basis

Synopsis: A temperamental college basketball coach gets fired from his job and must take a job at an elite all-girls private high school.

Starring: John Stamos, Jessalyn Gilsig, Richard Robichaux, Sophia Mitri Schloss

Synopsis: After a decade away from home, Liz Ortecho returns to her native Roswell to care for her ailing father. When she arrives, she reconnects with… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jeanine Mason, Nathan Parsons, Michael Trevino, Lily Cowles

Synopsis: On her birthday, Clary Fray discovers a surprise concerning her life. The teenager is not who she thinks she is — she comes from a… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Emeraude Toubia

Synopsis: High school students explore modern sexuality, testing deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.

Starring: Martha Plimpton, Justice Smith, Chloe East, Nava Mau

Synopsis: When Caleb Rivers heads to Ravenswood, a town near his hometown, to help some friends who went there to crash a party, he meets kindred… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tyler Blackburn, Brett Dier, Merritt Patterson, Nicole Gale Anderson

Synopsis: Kitty, the youngest of the Covey sisters, embarks on a quest to find true love.

Starring: Anna Cathcart, Choi Min-yeong, Anthony Keyvan, Sang Heon Lee

Synopsis: Four roommates must learn how to navigate their new freedom on the well-known campus of Essex College.

Starring: Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp, Alyah Chanelle Scott

Synopsis: When three working-class teens enroll in an exclusive private school in Spain, the clash between them and the wealthy students leads to murder.

Starring: André Lamoglia, Valentina Zenere, Omar Ayuso, Carmen Arrufat

Synopsis: Meet Dino, Ben and Jonathan, longtime best friends navigating high-school waters in Seattle. Being teenagers, their minds are preoccupied with sex pretty much all the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sean Faris, Jon Foster, Christopher Lowell, Missy Peregrym

Synopsis: When charismatic Danny Desai returns to his hometown after spending five years in juvenile detention, he sees that things are no longer as he remembered… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Avan Jogia, Maddie Hasson, Kylie Bunbury, Kimberly Quinn

Synopsis: Following their father’s murder, three siblings move into a house filled with reality-bending keys; from the comics by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.

Starring: Darby Stanchfield, Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, Jackson Robert Scott

Synopsis: This modern soap opera mines the intertwined lives of the Cohen, Cooper and Nichol families for drama, with a contemporary music soundtrack adding to the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Peter Gallagher, Ben McKenzie, Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody

Synopsis: Navigating a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and “Mad Max”-style gangs, a teenage outcast searches for his lost love.

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Krysta Rodriguez, Colin Ford, Sophie Simnett

Synopsis: Ruby unwittingly witnesses an explosive secret at the public school Maxton Hall; as a result, the arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort has to deal with… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Harriet Herbig-Matten, Damian Hardung, Fedja van Huêt, Sonja Weißer

Synopsis: Teenage Ginny and her family yearn to put down roots in a picturesque New England town after years on the run.

Starring: Antonia Gentry, Brianne Howey, Diesel La Torraca, Jennifer Robertson

Synopsis: Every summer in a small Texas town, graduating seniors compete in a series of challenges, which they believe is their only chance to escape their… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Olivia Scott Welch, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Ray Nicholson

Synopsis: When American student Molly is murdered while studying in London, her roommate, Grace, becomes the prime suspect in the crime. Being thrust into the spotlight… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Emily Tremaine Fernandez, Billy Zane, Daisy Head, Cristian Solimeno

Synopsis: Based on the graphic novel of the same name comes an unlikely coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of unsanitized 1980s counterculture. A homeless, disillusioned… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth, Siobhan Williams, Luke Tennie

Synopsis: This reimagining of the classic book and film is a coming-of-age story about a young orphan who is seeking love, acceptance and her place in… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Amybeth McNulty, R.H. Thomson, Geraldine James, Lucas Jade Zumann

Synopsis: Summertime in the Midwest means another season at summer camp for teens, which usually promises the campers and counselors such experiences as first loves and… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elizabeth Mitchell, Elizabeth Lail, Zelda Williams, Mark Indelicato

Synopsis: The Sinclairs are American royalty known for their good looks, old money and enviable bond; after a mysterious accident changes Cadence Sinclair’s life forever, everyone,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Emily Alyn Lind, Shubham Maheshwari, Esther McGregor, Joseph Zada

Synopsis: MTV teams with super-producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein on a TV series adaptation of the hit horror film franchise. Instigated by a cyberbullying incident that… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Amadeus Serafini

Synopsis: A grieving teenager finds an unexpected connection with two classmates at her new high school when they all land in the same Shoplifters Anonymous group.

Starring: Brianna Hildebrand, Kiana Madeira, Quintessa Swindell, Odiseas Georgiadis

Synopsis: It’s a culture clash of epic proportions when cheerleader Brooke and unpopular journalist Sam, girls on the opposite ends of the school hierarchy, find themselves… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham

Synopsis: A group of teens in the pediatric ward of Los Angeles’ Ocean Park Hospital find comfort in one another. Mexican-born Jordi, 16, crossed the border… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Octavia Spencer, Griffin Gluck, Zoe Levin, Dave Annable

Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, a working-class community is awakened when its high school theater program takes on an unconventional new leader. As dedicated teacher… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Josh Radnor, Rosie Perez, Auli'i Cravalho, Damon J. Gillespie

Synopsis: A figure skating Olympic hopeful struggles to balance family, love and fragile mental health as her dream of winning takes a dizzying hold.

Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Willow Shields, Evan Roderick, Johnny Weir

Synopsis: When an alien spacecraft lands in 6-year-old Emery’s town resulting in an immediate battle, she befriends one of the young Atrians, whom she helps until… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Aimee Teegarden, Matt Lanter, Grey Damon, Natalie Hall

Synopsis: A teenage boy is found wandering, naked and dazed, in traffic. At a nearby youth detention center, authorities discover that this kid — Kyle –… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matt Dallas, Marguerite MacIntyre, Bruce Thomas, April Matson

Synopsis: When a tragedy disrupts her life, a teenager moves in with her guardian’s big family in a small town and learns lessons about love, hope… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nikki Rodriguez, Sarah Rafferty, Marc Blucas, Noah LaLonde

Synopsis: After an attack brings down the star student at a ballet school, her replacement enters a world of lies, betrayal and cutthroat competition.

Starring: Jess Salgueiro, Lauren Holly, Kylie Jefferson, Casimere Jollette

Synopsis: This period piece from the minds of Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers builds on the ever-popular world first put to paper in the 16th century… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Grant Bowler, Wade Briggs, Torrance Coombs, Dan Hildebrand

Synopsis: Four best friends invite the shy new girl out on Halloween, but they quickly regret their decision when she suggests they play a game of… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Liana Liberato, Haley Ramm, Brianne Tju, Dylan Sprayberry

Synopsis: After her mother dies in a fire, Cassie Blake (Britt Robertson) goes to live with her grandmother in Chance Harbor, Wash. As she adjusts to… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, Gale Harold, Phoebe Tonkin

Synopsis: Fairies attend a magical boarding school in the Otherworld, where they must learn to master their magical powers while navigating love, rivalries and the monsters… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Abigail Cowen, Hannah van der Westhuysen, Precious Mustapha, Eliot Salt