What if The Crown met Gossip Girl? That’s the question Netflix‘s new series, Young Royals, tries to answer. The teen series combines our favorite elements of gossipy young dramas mashed with historical fiction. If you’re looking for shows about boarding school, royal family trees, dashing young actors, and more, Young Royals is your series to stream this weekend. Already whipped through all six episodes? We’ve got more shows just like it to watch afterward.
Scandinavian series Young Royals follows Prince Wilhelm (Edvin Ryding), a new kid at a prestigious boarding school. Try as he might, fitting in is not as easy as one might expect — since he’s a Prince and all. Though he continues to follow his heart, barriers block him from the friendship, learning, and love that he so desires. While he attempts to embrace his adolescence, his family legacy lurks in his shadow.
From The Crown to Gossip Girl, here are seven shows just like Young Royals to stream on Netflix, HBO Max, and elsewhere.
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‘The Crown’
Want more young royals? Look no further than Netflix’s hit The Crown. If you haven’t watched the major awards competitor yet, let Young Royals be the show to hook you — Netflix knows their royals! The saga follows Queen Elizabeth’s rise to power in the United Kingdom, charting her reign over so, so many decades. The most recent season introduced Lady Di, so catch up now before Season 5 lands on the platform.
Stream The Crown on Netflix
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‘Gossip Girl’
There are so many reasons to watch Gossip Girl right now. First, the HBO Max reboot just debuted on the platform — why not watch both? — and second, the show is just like Young Royals. Full of royalty, Queen B’s, glammed-up school uniforms, social hierarchies, and private school scandals, Gossip Girl is sure to quench your thirst for teen drama.
Where to Watch Gossip Girl
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‘Genera+ion’
More teen drama! Genera+ion just launched on HBO Max, following a handful of teens trying to make it through social media, romance, and other normal problems teens face (like giving birth in a mall bathroom). The series was written by a real-life Gen Z teen, so you know it has all of the correct lingo. From school trips to heartbreak, Genera+ion should be your go-to teen drama after you finish Young Royals.
Stream Genera+ion on HBO Max
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‘Elite’
Boarding school? Battles for social power? Steamy scenes? Yes, Elite has it all. Elite is basically the Young Royals of Spain, in fact. Both Netflix series feature crisp uniforms, ruthless popular kids, and rule-breaking aplenty. There may not be a prince helming Elite, but some of these characters sure act like they’re royal.
Stream Elite on Netflix
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‘Bridgerton’
Though the titular Bridgerton family of Shonda Rhimes’s Bridgerton may not be royalty, in our hearts, they have their own royal tree. Each season of the romance series follows a new Bridgerton child, leading them to the love of their lives and matrimony. The first season followed Daphne Bridgerton on a quest to find her suitor, staging a ruse with her brother’s close friend to draw more men knocking on her door. If you enjoyed the ensemble cast and regality of Young Royals, you’re sure to enjoy Bridgerton.
Stream Bridgerton on Netflix
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‘Pretty Little Liars’
Pretty Little Liars has high school drama galore. The Freeform series debuted over a decade ago, but the drama is still unfurling — in fact, HBO Max is currently slating a reboot of the saga like Gossip Girl. The series follows the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the girls’ friend Alison. Anonymous text messages from someone called “A” start pouring in on the teens’ phones, leading them into a mad hunt of pointing fingers and distrust.
Where to watch Pretty Little Liars
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‘The Great’
Hulu’s The Great stars Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great in her young years of ruling Russia. The series bends genres, dismantles historical accuracy, and delineates royal family trees all in the name of a wild, wild time. The Great is like Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, but with the same steamy young drama of Young Royals. Ever heard of an anti-historical historical TV show? That’s The Great‘s specialty.
Stream The Great on Hulu