Essential guide to YA series
These shows aren't afraid to focus on all the drama, joy, and change that comes with being a young adult.
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- CreatorAlice OsemanStarsJoe LockeKit ConnorWilliam GaoTeens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.
- CreatorLisa McGeeStarsSaoirse-Monica JacksonLouisa HarlandTara Lynne O'NeillThe personal exploits of a 16-year-old girl and her family and friends during the Troubles in the early 1990s in Northern Ireland.
- CreatorSam LevinsonStarsZendayaHunter SchaferJacob ElordiA look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.
- CreatorSterlin HarjoTaika WaititiStarsD'Pharaoh Woon-A-TaiDevery JacobsPaulina AlexisComedy series about four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma.
- CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsJenna OrtegaEmma MyersHunter DoohanFollows Wednesday Addams' years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.
- CreatorIsaac AptakerElizabeth BergerStarsMichael CiminoRachel HilsonAnthony TurpelVictor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation.
- CreatorLang FisherMindy KalingStarsMaitreyi RamakrishnanPoorna JagannathanDarren BarnetThe complicated life of a first-generation Indian-American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling's own childhood.
- CreatorJulie PlecKevin WilliamsonStarsNina DobrevPaul WesleyIan SomerhalderThe lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.
- CreatorEric HeissererStarsJessie Mei LiBen BarnesArchie RenauxDark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world.
- CreatorShannon BurkeJonas PateJosh PateStarsChase StokesMadelyn ClineMadison BaileyOn an island of haves and have-nots, teen John B enlists his three best friends to hunt for a legendary treasure linked to his father's disappearance.
- CreatorBert V. RoyalStarsChiara AureliaOlivia HoltSadie StanleyIn this anthology series, each season follows a new cast of characters who deal with traumatic events over several timelines, and how those events impact their lives.
- CreatorRoberto Aguirre-SacasaStarsKiernan ShipkaRoss LynchLucy DavisAs her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina Spellman must reconcile her dual nature as a half-witch, half-mortal while fighting the evil forces that threaten her, her family, and the daylight world humans inhabit.
- CreatorJenny HanStarsLola TungChristopher BrineyGavin CasalegnoA love triangle between one girl and two brothers. A story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.
- CreatorI. Marlene KingStarsTroian BellisarioAshley BensonLucy HaleFour friends band together against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets, while also investigating the disappearance of their best friend.
- CreatorRoberto Aguirre-SacasaLindsay Calhoon BringStarsBailee MadisonChandler KinneyZariaTwenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a brand-new set of Little Liars finds themselves tormented by an unknown assailant.
- CreatorSarah StreicherStarsRachel GriffithsSophia AliShannon BerryA group of teens must survive after a plane crash leaves them stranded on a deserted island. The girls tell their stories to investigators who slowly piece together what happened to them.
- CreatorKenya BarrisLarry WilmoreStarsTrevor JacksonYara ShahidiDiggy SimmonsA spinoff of ABC's "Black-ish," Zoey Johnson is off to college and must live outside the nest, dealing with drugs, sex, and relationships along the way.
- CreatorTarell Alvin McCraneyStarsAkili McDowellAlana ArenasTravis ColesA young prodigy living in Florida looks for a way out of his poor neighborhood.
- CreatorJeff DavisStarsTyler PoseyHolland RodenDylan O'BrienAn average high school student and his best friend get caught up in some trouble causing him to receive a werewolf bite. As a result they find themselves in the middle of all sorts of dramas in Beacon Hills.
- CreatorSarah StreicherStarsRachel GriffithsSophia AliShannon BerryA group of teens must survive after a plane crash leaves them stranded on a deserted island. The girls tell their stories to investigators who slowly piece together what happened to them.
- CreatorApril BlairStarsDaniel EzraSamantha LoganMichael Evans BehlingWhen a star high school football player from South Central is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High School, two separate worlds collide.
- CreatorTim FederleStarsJoshua BassettJulia LesterFrankie A. RodriguezThe students from the school where the High School Musical films were shot stage a musical production based on the franchise.
- CreatorMichael ClarksonPaul ClarksonStarsAmelia ClarksonNatalie BlairEllis HowardA group of teenage friends are infiltrated by the Red Rose app, which flourishes on their smartphones and threatens them with dangerous consequences if they don't comply with its demands.
- CreatorLisa AmbjörnLars BeckungCamilla HolterStarsEdvin RydingOmar RudbergMalte GårdingerPrince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.
- CreatorMoira Walley-BeckettStarsAmybeth McNultyGeraldine JamesR.H. ThomsonThe adventures of a young orphan girl living in the late 19th century. Follow Anne as she learns to navigate her new life on Prince Edward Island, in this new take on L.M. Montgomery's classic novels.