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List of the best shows and series like Ilo Ilo (2013): Switched at Birth, Glee, Toradora!, Fresh Off the Boat, I Am Not Okay with This, Road to Avonlea, Felicity, Lark Rise to Candleford, Mr. Robot, Elite.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genremelodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration00:43

The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, drama, musical, music
CountryUSA
Duration00:43

Glee is an American teen musical comedy-drama television series that airs on the Fox network in the United States. It focuses on the reconstituted William McKinley High School glee club, New Directions, which competes on the show choir competition circuit while its disparate members deal with relationships, sexuality, social issues, and learning to become an effective team.

Markimdb: 8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, cartoon, short, anime
CountryJapan
Duration10:25

It’s Ryuji’s first day as a junior in high school and it seems as if things are looking up. He gets to sit in between his only friend, Yusaku, and, more importantly, the girl he’s secretly crushing on, Minori Kushieda. But just when he thinks the stars are aligned in his favor, he unwittingly crosses the most feared girl in school, Taiga Aisaku, making her onto his arch enemy. To top it off, Taiga has moved in right next door to Ryuji and happens to be Minori’s best friend! Can this school year possibly get any worse?!

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA

A '90s-set single-camera comedy about a hip-hop-loving Asian kid growing up in suburban Orlando, being raised by an immigrant father obsessed with all things American and an immigrant mother often bewildered by white culture.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, drama
CountryUSA

A teen navigates the complexities of high school, family and her sexuality while dealing with new superpowers. Based on Charles Forsman's graphic novel.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, family, detective
CountryCanada, USA
Duration00:43

Road to Avonlea is a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from the following books by L.M. Montgomery: The Story Girl, The Golden Road, Chronicles of Avonlea and Further Chronicles of Avonlea.Some episodes of the show were turned into the independent books by different authors. There have been around 30 titles released.In the United States, its title was shortened to simply Avonlea, and a number of episodes were re-titled and re-ordered. When the series was released on VHS and DVD in the United States, the title changed from Road to Avonlea to Tales from Avonlea.The series is set in the fictional small town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, in the early 20th century. There, 10-year-old Montreal heiress Sara Stanley is sent by her wealthy father to live with her two maiden aunts, Hetty and Olivia King, to be near her late mother's side of the family. The show's focus shifted over the years from Sara's interactions with her new-found relatives, to stories about the King family. Later seasons of the show focused more on residents of Avonlea who were connected to the King family. Sarah Polley left the show in 1994, returning for one guest appearance in the 6th season and one in 7th season.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA

Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things get even more complicated when she meets her dorm's resident advisor and they fall in love.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:52

    Set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, the series chronicles the daily lives of farm-workers, craftsmen and gentry at the end of the 19th Century. Lark Rise to Candleford is a love letter to a vanished corner of rural England and a heart-warming drama series teeming with wit, wisdom and romance.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountrySpain
    Duration02:33

    When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryChina

    An ordinary girl is admitted to the most prestigious school in the country where she encounters F4, an exclusive group comprised of the four wealthiest and handsomest boys in the school - Dao Ming Si, Hua Ze Lei, Xi Men and Mei Zuo.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genremelodrama, drama, family
    CountryCanada

    Follow the lives of an elite group of young dancers who train at The Next Step Studio.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountrySweden
    Duration00:38

    Maja, a student in Stockholm, finds herself on trial for murder after a tragedy at her school. More doubts and suspicions arise when new revelations are made.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:10

      Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, history
      CountryGermany
      Duration04:30

      A three-part German mini-series about the luxury hotel in Berlin.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, drama, musical
      CountryUSA

      A group of East High students countdown to the opening night of their school’s first-ever production of “High School Musical.” Showmances blossom; friendships are tested while new ones are made; rivalries flare and lives are changed forever as these young people discover the transformative power that only a high school drama club can provide.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Australia
      Duration00:43

      Off the grid and miles from civilization, Little Otter Family Camp has summer fun for everyone. Parents decompress over gin and tonics while their kids run wild, and teenage counselors fall in and out of love.Mackenzie Granger is the camp owner and director. Still reeling from her recent divorce, Mackenzie is ready for a fresh start. She is running things on her own for the first time and scrambling to keep the cash-strapped Little Otter from going under.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
      CountryAustralia

      Real-life mermaids, Sirena, Nixie and Lyla are part of a mermaid pod, which lives in the waters of Mako Island. As young members of the pod, it is their job to protect the Moon Pool and guard it from trespassers. But on the night of a full moon, the mischievous mermaid girls neglect their duties. Sixteen-year-old land-dweller Zac enters the Moon Pool and forms a special connection with Mako.Zac is given a fish-like tail and amazing powers. The mermaid pod is forced to leave Mako, leaving behind the three mermaid girls, cast out of the pod. They know there's only one way they will be allowed to rejoin the pod: They must get legs, venture onto land and take back Zac's powers – or risk being outcasts forever.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      Five friends learn to deal with the harsh realities of life after college.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      90210 revolves around several students at the fictional West Beverly Hills High School, including new Beverly Hills residents Annie Wilson and Dixon Wilson. Their father, Harry Wilson, has returned from Kansas to his Beverly Hills childhood home with his family to care for his mother, former television and theater actress Tabitha Wilson, who has a drinking problem and clashes with his wife Debbie Wilson. Annie and Dixon struggle to adjust to their new lives while making friends and yet adhering to their parents' wishes.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryUSA

      The Adventures of Pete & Pete is an American children's television series produced by Wellsville Pictures and broadcast by Nickelodeon. The show featured humorous and surreal elements in its narrative, and many recurring themes centered on two brothers both named Pete Wrigley, and their various interactions with family, friends, and enemies.The show was created by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi and began as minute-long shorts in 1989 that aired in between regular programs. Owing to the popularity of the shorts, five half-hour specials were made, followed by a regular half-hour series that ran for three seasons and continued in reruns until around 1999. The N aired reruns of the show between 2002–2003. The first two seasons were released on DVD in 2005; the third was planned for 2006 but was indefinitely postponed.Jason Ankeny of Allmusic called the series "the greatest children's show ever," while IGN called it "One of the most well-written kids shows ever."

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:30

      The social and class divisions in early 20th century England through the intersection of three families - the wealthy Wilcoxes, the gentle and idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountryRussia

      The year is 1993. 14-year-old Alex Ryabinin lives a normal teenage life - looking for adventure, trying to protect himself from hooligans, does not want learn music, does not know how to meet girls and which adults to follow as an example. On the one hand - an honest but poor family with a saleswoman mother and a father who is a docent, on the other - the dangerous world of an Afghan veteran Uncle Alik. And there's also the girl Zhenya, whose encounter triggers a series of irreversible events that will forever change the life of Alex. Running away from hooligans, Alex steals a car of local criminal authority, and in an instant everything changes. Will he be able to cope with all the problems, being in the heart of events? Will he be able to save his family and finally understand who he is? Only one thing is clear - life will never be the same again. Not for Alex himself, nor for the whole of Russia.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration00:46

      On the cusp of 19th century in Delhi, we following the fortunes of the residents of the titular mansion. The story begins as handsome and soulful former English soldier, John Beecham, has acquired the house to start a new life for his family and a business as a trader.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

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

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      On the surface Kitty, Margot, Bree and Olivia appear to have nothing in common - but there’s one passion which unites them: to expose injustice. They form their own secret society, DGM - they Don’t Get Mad, they Get Even - playing anonymous pranks to expose bullies.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration00:43

      21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:43

      Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day teenage life. The following characters are instrumental to his struggle: Stiles, his best friend; Allison, his love interest who comes from a family of werewolf hunters; and Derek, a mysterious werewolf with a dark past. Throughout the series, he strives to keep his loved ones safe while maintaining normal relationships with them.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA

      Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. "Borrowing" the long-lost hero’s cosmic staff, she becomes the unlikely inspiration for an entirely new generation of superheroes.

      Markimdb: 8.6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryNorway
      Duration01:03

      The story of a young teenager group, born 1999, and a pupil on Hartvig Nissens upper secondary school in Oslo, and her friends and their life, troubles, scandals and every day life. Which of the members represented changes per season.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:38

      Refugees from a war-torn country start showing up to seek asylum in an American town. Only the country these people are from is America and the war they are fleeing is 250 years in the future. The local sheriff with a past, a federal agent and a mother in search of her missing refugee daughter drive this allegory with a surprising conspiracy at the center.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      Follow 16-year-old Henrietta, aka Henry, who discovers she has the ability to teleport. The first time she realizes this, she is in a truck with her high school’s Golden Boy, who tries to rape her.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, family
      CountryCanada

      After the death of his wife, Sarah, John West, packs up his three children and moves from their hectic urban life to his small northern hometown to take command of the local search-and-rescue service. Once there, the family struggles with their new surroundings, new friends and accepting Sarah's death.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryFrance, Belgium

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      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genreaction, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryCanada
      Duration00:43

      Ambitious young cops try to prove themselves in their high-stakes careers, in which the smallest mistake can have deadly consequences. At the core of the close-knit group is perfectionist Andy McNally, whose father was a homicide detective before he burned out on the job. The series follows Andy and her four colleagues -- Dov Epstein, Gail Peck, Traci Nash and Chris Diaz -- as they experience the trials, triumphs and tribulations of police work, as well as its effect on their personal lives.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryTurkey

      Asli, Selin, Ebru, Hande and Açelya are five close friends who live in the same neighborhood and go to the same school. They want to spend a night and watch a movie together at a big country house. However, the group leader Açelya disappears there without leaving anything behind and nobody hears back anything about her. After Açelya's disappearance, they fall apart in order to forget what they have experienced.A year later, the girls begin receiving messages from a mysterious figure named 'A' who threatens to expose their deepest secrets, including the ones they thought only Açelya knew...

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryFinland, France

      The series tells the story of DI Kari Sorjonen of the Serious Crime Unit in Lappeenranta, his family, and his investigations into a variety of harrowing homicides around the border area.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:06

      Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:51

      A coming of age comedy following a diverse group of teenage friends as they confront the challenges of growing up in gritty inner-city Los Angeles.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrefantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:56

      Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne, Charmed follows the lives of three sisters, Macy, Mel and Maggie Vera who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:40

      Two teenagers from very different backgrounds awaken to newly acquired superpowers which mysteriously link them to one another.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, adventure, family
      CountryUSA

      A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrehorror, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration00:43

      Thousands of dead people have risen from their graves and nearly destroyed Britain. A cure has been found - but can the treated zombies be rehabilitated back into living society?

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecomedy, cartoon, anime
      CountryJapan

      The adventures of young Osomatsu Matsuno and his five sextuplet brothers.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      Angsty and awkward fifteen year old Ginny Miller often feels more mature than her thirty year old mother, the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller. After years on the run, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family something they've never had... a normal life. But it's not all carpool and Kombucha as Georgia's past threatens her and her family's new way of life... and Georgia will do anything to protect her family.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genredrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      A Welsh community devastated by tragedy is forced to confront difficult truths amid the search for justice.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:20

      An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. Narration in the first-person voice of Jenna's blog posts captures the humor within the struggles and experiences everyone can relate to from their formative years.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:06

      Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
      CountryUSA

      After a mysterious disease begins transforming people into vampires, Dr. Luther Swann is pitted against his best friend, now a powerful vampire leader.




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