A plethora of romantic angles supplement the show with its more Riverdale-like elements, but at its heart, Sabrina is a horror show that only gets darker as its reign continues. Shipka, taking all that she earned from Mad Men, dominates the screen while snipping and snapping with each potent line delivery. The show’s attempts at feminism veer from the brutally satisfying to the lip-service-only frustrating, but weaving that driving principle throughout the show’s coming-of-age plots and the underground magical societies within which they take place only binds the show closer into a more cohesive, if imperfect, entity. ![]() The Archie-adjacent teenage witch has had a bumpy ride, but Chilling Adventures still manages to scratch a very specific horror itch for fans of demonic magical metaphor. Stars: Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch, Lucy Davis, Chance Perdomo, Michelle Gomez Featuring a plethora of Very Attractive Teens, a raft of storylines developed in collaboration with public health organizations with the goal of encouraging Latinx teens to make healthy choices, and a lot of dancing, it’s a genuine 2010s teen classic. That said, having set itself up as one of Teen TV’s most notable groundbreakers of the last decade both by being one of Hulu’s first original series (only the miniseries The Confession preceded it) and by being the first to feature an all-Latinx cast and crew ( a rarity across the greater television landscape as a whole), it’s at least soap of an elite vintage. In the grand tradition of so many teen dramas that came before, Hulu’s own East Los High, whose original run on the streamer lasted four seasons before it was cancelled in 2017, is pure soap. Stars: Vannessa Vasquez, Gabriel Chavarria, Danielle Vega, Alexandra Rodriguez, Carlito Olivero, J. Allison KeeneĬreated by: Carlos Portugal, Kathleen Bedoya Outer Banks isn’t trying to be anything other than what it is, and that’s a respectable position to take. But as it threads together the island’s various social orders in ways that continues to amp up the drama, the twists (emotional and plot-driven) manage to be both familiar and surprising-despite an overwrought denouement that threatens to overshadow its better parts. For a show whose first episode starts off with the Pogues all crashing at a parentless pad and nothing less dramatic than a hurricane, it’s surprisingly grounded-so much so that some may find it a little bland. Outer Banks isn’t exactly wholesome, but there is something about its sun-soaked adventure (least in its first season) that feels emotionally authentic to the teen experience. There’s a mystery, young love, missing parents, and lots of general rabble-rousing. It’s a throwback, in some ways the kids drink and hook up a little, but mostly the story revolves around the search for gold lost in an ancient shipwreck. Though the first episode establishes what seems like a very paint-by-numbers teen drama whose players are almost indistinguishably attractive, the series’ dynamic ultimately feels classic rather than rote. Adults are scarce, school is out, shirts are practically sacrilege it’s a high schooler’s fantasy. Created by Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, and Shannon Burke, Outer Banks explores the lives of the rich kids (called Kooks) and poor kids (Pogues) along North Carolina’s marshy coastal islands. No one actually says “Welcome to the OBX, bitch!” but the sentiment is definitely there in Netflix’s teen dream of a TV series. Stars: Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, Rudy Pankow, Austin North Still, we will continue to update and expand the list over time, so keep checking back! Meanwhile, you can also check out our lists of the best Teen TV shows streaming exclusively on Netflix and Hulu.Ĭreated by: Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, Shannon Burke But it’s much better to have too much excellent teen television out there than too little. But as of publication, we can confirm that the (unranked!) series listed below-and all the teen dramas contained therein-are just waiting for you to queue them up and hit play.Ī note: With our ruthless curation, we know we might be missing some of your favorites. With the complex and mysterious vagaries of licensing deals, the ongoing availability of any one of these series is tenuous at best. To that end, we’ve combed all the major streaming services (and even a few niche ones) to point you in the direction of the best teen series currently available to stream. Between the rise of the serialized YA adaptation, the excesses of Peak TV, and the onslaught of the streaming era, we’ve landed at the start of a new decade with more quality teen-centric television fare at our fingertips than even the most discerning fan could hope to get through. ![]() It’s no secret Teen TV had a massive glow-up this past decade.
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