Freaks and Geeks

Series Similar to Freaks and Geeks

If you enjoyed Freaks and Geeks, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Skins

   2007 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   Irreverent comedy drama from the makers of Shameless, which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

2. Bunheads

   2012 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, hidden gem.

   A former ballerina turned Vegas showgirl decides to take a gamble on a new marriage and a fresh start in Paradise, CA.

3. My Mad Fat Diary

   2013 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   Drama looking at life from the perspective of funny, music-mad Rae.

4. Misfits

   2009 · Drama, Comedy, Science-Fiction · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.

5. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

   2006 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8), also on NBC.

   The executive producer of a late night sketch comedy show sparks a media frenzy when he has an on-air meltdown during a live broadcast. The newly minted network president has to scramble to make things right by hiring back two former prized employees to become the new executive producers of her network's flagship program.

6. Sex Education

   2019 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   Insecure Otis has all the answers when it comes to sex advice, thanks to his therapist mom. So rebel Maeve proposes a school sex-therapy clinic.

7. The O.C.

   2003 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   A slick hit about a troubled L.A. teen taken in by an idealistic lawyer and his family in affluent Orange County. The series filled the youth-soap hole left by the departed '90210,' but quickly proved itself far more gritty---and witty. In addition, early plots set up an appealing balance between the kids and grown-ups, who were portrayed as real people with real problems, instead of sounding boards for the unblemished Romeos and Juliets.

8. Ginny & Georgia

   2021 · Drama, Comedy, Crime · returning

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   Free-spirited Georgia and her two kids, Ginny and Austin, move north in search of a fresh start but find that the road to new beginnings can be bumpy.

9. Monarch of the Glen

   2000 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Heart-warming drama based on Compton Mackenzie's novels, featuring a rural community of eccentric characters. Archie MacDonald becomes the laird of a huge, decaying family estate in the Cairngorms.

10. Love, Victor

    2020 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

    Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

    Love, Victor follows Victor, 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. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.