Gilmore Girls

Series Similar to Gilmore Girls

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

1. Slings & Arrows

   2003 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Geoffrey Tennant is the passionate but unstable artistic director of the New Burbage Theatre Festival. Haunted by the ghost of his predecessor, he struggles to realize his creative vision while handling touchy actors, a jittery general manager, a pretentious guest director and his own tempestuous romance with the festival's leading lady The backstage bedlam mirrors the onstage angst as Geoffrey directs three of Shakespeare's masterpieces -- Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear -- one in each season.

2. Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

   2016 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   Years have passed, but witty banter and popcorn movie nights are eternal. Welcome back to Stars Hollow! Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory and Emily Gilmore through four seasons of change.

3. This Is Us

   2016 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, highly rated (8).

   Sometimes life will surprise you. This refreshingly honest and provocative series follows a unique ensemble whose paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways. We find several of them share the same birthday, and so much more than anyone would expect. From the writer and directors of "Crazy, Stupid, Love" comes a smart, modern dramedy that will challenge your everyday presumptions about the people you think you know.

4. Hart of Dixie

   2011 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, also on The CW.

   Fast-talking New Yorker and brand new doctor Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical school, she'll follow in her father's footsteps and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe decides to accept an offer from a stranger, Dr. Harley Wilkes, to work with him at his small practice in Bluebell, Alabama. Zoe arrives in this small Gulf Coast town only to find that Harley has passed away and left his half of the medical practice to her in his will.

5. Last Tango in Halifax

   2012 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   Celia and Alan are both widowed and in their seventies. When their respective grandsons put their details on Facebook, they rediscover a passionate relationship that started over sixty years ago.

6. Us

   2020 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   Douglas Petersen is blindsided when his wife Connie tells him that she's not sure she wants to be married to him anymore. Agreeing to still go on their planned family grand tour of Europe, Douglas vows to win back the love of his wife and repair his troubled relationship with their son Albie. Adapted by David Nicholls from his hugely popular novel of the same name.

7. 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.

8. Shameless

   2004 · Drama, Comedy, Family · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8.1).

   Paul Abbott's critically acclaimed, offbeat drama about the rollercoaster lives and loves of the dysfunctional Gallagher clan.

9. How I Met Your Mother

   2005 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   How I Met Your Mother is a comedy about Ted and how he fell in love. It all starts when Ted's best friend, Marshall drops the bombshell that he's going to propose to his long-time girlfriend, Lilya kindergarten teacher. At that moment, Ted realizes that he had better get a move on if he too hopes to find true love. Helping him in his quest is Barney a friend with endless, sometimes outrageous opinions, a penchant for suits and a foolproof way to meet women. When Ted meets Robin he's sure it's love at first sight, but destiny may have something else in store.

10. Cupid

    1998 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

    Recommended for similar Romance profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

    Hale belives, that as a punishment for his arrogance, that he needs to get 100 couples romantically involved.