- Quick Summary: After Outer Banks, these nine teen dramas offer similar adventures, mysteries, friendships, and class conflicts. Stream picks such as Blood & Water, Elite, and Locke & Key on Netflix, or The Runarounds and The Wilds on Amazon Prime Video.
If you've already binged every season of Outer Banks and are craving more of their sun-soaked adventure, finding a show that replicates their blend of coastal escapism and chaotic teen drama can be tough, but several series hit that same sweet spot.
Here are nine teen shows to watch after you've had your fill with Outer Banks, arranged from most to least similar based on treasure hunts and teen mystery tropes.
The Runarounds
Set during one unforgettable summer after graduating high school, a tight-knit group of North Carolina teens teams up to form an indie rock band and chase their improbable dreams of music stardom.
Created by Outer Banks co-creator Jonas Pate and filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, The Runarounds shares the exact same cinematic summer aesthetic and "found family" bond that defines the Pogues.
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Blood & Water
Set in Cape Town, South Africa, high schooler Puleng transfers to an elite private academy to investigate whether the school's star swimmer is actually her elder sister who was kidnapped at birth.
Like OBX, Blood & Water heavily revolves around working-class teens' divide from the elite wealth, mixed with the scenic coastal backdrop, corrupt family secrets, and a relentless teenage investigator who stops at nothing for the truth.
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
On My Block
In a rough inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood, four bright, street-smart best friends find their humorous and painful realities of starting high school life while dealing with local gang rivalries.
Beyond having the "ride-or-die" friend groups on TV, the core crew of On My Block stumbled upon the legendary RollerWorld money heist by pure luck, perfectly matching the Pogue spirit of broke teens chasing a life-changing score.
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The Wilds
If your favorite parts of OBX are the raw survival skills, the island, and teenage drama, The Wilds offers a group of teenage girls from radically different backgrounds who get stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash, completely unaware that they are actually part of an elaborate, controlled social experiment.
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Elite
Elite takes the "Kooks vs. Pogues" class warfare to the extreme. When three working-class scholarship students enroll at Spain's most exclusive private school, the clash between the wealthy elite and the newcomers escalates until a student turns up murdered.
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Locke & Key
Following their father's mysterious murder, three siblings move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, where they discover magical keys that grant extraordinary abilities that, unbeknownst to them, unlock a terrifying demon seeking them out.
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Nancy Drew
Brilliant young detective Nancy Drew and her misfit restaurant crew in coastal Maine get dragged into solving supernatural mysteries that uncover the dark historical secrets buried within their harbor town. Featuring a small coastal town, a close group of outsider teens (the "Drew Crew"), and a serialized mystery on old family legacies and hidden treasures, Nancy Drew might just be the post-Outer Banks rebound you're looking for.
- Streaming Platform: HBO Max
Pretty Little Liars
One year after the disappearance of their clique leader, Alison DiLaurentis, friends Spencer Hastings, Aria Montgomery, Hanna Marin, and Emily Fields reunite when a mysterious anonymous figure named "A" threatens to reveal their darkest secrets over suspicious text messages. The four are forced to stick together to uncover their greatest common enemy before it's too late.
- Streaming Platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max
Dawson's Creek
Set in the coastal town of Capeside, Massachusetts, a core group of high school friends, Dawson Leery, Joey Potter, Pacey Witter, and Jen Lindley, navigate the emotional complexities of growing up, romance, and changing relationships.
Filmed in the same North Carolina waters as Outer Banks, Dawson's Creek captures the nostalgic, sunlit creeks and coming-of-age angst that inspired the genre.
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