YA (Young Adult) & Teenage Shows
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- CreatorKevin WilliamsonStarsJames Van Der BeekKatie HolmesMichelle WilliamsTwo childhood best friends, Dawson and Joey, go through different stages of adolescence together. Their friendship is later tested when they both start a relationship with different people.
- CreatorJamie BrittainBryan ElsleyStarsKaya ScodelarioNicholas HoultJoe DempsieThe story of a group of British teens who are trying to grow up and find love and happiness despite questionable parenting and teachers who would rather be friends (and lovers) than authority figures.
- CreatorKit HoodYan MooreLinda SchuylerStarsStefan BrogrenAislinn PaulMelinda ShankarThe lives of the kids at Degrassi Community School dealing with the serious and sometimes taboo issues that plague teenagers.
- CreatorDarren StarJeff JudahGabe SachsStarsShenae Grimes-BeechTristan Mack WildsAnnaLynne McCordA Kansas family relocates to Beverly Hills, where their two children adapt to the infamous social drama of West Beverly Hills High.
- CreatorLizzy WeissStarsKatie LeclercVanessa MaranoConstance MarieTwo teenage girls' lives are turned upside down when they find out they were switched at birth.
- CreatorLauren IungerichStarsAshley RickardsBeau MirchoffJillian Rose ReedAn unpopular 15-year-old gains immediate, yet unwanted, popularity at her high school when the student body mistakes an accident she has for a suicide attempt.
- CreatorJosh SchwartzStarsMischa BartonAdam BrodyPeter GallagherA troubled youth becomes embroiled in the lives of a close-knit group of people in the wealthy, upper-class neighborhood of Newport Beach, Orange County, California.
- CreatorStephanie SavageJosh SchwartzStarsBlake LivelyLeighton MeesterPenn BadgleyPrivileged teens living on the Upper East Side of New York can hide no secret from the ruthless blogger who is always watching.
- CreatorMark SchwahnStarsChad Michael MurrayJames LaffertyHilarie Burton MorganHalf-brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott trade between kinship and rivalry both on the basketball court and in the hearts of their friends in the small, but not so quiet town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.
- CreatorJeff JudahGabe SachsStarsSean FarisJon FosterChristopher LowellSee life through the eyes of Dino, Ben, and Jonathan -- three teens experiencing the joys and pains of growing up. Although different in many ways, these guys have one main thing in common -- women.
- CreatorRoberto Aguirre-SacasaStarsLili ReinhartCamila MendesCole SprouseWhile navigating the troubled waters of romance, school and family, Archie and his gang become entangled in dark Riverdale mysteries.
- CreatorI. Marlene KingStarsTroian BellisarioAshley BensonLucy HaleFour friends band together against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets, while also investigating the disappearance of their best friend.
- CreatorJeff DavisStarsTyler PoseyHolland RodenDylan O'BrienAn average high school student and his best friend get caught up in some trouble causing him to receive a werewolf bite. As a result they find themselves in the middle of all sorts of dramas in Beacon Hills.
- CreatorLinda SchuylerYan MooreStarsNa'ku'set GouldAmanda ArcuriSara WaisglassDegrassi: Next Class follows the lives of the students from Degrassi Community School, a fictional high school in Toronto.
- StarsSimon BirdJames BuckleyBlake HarrisonFollows four friends and their antics during their final years of school.
- CreatorHoward OvermanStarsNathan Stewart-JarrettJoe GilgunIwan RheonA group of young offenders doing community service gets struck by lightning during a storm and start to develop superpowers.
- CreatorMark BrazillBonnie TurnerTerry TurnerStarsTopher GraceLaura PreponMila KunisA comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin.
- CreatorIan BrennanBrad FalchukRyan MurphyStarsLea MicheleJane LynchMatthew MorrisonA group of ambitious misfits try to escape the harsh realities of high school by joining a glee club headed by a passionate Spanish teacher.
- CreatorDarren StarStarsJason PriestleyShannen DohertyLuke PerryA group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California make their way through life from their school days into adulthood.
- CreatorLinda SchuylerKit HoodStarsPat MastroianniStefan BrogrenMaureen DeiseachThe lives and trials of students of a city high school.
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganA young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
- CreatorMichael JacobsApril KellyStarsBen SavageRider StrongWilliam DanielsAn adolescent with two siblings tests his various theories about life as he endures the trials of growing up alongside a good friend.
- CreatorBrenda HamptonStarsShailene WoodleyMolly RingwaldIndia Eisley15 year old Amy ends up pregnant after one night at band camp, throwing her whole life upside down. It doesn't help that she's now going to school with that guy.
- CreatorBradley BredewegPeter PaigeStarsTeri PoloSherri SaumHayden ByerlyTeenager Callie Jacob is placed in a foster home with a lesbian couple and their blend of biological, adoptive, and foster children.
- CreatorAmy HarrisStarsAnnaSophia RobbAustin ButlerEllen WongCarrie Bradshaw is in her junior year of high school in the early 1980s. She asks her first questions about love, sex, friendship and family while navigating the worlds of high school and Manhattan.
- CreatorCharles Pratt Jr.StarsAlexandra ChandoAndy BuckleyAllie GoninoIdentical twins meet as teenagers after Sutton was adopted by a rich couple and Emma grew up a foster kid. Sutton investigates their bio mom etc., while Emma takes her place/identity.
- CreatorEmily KapnekStarsJeremy SistoJane LevyCarly ChaikinTessa Altman is used to the big city, but when her dad moves her away, she has to adapt to her new suburban life in Chatswin.
- CreatorJonathan SchmockNell ScovellStarsMelissa Joan HartCaroline RheaBeth BroderickSabrina is a normal teenager, except for one thing - she's a witch. Guided by her aunts, who come from a long line of witches, and Salem, a mischievous warlock doing penance as a cat, Sabrina continually struggles to harness her powers.
- CreatorJulie AndemStarsJosefine Frida PettersenIman MeskiniUlrikke FalchThe story of young teenagers and pupils on Hartvig Nissens upper secondary school in Oslo, and their troubles, scandals and everyday life. Each season is told from a different person's point of view.
- CreatorKevin MurphyStarsAly MichalkaAshley TisdaleRobbie JonesThe wild world of competitive college cheerleading.
- CreatorDaphne BallonBernice VanderlaanStarsMichael SeaterAshley LeggatJordan TodoseyComedy tracing the constant feud between Casey and her stepbrother Derek as they vie for control of their household.
- CreatorAli LeRoiChris RockStarsTerry CrewsTichina ArnoldTequan RichmondA young African-American teen attempts to survive with his dysfunctional family and his all-white school in the 1980s.
- CreatorTracy GambleStarsKatey SagalKaley CuocoAmy DavidsonThe Hennessy clan -- mother Cate, daughters Bridget and Kerry, and son Rory -- look to one another for guidance and support after the death of Paul, the family patriarch. Cate's parents lend a hand.
- CreatorEric CohenTonya HurleyStarsMary-Kate OlsenAshley OlsenEric LutesTwin teenagers Riley and Chloe are subject to the trials and tribulations of school, family, friends, and boys.
- CreatorBryan ElsleyJames BrittainJamie BrittainStarsDanny FlahertyRon MustafaJames NewmanAbout a group of teenagers in their final years of high school in Baltimore.
- CreatorJulie PlecKevin WilliamsonStarsNina DobrevPaul WesleyIan SomerhalderThe lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.
- CreatorJason RothenbergStarsEliza TaylorBob MorleyMarie AvgeropoulosSet 97 years after a nuclear war destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth, hoping to repopulate the planet.
- CreatorBrian YorkeyStarsDylan MinnetteKatherine LangfordChristian NavarroFollows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life.
- CreatorMatt DufferRoss DufferStarsMillie Bobby BrownFinn WolfhardWinona RyderWhen a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.
- CreatorAdam MilchStarsAvan JogiaMaddie HassonAshton MoioA teen with a troubled past reconnects with his two female best friends from childhood. He becomes the prime suspect when a fellow student is surprisingly found dead in her home.
- CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsTom WellingMichael RosenbaumAllison MackA young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.
- CreatorPaul FeigStarsLinda CardelliniJohn Francis DaleyJames FrancoA high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.
- CreatorBrenda HamptonStarsStephen CollinsCatherine HicksJessica BielEric Camden, a minister, and his wife Annie deal with the drama of having seven children, ranging from toddlers to adults with families of their own.
- CreatorKim BassStarsKenan ThompsonKel MitchellKen ForeeKenan and Kel: two best friends who live in Chicago are always dragged down by Kenan's get rich quick schemes while orange soda-loving buddy Kel is dragged along but tends to mess things up.
- CreatorJeff FranklinStarsBob SagetJohn StamosDave CoulierA widowed sportscaster raises his three daughters with assistance from his rock and roll brother-in-law and madcap best friend.
- CreatorKenya BarrisStarsAnthony AndersonTracee Ellis RossMarcus ScribnerA family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
- CreatorDan HarmonStarsJoel McHaleDanny PudiDonald GloverA suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eccentric staff and student body.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzStarsWill SmithJames AveryAlfonso RibeiroA streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.
- CreatorWil CalhounDan SchneiderStarsAmanda BynesJennie GarthWesley JonathanWhen Holly's father is transferred to Japan, she is sent to live with her big sister Valerie in New York City, turning Valerie's life upside down.
- CreatorAdam F. GoldbergStarsWendi McLendon-CoveySean GiambroneTroy GentileThis ABC show takes place in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania in the 1980s and follows the lives of a family named The Goldbergs.
- CreatorSam BobrickStarsMark-Paul GosselaarMario LopezDustin DiamondA close-knit group of six friends get through their teens together while attending Bayside High School in Palisades, California.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellPatrick HasburghStarsJohnny DeppDustin NguyenPeter DeLuiseThe cases of an undercover police unit composed of young-looking officers specializing in youth crime.
- CreatorLinwood BoomerMichael GloubermanGary MurphyStarsFrankie MunizBryan CranstonJustin BerfieldA gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
- StarsCecilie Amlie ConesaAyyuce KozanliMaria Sunniva Aasen SandvikBlank focuses on life after high school and the struggles of entering adulthood.
- CreatorJulie AndemStarsGiovanni NiuboAaliyah MuhammadJulie RochaAn American version of the acclaimed and innovative Norwegian youth series Skam, which follows a group of teenagers in their everyday life of school, love and leisure time.
- StarsLea Zoë VossTouka El-FawwalLilly DreesenDruck follows a group of friends in their teen life in Berlin and deals with daily and current events, like friendship, love and the search for their own identity. Every season centers on a new character.
- StarsFrancesco CentorameFederico CesariBeatrice BruschiAn Italian version of the acclaimed, innovative Norwegian youth series Skam, which follows a group of teenagers in their everyday life of school, love, and leisure time.
- CreatorJulie AndemStarsAxel AuriantLula Cotton-FrapierAssa SyllaFollowing the daily life of a band of high school students with their worries and scandals, but also the construction of their identity, their choices and their journey towards adulthood.
- StarsSiri SeljesethGine Cornelia PedersenAlexandra GjerpenThree young women seek love, success and fulfillment in Oslo, Norway.
- CreatorJulie PlecStarsDanielle Rose RussellAria ShahghasemiQuincy FouseHope Mikaelson, a tribrid daughter of a Vampire/Werewolf hybrid, makes her way in the world.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiStarsTreat WilliamsGregory SmithEmily VanCampA widowed brain surgeon from Manhattan moves his two children to the small mountain town of Everwood, Colorado.
- CreatorSeth Grahame-SmithDavid KatzenbergStarsPaul IaconoJareb DauplaiseKara TaitzThe daily life of an unpopular high school student.
- CreatorPatrick Sean SmithStarsClark DukeScott Michael FosterSpencer GrammerFreshman Rusty Cartwright arrives at college and decides he no longer wants to be the boring geek from high school. He decides to pledge a fraternity. He is offered 2 bids; one from his sister's boyfriend Evan's fraternity and one from Cappie, his sister's ex-boyfriend's fraternity. Rusty must learn to handle his new life, and his new relationship with his sister. His sister must decide if she loves Evan who is stable or Cappie who really loves her.
- CreatorDan SchneiderStarsJennette McCurdyAriana GrandeCameron OcasioA pair of roommates start a baby-sitting service to earn extra cash.
- StarsJennette McCurdyKiersey ClemonsAmir TalaiSarah Bronson, star of a hit tween TV show, must face every star's nightmare after they've reached their peak in show business.
- CreatorBryan MooreChris PetersonStarsWilliam BrentBradley Steven PerryJake ShortWhen Mighty Med hospital is destroyed, bionic heroes Bree and Chase join superheroes Kaz, Oliver, and Skylar to form an Elite Force and take down those responsible for the attack.
- CreatorTodd SlavkinDarren SwimmerDarren StarStarsKatie CassidyStephany JacobsenJessica LucasA new generation of young professionals living at the infamous Melrose complex deal with obtaining their own personal goals, drives, and desires, both amongst themselves and others.
- CreatorMichele AbbottIlene ChaikenKathy GreenbergStarsJennifer BealsLeisha HaileyLaurel HollomanFollows the lives and loves of a small, close-knit group of lesbian women living in Los Angeles as well as the friends and family members that either support or loathe them.
- CreatorJesse ArmstrongSam BainStarsZawe AshtonGreg McHughKimberley NixonA comedy that follows a group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far, university.
- CreatorNeal MarlensStarsAlan ThickeJoanna KernsKirk CameronThe misadventures of a family with a home business father and a journalist mother.
- CreatorMatt DearbornStarsShia LaBeoufChristy Carlson RomanoA.J. TrauthThe Stevens family live in Sacramento, California, where the two younger children in the family, Ren and Louis, who have opposing personalities, often clash.
- CreatorJay BeattieJill E. BlotevogelDan DworkinStarsWilla FitzgeraldBex Taylor-KlausJohn KarnaA serialized anthology series that follows a group of teenagers being targeted by a masked serial killer.
- CreatorPeter BergStarsKyle ChandlerConnie BrittonZach GilfordA drama that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, one of the nation's best high school football teams, and their head coach Eric Taylor.
- CreatorWinnie HolzmanStarsBess ArmstrongWilson CruzClaire DanesA 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents, and school.
- CreatorEric BressJ. Mackye GruberStarsMatt DallasMarguerite MacIntyreBruce ThomasA family takes in a formerly institutionalized teen savant who is missing standard human behaviors such as anger, joy, and love.
- CreatorAmy Sherman-PalladinoStarsLauren GrahamAlexis BledelKeiko AgenaA dramedy centering around the relationship between a thirtysomething single mother and her teen daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut.
- CreatorPaul AbbottJohn WellsStarsEmmy RossumWilliam H. MacyEthan CutkoskyA scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.
- CreatorJoseph DoughertyOliver GoldstickI. Marlene KingStarsNicole Gale AndersonTyler BlackburnSteven CabralFive strangers are connected by the curse that has plagued Ravenswood for generations.
- CreatorRoberto Aguirre-SacasaStarsKiernan ShipkaRoss LynchLucy DavisAs her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina Spellman must reconcile her dual nature as a half-witch, half-mortal while fighting the evil forces that threaten her, her family, and the daylight world humans inhabit.
- CreatorJ.J. AbramsMatt ReevesStarsKeri RussellScott SpeedmanScott FoleyA young girl, fresh out of high school, follows her high school crush to college to be near him.
- CreatorMichael PoryesSusan ShermanStarsRaven-SymonéOrlando BrownAnneliese van der PolA teenage girl periodically receives brief psychic visions of the near future. Trying to make these visions come true results in trouble, and hilarious situations, for the girl and her friends.
- CreatorScott FellowsDan SchneiderStarsJamie Lynn SpearsPaul ButcherChristopher MasseyZoey Brooks and her brother, Dustin, attend their first day at Pacific Coast Academy, a private boarding school that enrolls girls for the first time in its history.
- CreatorDan SchneiderStarsVictoria JusticeLeon Thomas IIIMatt BennettAspiring singer Tori Vega navigates life while attending a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts.
- CreatorAmy HeckerlingStarsRachel BlanchardStacey DashDavid LascherA follow-up to the blockbuster movie of the same name, following the rich teenager Cher and her friends as they attend high school in Beverly Hills.
- CreatorDan SchneiderStarsDrake BellJosh PeckMiranda CosgroveTwo teenage boys with clashing personalities - one is a slick musician, the other a clumsy nerd - must navigate high school and family life together after becoming step-brothers.
- CreatorDan SchneiderStarsMiranda CosgroveJerry TrainorJennette McCurdyCarly hosts her own home-grown web show, iCarly, Carly and sidekick Sam's regular webcasts ultimately feature everything from comedy sketches and talent contests to interviews, recipes, and problem-solving.
- StarsLoek BeerninkIris HesselingWalter CrommelinA group of boarding school students embark on the search for a treasure when one of them discovers a long hidden secret in the attic.
- CreatorHans BourlonGert VerhulstStarsBrad KavanaghJade RamseyTasie LawrenceWhen one of their number disappears on the same day that an American girl joins their ranks, a group of English boarding school students embarks on solving a mystery.
- CreatorPaul AbbottStarsDavid ThrelfallRebecca AtkinsonAlice BarryThe lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.
- CreatorRob ThomasStarsKristen BellJason DohringEnrico ColantoniAfter her best friend is murdered, and her father is removed as county Sheriff, Veronica Mars dedicates her life to cracking the toughest mysteries in the affluent town of Neptune.
- CreatorTim FederleStarsJoshua BassettJulia LesterFrankie A. RodriguezThe students from the school where the High School Musical films were shot stage a musical production based on the franchise.
- CreatorChuck LorreSteven MolaroStarsIain ArmitageZoe PerryMontana JordanMeet a child genius named Sheldon Cooper (already seen as an adult in The Big Bang Theory (2007)) and his family. Some unique challenges face Sheldon, who is socially impaired.
- CreatorScott FellowsSue RoseJanice BurgessStarsEmma RobertsMeliseJordan CallowayAddie is a teenage middle school student. She has two BFFs and an annoying big brother.
- CreatorScott FellowsStarsDevon WerkheiserLindsey ShawDaniel Curtis LeeNed Bigby shares his advice on how to survive middle school.
- CreatorRichard CorrellBarry O'BrienMichael PoryesStarsMiley CyrusEmily OsmentJason EarlesAdventures of a teenage pop star who keeps her identity secret from even her closest friends by using a disguise on-stage.
- StarsAlba PlanasHajar BrownIrene FerreiroThe series accompanies a group of 16-year-olds on the journey of their life following day to day in real time. Dependence on social media, how they face sex, love and ruptures, religion, the search of their identity and the need to fit in.
- StarsSuus de NiesZoë Love SmithBo van Borssum WaalkesThe story of a group teenagers on a secondary school in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- CreatorMarc FirekAdam F. GoldbergStarsTim MeadowsBryan CallenAJ MichalkaA spinoff of The Goldbergs set in the 1990s that follows the faculty of William Penn Academy who, despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, are heroes to their students.
- CreatorDan SignerStarsChina Anne McClainSierra McCormickJake ShortA musical prodigy gets into a gifted program called Advanced Natural Talents at the local high school.
- CreatorSalim AkilStarsCress WilliamsNafessa WilliamsChristine AdamsA crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.