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 No matter the season, the series is sure to offer a great deal of spooky fun for the whole family. Tim Burton’s distinct style provides the show with an air of nostalgia, yet it still feels fresh in its contemporary approach to such an iconic character. Ortega’s performance is by far the highlight, tackling Wednesday’s complexities with an ease that truly cements her status as the new horror It girl. The show is a great entry into the “gothic boarding school” subgenre of teen television, matching the likes of popular shows such as Legacies, Vampire Academy, and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, to name a few. Wednesday successfully captures the growing pains of being 16 without taking itself too seriously. As her emerging psychic abilities point her towards a bizarre set of clues, Wednesday decides to play detective and uncover the shocking mysteries at hand. Though she initially tries to escape, her curiosity leads her to instead take an interest with the monstrous killing spree that’s been terrorizing the town. Wednesday is a supernatural horror-comedy series that answers one essential question: What does Wednesday Addams look like as a teenager? After getting expelled from public school, a 16-year-old Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) is shipped off to Nevermore Academy, a preppy boarding school for Outcasts. Stars: Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Naomi J. Each aspect of Everything Now weaves together to craft up something beautiful, and in doing so, the show cements itself as a significant standout amongst its peers. From a Grimes needle drop during a house-party to conflicts that hold weight because of their realism, this feels like the closest we’ll get to a proper successor of the teen TV of the 2000’s. The show abandons all archetypes of the modern teen drama in favor of crafting a show that, in the last few years, seemed unimaginable. Everything Now balances itself between the likes of Sex Education and My Mad Fat Diary, never straying away from the hardships of growing up. Stars: Sophie Wilde, Lauryn Ajufo, Harry Cadby, Noah Thomas, Sam Reuben, Niamh McCormack, Jessie Mae Alonzo, Robert AkodotoĮverything Now revolves around Mia (Sophie Wilde), a teenager who, in the first episode, has just left a seven-month inpatient program for eating disorder recovery, and it becomes clear that for Mia, recovery isn’t as simple as the people around her would like it to be. 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. 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. And it’s no secret Teen TV had a massive glow-up this past decade alone. From supernatural epics to grounded dramas, young-adult television covers it all.

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