What do you want to watch tonight?
Each title says who it's good for, and who it isn't. Tap what you want tonight, or say no to one and why.
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Euphoria 2019
Series
A group of high school students navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media.
The sides of Euphoria
- A teen fresh out of rehab
- High school as a nightmare
- Glitter, neon and pain
Good for you if
- you like a show that looks like a music video.
- you like teens drawn with all their mess.
- you can take a dark, unflinching portrait of addiction.
Bad for you if
- very explicit sex and nudity aren't for you.
- drug addiction and self-harm are too much for you.
About: addiction · identity · love
Elite 2018
Series
When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.
The sides of Elite
- Scholarship kids in a rich private school
- A murder each season
- Secrets, sex and money
Good for you if
- you like a whodunit in a teen drama.
- you like messy love triangles.
- you like scholarship kids clashing with the rich heirs of Spain's most exclusive school.
Bad for you if
- lots of sex scenes aren't for you.
- you won't read subtitles. It's in Spanish (a dub exists).
About: class · secrets · desire

Pretty Little Liars 2010
Series
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year later, they begin receiving messages from someone using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets — including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew.
The sides of Pretty Little Liars
- Four friends and a missing queen bee
- Text messages signed "A"
- Secrets in a small town called Rosewood
Good for you if
- you want to guess who "A" is for years.
- you like a reveal at the end of almost every season.
- you like four girls who stick together under threat.
Bad for you if
- you lose track easily. Four girls, their families, boyfriends and a long list of suspects all keep secrets.
- you need a stalker plot that could really work.
About: secrets · friendship · guilt
True Beauty 2020
Series
After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous "goddess" and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.
The sides of True Beauty
- A bullied student who learns makeup online
- A new school where nobody knows her bare face
- Two boys who both fall for her
Good for you if
- you like a high school love triangle.
- you like a teenager learning to like her own face.
- you like slapstick panic every time her makeup might come off.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean drama.
- you need a high school romance that feels like real life.
About: self-worth · beauty standards · first love

Dark Desire 2020
Series
Married Alma spends a fateful weekend away from home that ignites passion, ends in tragedy and leads her to question the truth about those close to her.
The sides of Dark Desire
- A married law professor's weekend affair
- A death that follows that weekend
- A younger lover who won't let go
Good for you if
- you like a thriller where each episode turns someone you trusted into a suspect.
- you like an affair that slowly turns into a threat.
- you want a passionate, dangerous love story.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Mexican series.
- you'd rather not watch so many sex scenes, or you watch with others.
About: desire · betrayal · obsession
Kakegurui 2017
Anime
Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholders. And if that’s not terrifying enough, some games can result in losing an eye, one’s fingernails, or even their life! But the system is shocked when transfer student Yumeko Jabami arrives. Dark, mysterious and attractive, she’s a wildcard who plays for the thrill of it…
The sides of Kakegurui
- An elite school ruled by gambling
- Losers turned into house pets
- A transfer student who gambles for the thrill
Good for you if
- you like high-stakes games where a student can lose everything on one card.
- you like figuring out how each game is rigged before Yumeko does.
- you like twisted faces and students losing their minds over a bet.
Bad for you if
- you're uncomfortable with gamblers in near-erotic ecstasy and fan service.
- you don't watch anime.
About: gambling · power · madness
Boys Over Flowers 2009
Series
A poor high school student earns a scholarship to an elite academy, where she clashes with the most popular boy in school!
The sides of Boys Over Flowers
- A dry cleaner's daughter at an elite school
- Four rich boys who rule the school
- A love triangle between two heirs
Good for you if
- you like a poor girl and a spoiled heir falling for each other.
- you like Jan-di standing up to the F4 bullies.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean drama.
- you can't watch bullying on screen. It starts with a student pushed to the edge of the school roof.
About: class · first love · pride
Gossip Girl 2007
Series
An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
The sides of Gossip Girl
- Rich teenagers on the Upper East Side
- An anonymous blog that exposes their secrets
- A girl from Brooklyn and a queen bee named Blair
Good for you if
- you like couples breaking up and getting back together, like Chuck and Blair.
- you like wondering who Gossip Girl really is.
- you like teenagers fighting over status, money and invitations.
Bad for you if
- you can't spend time with spoiled teens scheming against each other.
- six seasons is too much for you.
About: status · love · reputation
I Am Not Okay with This 2020
Series
Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.
The sides of I Am Not Okay with This
- A teenage girl with powers she can't control
- A crush on her closest friend
- A diary she isn't supposed to keep
Good for you if
- you like Syd's awkward high school life told through her diary.
- you like a teen comedy where anger makes things explode.
- you want a single short season you can finish in an evening or two.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a story that stops on a cliffhanger with no next season.
- you can't watch grief up close. Syd is still reeling from her father's suicide.
About: grief · adolescence · anger · sexuality
Perfect Blue 1998
Anime
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
The sides of Perfect Blue
- A pop singer who becomes an actress
- A fan website that knows her daily life
- Murders around her film set
Good for you if
- you like a stalker thriller where you can't trust what you see.
- you like a story where dream, filming and reality blur.
- you like being scared by your own reflection.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not see a staged rape scene and a nude photo shoot.
- you can't stand stabbings shown up close.
- you don't watch anime.
About: fame · identity · obsession
Heartstopper 2022
Series
Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love.
The sides of Heartstopper
- Two schoolboys falling for each other
- Coming out to friends and family
- A friend group that sticks together
Good for you if
- you want a gentle series where kindness usually wins.
- you like Charlie and Nick's first love, from a shared desk to holding hands.
- you like teenagers figuring out who they are, at their own pace.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at sincere declarations and drawn-in sparks.
- you can't take a teen love story that also deals with bullying and an eating disorder.
About: first love · identity · friendship · acceptance
Sex Education 2019
Series
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
The sides of Sex Education
- A shy teen who gives sex advice at school
- A sex therapist mother
- Friends figuring everything out
Good for you if
- you like frank, funny teen comedy.
- you like a big cast of teens drawn with care.
- you want a warm, kind series.
Bad for you if
- explicit sex scenes and talk aren't for you.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt talks. Otis helps his classmates with sincere, careful advice.
About: identity · friendship · sex
13 Reasons Why 2017
Series
High school student Clay Jensen lands in the center of a series of heartbreaking mysteries set in motion by a friend's tragic suicide.
The sides of 13 Reasons Why
- Cassette tapes left by a girl who took her life
- A classmate listening to them one by one
- A high school hiding what happened
Good for you if
- you like a story told tape by tape, each one about a different classmate.
- you want a series about high school that doesn't look away.
- you're ready to be moved by Clay's grief for Hannah.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch suicide and sexual assault shown on screen.
- you need some hope, and four seasons of grief and guilt weigh on you.
About: grief · guilt · bullying
Adolescence 2025
Series
When a 13-year-old is accused of the murder of a classmate, his family, the psychological expert and the detective in charge are all left asking: what really happened?
The sides of Adolescence
- A 13-year-old boy arrested for murder
- Episodes filmed in one continuous take
- A father asking what he missed
Good for you if
- you like a young actor holding his own against Stephen Graham.
- you like each episode filmed in one unbroken take, from the first second to the last.
- you can take a story that leaves you with no easy answer.
Bad for you if
- a child accused of killing a classmate is too much for you.
- you want a classic whodunit with clues to follow, and this is the portrait of a family and a school.
About: masculinity · social media · parenthood · bullying
How to Get Away with Murder 2014
Series
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
The sides of How to Get Away with Murder
- A law professor who teaches how to win at any cost
- Five students caught in a murder
- A story told in flash-forwards
Good for you if
- you like a flash-forward that changes what you thought you knew.
- you like Viola Davis as Annalise Keating.
- you like students hiding a body and lying to everyone.
Bad for you if
- you need law school and the courts to look like the real thing.
- six seasons is too much for you.
About: guilt · ambition · secrets
Riverdale 2017
Series
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
The sides of Riverdale
- Teenagers investigating a murder
- A town full of secrets
- Love triangles at every corner
Good for you if
- you like a small-town murder mystery with teen drama.
- you like love triangles and dramatic kisses.
Bad for you if
- you need a story that stays believable, and this one brings in cults, witches and superpowers.
- seven seasons is more than you want to start.
About: secrets · friendship · small towns
Sin senos sí hay paraíso 2016
Series
A young woman born in a mafia-controlled town seeks revenge on those who wrongfully harmed and imprisoned her family.
The sides of Sin senos sí hay paraíso
- A young woman from a cartel-run town
- A family wronged and sent to prison
- Revenge against the people who did it
Good for you if
- you like a revenge story set among drug lords and their families.
- you want love and betrayal mixed into the danger.
- you like a daughter fighting back for a family that was wrongly locked up.
Bad for you if
- three long telenovela seasons is too much for you.
- you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language series.
- you can't watch shootings and cartel killings.
About: revenge · betrayal · family
Ginny & Georgia 2021
Series
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.
The sides of Ginny & Georgia
- A young mom with a dangerous past
- A teenage daughter who wants a normal life
- A fresh start in a small New England town
Good for you if
- you like a mother and daughter who fight like sisters.
- you like rooting for Georgia, a charming mother who will do anything to protect her kids.
- you like Ginny's first loves and fights at a new school.
Bad for you if
- you can't take self-harm and abuse on screen.
- you want a light mother-daughter comedy without dark secrets.
About: mothers and daughters · secrets · starting over
Mean Girls 2004
Film
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
The sides of Mean Girls
- A new girl who grew up in Africa
- The Plastics
- On Wednesdays we wear pink
Good for you if
- you like Cady studying high school like the animals she watched in Africa.
- you like quotable lines like "on Wednesdays we wear pink".
- you like sharp, mean high school satire.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a moral lesson. A school assembly asks the girls to stop being cruel to each other.
- you want a teen film that ends on an open question. Mean Girls ties up every thread.
About: popularity · friendship · identity
Locked Up 2015
Series
Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.
The sides of Locked Up
- A young woman jailed for her boss's fraud
- A women's prison run by its inmates
- A cold, fearless inmate named Zulema
Good for you if
- you like a newcomer learning the rules of a prison where one mistake costs her.
- you like a story where everyone, guards included, is breaking the law.
- you can't look away from Zulema, the inmate you shouldn't root for.
Bad for you if
- you can't take brutal fights and killings between inmates.
- you won't watch a Spanish series with subtitles.
About: survival · corruption · power behind bars