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Shows like Skins

Not everyone loves Skins for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Skins

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like being seventeen shown without the varnish.

  2. You like a season that hands each episode to a different kid.

  3. You like a group that falls apart and still shows up.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Freaks and Geeks1999

    • being seventeen shown without the varnish

    Good for you if you remember how awkward high school felt and like seeing it told honestly.

  • O Maidens in Your Savage Season2019

    • being seventeen shown without the varnish

    Good for you if you like the clumsy, painful side of growing up.

  • No One Will Miss Us2024

    • being seventeen shown without the varnish
    • a group that falls apart and still shows up

    Good for you if you like growing up in the 90s, first crushes and all.

  • Merlí2015

    • being seventeen shown without the varnish

    Good for you if you like teenagers finding out who they love and who they are.

  • SKAM España2018

    • being seventeen shown without the varnish
    • a group that falls apart and still shows up

    Good for you if you like teenagers facing love, faith and identity in real time.

  • Orange Is the New Black2013

    • a season that hands each episode to a different kid
    • a group that falls apart and still shows up

    Good for you if you like a show where every inmate at Litchfield gets her own story.

  • Love, Simon2018

    • being seventeen shown without the varnish

    Good for you if you like Simon working out how and when to come out.

  • Haikyu!!2014

    • a group that falls apart and still shows up

    Good for you if you like two rivals who become the quickest attack on the court.

Reasons taken from Skins's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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