If The Vampire Diaries (our verdict: 8/10) left you scrolling for something similar, these 8 picks scratch the same itch. Every one has been watched and reviewed by us — no algorithm filler, just what actually comes next.
The Vampire Diaries streams on Netflix; the picks below are spread across the usual suspects, and each review says where to watch.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after The Vampire Diaries.
A telepathic waitress, a brooding vampire, and seven seasons of southern Gothic chaos. True Blood commits to every bit of it.
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Why it's a match: Same drama and romance energy.
Heart-warming southern charm that grows on you and becomes a household staple.
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Why it's a match: Same drama and romance energy.
A Cousins Beach love triangle that treats teenage feelings like the highest possible stakes — and gets away with it.
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Why it's a match: Same drama and romance energy.
It’s teen drama — just with fewer school dances and significantly more bad decisions.
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Why it's a match: Same romance and drama energy.
Is this your new western romance obsession? Beware: this is no Yellowstone.
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Why it's a match: Same romance and love-triangle energy.
A grief story wearing a teen rom-com's clothes — Devi Vishwakumar is one of the most infuriating, lovable protagonists Netflix has ever produced.
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Why it's a match: Same drama and love-triangle energy.
The high school drama we never knew we needed and the love story that keeps you coming back season after season.
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Why it's a match: Same romance and drama energy.
Prime Video turns Carley Fortune's beloved novel into the nostalgic, angsty childhood-sweetheart drama that deserved every bit of the hype Off Campus got.
Read the review →Start with True Blood or Hart of Dixie. Both sit in the same corner of The Stream as The Vampire Diaries, and we've reviewed every title on this page so you're not going in blind.
We gave it 8/10. Small-town Virginia, two brothers, one girl, and a century of grudges that refuse to stay buried.
We list 8 shows like The Vampire Diaries: True Blood, Hart of Dixie, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Off Campus, Ransom Canyon, Never Have I Ever, Awkward., Every Year After. Every one has a full Stream & Scream review.
Never Have I Ever is our highest-rated pick here with 9.5/10, streaming on Netflix. A grief story wearing a teen rom-com's clothes — Devi Vishwakumar is one of the most infuriating, lovable protagonists Netflix has ever produced.
The picks on this page are spread across HBO Max, Prime Video, Netflix, Paramount+, while The Vampire Diaries itself streams on Netflix. Each review says where to watch.