If True Blood (our verdict: 9/10) 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.
True Blood streams on HBO Max; 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 True Blood.
Small-town Virginia, two brothers, one girl, and a century of grudges that refuse to stay buried.
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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 drama and love-triangle 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 love-triangle energy.
Eleven seasons of the Gallaghers surviving the South Side on charm, crime and sheer stubbornness — chaotic, filthy and far more tender than it lets on.
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Why it's a match: Same drama and love-triangle energy.
Dystopia has never been so addictive. The Handmaid's Tale turns a terrifying vision of the future into essential television.
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Why it's a match: Same drama and love-triangle energy.
A quiet, controlled, devastating new prestige drama about power and the men who protect it. Anchored by a once-in-a-decade lead performance.
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Why it's a match: Same drama and love-triangle 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 love-triangle energy.
It’s teen drama — just with fewer school dances and significantly more bad decisions.
Read the review →Start with The Vampire Diaries or Awkward.. Both sit in the same corner of The Stream as True Blood, and we've reviewed every title on this page so you're not going in blind.
We gave it 9/10. A telepathic waitress, a brooding vampire, and seven seasons of southern Gothic chaos. True Blood commits to every bit of it.
We list 8 shows like True Blood: The Vampire Diaries, Awkward., Hart of Dixie, Shameless, The Handmaid's Tale, Vladimir, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Off Campus. Every one has a full Stream & Scream review.
Awkward. is our highest-rated pick here with 9.5/10, streaming on Paramount+. The high school drama we never knew we needed and the love story that keeps you coming back season after season.
The picks on this page are spread across Netflix, Paramount+, Prime Video, Hulu, while True Blood itself streams on HBO Max. Each review says where to watch.