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Shameless
The lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.
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If you liked Skins for characters, conflict and a 2000s feel, this page gives you similar Drama and Comedy shows that can work as your next watch.
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Orange Is the New Black
Piper Chapman is a public relations executive with a career and a fiance when her past suddenly catches up to her. In her mid-30s she is sentenced to spend time in a minimum-security women's prison in Connecticut for her association with a drug runner 10…
Misfits
A group of teenagers are sentenced to community service for past mistakes only to find their lives changed after a storm gives them strange new powers and new problems to overcome.
Scrubs
Scrubs focuses on the lives of several people working at Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced dialogue, slapstick, and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character, Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian.
Weeds
Is the grass really greener on the other side? Yes, and it smells better, too! So when Nancy Botwin faces both sudden widowhood and poverty, she's determined to do anything to keep her kids in suburbia, including taking a job as the neighborhood pot dealer.
Total Genial
Toby Johnson is a regular easy-going student struggling with homework and girls. Elizabeth Hawke is the teacher's pet and nobody at school likes her. While working on a class assignment, they are struck with a wave of energy that makes them super geniuses in…
My So-Called Life
"My So-Called Life" is a realistic mid-nineties teen drama series that takes a look at a 15 year-old girl and her trials and tribulations with being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents and school.
Privileged
A Yale-educated journalism major reluctantly becomes a live-in tutor for two spoiled grand-daughters of a Palm Beach cosmetics business magnate.
That 70s Show
Set in the Wisconsin suburbs of the United States, Eric Forman lives under the authority of his parents, Red and Kitty. Next door is his girlfriend/neighbor, Donna Pinciotti and her parents Bob and Midge. The rest of the gang includes Jackie, and her…
Großstadtrevier
Großstadtrevier is a German television series, broadcast on Germany's Das Erste of the ARD. First aired on 16 December 1986, the show is one of the most popular television series in the country. It follows the everyday work of a fictional police station on…
Game of Thrones
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's…
Breaking Bad
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Sherlock
Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. John Watson solve crimes in 21st century London.
Gilmore Girls
Lorelai Gilmore has made her share of mistakes in life, but she has been doing her best to see that her college-bound daughter Rory, who’s also her best friend in the world, doesn’t follow in her footsteps. That may be easier said than done, considering that…
Pretty Little Liars
Four friends band together against an anonymous follower who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets, while unraveling the mystery of the murder of their best friend.
Orphan Black
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
House (2004)
Dr. Gregory House is a maverick physician who is devoid of bedside manner. While his behavior can border on antisocial, Dr. House thrives on the challenge of solving the medical puzzles that other doctors give up on. Together with his hand-picked team of…
Lost (2004)
After their plane, Oceanic Air flight 815, tore apart whilst thousands of miles off course, the survivors find themselves on a mysterious deserted island where they soon find out they are not alone.
Better Call Saul
See the rise of Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, but hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and often against Jimmy, is ‘fixer’ Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy's evolution into Saul Goodman, the man who puts the…
Fargo
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FAQ
How are the recommendations for Skins selected?
This list currently uses 20 matches from rating similarity. Genres such as Drama and Comedy help keep the fallback matches close to the starting series.
Where can I stream similar series?
13 of 20 similar series currently include streaming providers. You will most often find matching shows on Netflix (9), Prime Video (4) and Disney+ (4). Availability can change, so check the provider shown directly on each recommendation card.
Are there completed series like Skins?
18 of 20 recommendations are marked as completed or ended. Examples: Shameless, Orange Is the New Black and Misfits.