The Sex Lives of College Girls is a teen comedy-drama series created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble. The Max series follows four young women as they begin their freshmen years as roommates at the Essex College in Vermont. It revolves around their day-to-day lives, from their love lives to their struggles with adulthood. The Sex Lives of College Girls stars Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Gavin Leatherwood, Christopher Meyer, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, and Renika Williams. So, if you loved the friendships, coming-of-age elements, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in The Sex Lives of College Girls, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Sex Education (Netflix)
Sex Education is a British teen comedy-drama series created by Laurie Nunn. The Netflix series follows Otis Milburn, a student at Moordale Secondary School whose mother is a sex therapist and soon forms an underground sex therapy clinic with his classmate, Maeve. Sex Education stars Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, Connor Swindells, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Alistair Petrie, Mimi Keene, Aimee Lou Wood, Chaneil Kular, Simone Ashley, and Tanya Reynolds.
Derry Girls (Netflix)
Derry Girls is a British period teen dark comedy series created by Lisa McGee. The Channel 4 series is set in Derry, Northern Ireland, in the 1990s, and it follows a group of teen girls and a boy as they attend a Catholic girls’ school during the Troubles, but that doesn’t affect their daily lives as they regularly get into cringeworthy situations. Derry Girls stars Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, and Dylan Llewellyn.
Broad City (Hulu, Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Broad City is a comedy series created by Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. The Comedy Central series follows Abbi Abrams and Ilana Wexler, two young women who are best friends as they navigate day-to-day life in New York City while getting into some hilarious situations. Broad City stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer in the lead roles with Hannibal Buress, Paul W. Downs, John Gemberling, and Arturo Castro.
Girls (Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Girls is a cringe comedy-drama series created by Lena Dunham. The HBO series follows four young women as they live their lives in New York City and try to support each other through romantic and financial hardships. Girls stars Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Adam Driver, Alex Karpovsky, Andrew Rannells, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Jake Lacy.
Grown-ish (Hulu, Tubi & Rent on Prime Video)
Grown-ish is a comedy-drama series created by Kenya Barris and Larry Wilmore. The ABC series is a spin-off to the sitcom Black-ish, and it follows Zoey Johnson, a young woman, as she heads to college and soon realizes that life isn’t going to turn out the way she had imagined. Grown-ish stars Yara Shahidi, Deon Cole, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook, Jordan Buhat, Chris Parnell, Chloe Bailey, and Halle Bailey.
Dear White People (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Dear White People is a comedy-drama series created by Justin Simien. Based on Simien’s 2014 film of the same name, the Netflix series follows a group of students of color at a predominantly white Ivy League college as they face various issues including cultural bias and social injustice. Dear White People stars Logan Browning, Brandon P. Bell, DeRon Horton, Antoinette Robertson, John Patrick Amedori, Ashley Blaine Featherson, Marque Richardson, and Jemar Michael.
Love, Victor (Hulu)
Love, Victor is a teen romantic comedy-drama series created by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. Based on the 2015 novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli and its 2018 film adaptation Love, Simon, the Hulu series follows Victor, a teen closeted gay teenager who is forced to come out after being blackmailed as he tries to lead a happy life with the support of his friends and his family. Love, Victor stars Michael Cimino, Rachel Hilson, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, Mason Gooding, George Sear, Isabella Ferreira, and Mateo Fernandez.
Shrill (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Shrill is a comedy series created by Aidy Bryant, Alexandra Rushfield, and Lindy West. Based on West’s Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman, the Hulu series follows Annie, a young overweight woman who tries to maintain her positive outlook on life despite bad boyfriends, sick parents, and bad luck. Shrill stars Aidy Bryant, Lolly Adefope, Luka Jones, John Cameron Mitchell, Ian Owens, and Patti Harrison.
Community (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video)
Community is a satirical, surreal comedy series created by Dan Harmon. The NBC series follows Jeff, a former lawyer, as he attends a community college after it is discovered that he forged his bachelor’s degree. While attending Glendale Community College, he gathers a group of students at different stages in their lives to form a study group in order to sleep with a woman. Community stars Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase, and Jim Rash.
Fresh Meat (Prime Video, Pluto TV & Tubi)
Fresh Meat is a British comedy-drama series created by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain. The Channel 4 series follows six students who go to Manchester Medlock University and share a house off-campus. They go through the ups and downs of semi-adulthood together while trying to learn and become professionals. Fresh Meat stars Zawe Ashton, Greg McHugh, Kimberley Nixon, Charlotte Ritchie, Joe Thomas, Jack Whitehall, Jelka van Houten, Faye Marsay, Robert Webb, and Tony Gardner.