15 Shows Like Euphoria to Watch If You Love the Chaos

Euphoria occupies a specific creative space that is genuinely hard to replicate: visually maximalist, emotionally uncompromising, anchored by a young ensemble that is asked to perform trauma and desire with adult-level nuance. If you have finished Season 3 and are looking for that same register of television, here are fifteen shows that come closest — organized by what specifically made Euphoria work for you.

If You Loved the Emotional Rawness

1. Normal People (2020) — IMDb 8.3, RT 93%

Where to watch: Hulu, BBC iPlayer  |  Seasons: 1

Sally Rooney's adaptation of her own novel is twelve episodes of the most emotionally precise television made in the last decade. The central relationship between Connell and Marianne — intelligent, self-sabotaging, constantly almost getting it right — is rendered with extraordinary sensitivity by Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones. It lacks Euphoria's visual excess but exceeds it in intimate emotional authenticity. If the parts of Euphoria you loved most were Rue and Jules's relationship and the quiet scenes between heightened moments, start here.

2. The End of the F***ing World (2017) — IMDb 8.0, RT 95%

Where to watch: Netflix  |  Seasons: 2

Two damaged teenagers go on a road trip. One believes he is a psychopath. The show is black comedy, road movie, and unexpectedly tender love story simultaneously. The writing is exceptional and the eight-episode first season is among the most perfectly constructed television runs of the last ten years. The tonal blend — dark humor over genuine emotional pain — is different from Euphoria's register but hits a very similar nerve.

3. I May Destroy You (2020) — IMDb 8.2, RT 98%

Where to watch: HBO Max, BBC iPlayer  |  Seasons: 1

Michaela Coel's autofictional series about sexual assault, consent, and trauma is the most important television of 2020 and one of the best shows of the decade. It is not teen drama — Arabella is in her late twenties — but the way it depicts a young person navigating identity, friendship, and recovery after trauma shares deep structural DNA with what Euphoria does. The RT score of 98% is one of the highest for any drama series in recent history.

If You Loved the Visual Style

4. Palo Alto (2013) — IMDb 6.6, RT 71%

Where to watch: Available on streaming  |  Format: Film

Not a series but worth the exception: Gia Coppola's film adaptation of James Franco's short stories, featuring Emma Roberts and Jack Kilmer, has the aesthetic DNA that Euphoria drew from directly. Golden California light, aimless beautiful teenagers, intimacy that feels dangerous. Sam Levinson has cited similar visual influences. If you want to understand where Euphoria's look came from, this is the film.

5. We Are Who We Are (2020) — IMDb 7.5, RT 87%

Where to watch: HBO Max  |  Seasons: 1

Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name, Challengers) directed all eight episodes of this miniseries about American teenagers living on a U.S. military base in Italy. The visual language is sumptuous and unhurried — Guadagnino's eye is among the finest working in prestige drama. The show explores identity, queerness, and the particular freedom and confinement of adolescence with the same visual generosity Euphoria applies to its subject matter.

If You Loved the Teen-Experience Honesty

6. Skins (UK) (2007–2013) — IMDb 7.8, RT 82%

Where to watch: Various streaming platforms  |  Seasons: 7

The British original that helped establish the template for unflinching teen drama. Skins follows rotating ensembles of Bristol teenagers across multiple "generations" of characters. Seasons 1 and 2 (the first generation) are the strongest and most consistently acclaimed. The show covers addiction, sexuality, mental illness, and the specific social brutality of teenage hierarchies without ever feeling sanitized. Euphoria is essentially Skins reinterpreted through an American lens and Sam Levinson's maximalist visual style.

7. Sex Education (2019–2023) — IMDb 8.2, RT 92%

Where to watch: Netflix  |  Seasons: 4

Where Euphoria favors intensity and darkness, Sex Education favors warmth and humor while covering identical subject territory — teenage sexuality, identity, mental health, family dysfunction. The show ran four seasons and maintained remarkable consistency. If Euphoria's relentless emotional difficulty sometimes wore you down, Sex Education is the companion series: equally honest about teenage experience, but kinder about it.

8. Misfits (2009–2013) — IMDb 8.0, RT 87%

Where to watch: Various streaming platforms  |  Seasons: 5

Five young offenders on community service develop superpowers after a lightning storm. The setup is genre, but Misfits is fundamentally about damaged young people discovering agency and forming unexpected bonds. The first two seasons (before major cast changes) are exceptional genre television. Robert Sheehan's Nathan is one of the most memorable characters in British TV of his era.

If You Loved the Addiction and Mental Health Themes

9. Thirteen Reasons Why Season 1 (2017) — IMDb 7.5 (S1), RT 78%

Where to watch: Netflix  |  Note: Season 1 only recommended

Season 1 of Thirteen Reasons Why adapts Jay Asher's novel about a teenage girl's suicide and the cassette tapes she left behind explaining why. It was one of the most culturally significant and simultaneously most criticized Netflix series of its era — the criticism centering on its graphic depiction of suicide (later edited). Season 1 is emotionally intense and addresses similar territory to Euphoria's treatment of trauma and mental health. Subsequent seasons decline significantly in quality. Proceed with Season 1 with awareness of its content.

10. Requiem for a Dream (2000) — IMDb 8.3, RT 78%

Where to watch: Various platforms  |  Format: Film

Darren Aronofsky's film about addiction is not teen-focused — it follows four characters of varying ages — but its depiction of addiction's progression from pleasure to compulsion to destruction is the visual and emotional template that Euphoria's addiction storylines draw directly from. Clint Mansell's score has been cited as an influence. If you want to understand how Rue's arc was constructed, this is essential viewing. Extremely difficult watch.

If You Loved the Queer Representation

11. Pose (2018–2021) — IMDb 8.6, RT 98%

Where to watch: Netflix, FX on Hulu  |  Seasons: 3

Ryan Murphy's drama set in New York's ballroom culture of the late 1980s and early 1990s features the largest cast of transgender actors in a scripted TV series. It is joyful, devastating, and among the most important series in the history of LGBTQ+ representation on television. The emotional scale is different from Euphoria's — larger, more operatic, more explicitly political — but the commitment to authentic queer experience is unmatched.

12. Genera+ion (2021) — IMDb 7.0, RT 82%

Where to watch: HBO Max  |  Seasons: 1

An HBO Max series (executive produced by Lena Dunham) about a group of high school students in a conservative California town exploring their identities. It is more grounded than Euphoria and less visually ambitious, but the character ensemble is well-drawn and the show's approach to Generation Z identity is genuinely observant. Cancelled after one season, which means no resolution to its character arcs, but the existing episodes are worth watching.

International Euphoria Equivalents

13. Skam (Norway, 2015–2017) — IMDb 8.6, RT N/A

Where to watch: NRK (original), fan-subtitled versions  |  Seasons: 4

The Norwegian original that spawned remakes in a dozen countries is considered by many European viewers to be the definitive teen drama of its generation. Each season follows a different character from the same Oslo high school group. The format — releasing small clips during the week before collecting them into episodes — was innovative for its time. The emotional authenticity is remarkable. Seasons 1, 3, and 4 are the strongest.

14. Elite (Spain, 2018–present) — IMDb 7.4, RT 80%

Where to watch: Netflix  |  Seasons: 7+

Netflix's Spanish hit about scholarship students at an elite private school mixes murder mystery with character drama, all rendered with high production values and beautiful cast. It is glossier and less emotionally deep than Euphoria, but shares its willingness to go to dark places and its visual ambition. Seasons 1 and 2 are the strongest before significant cast turnover.

15. Young Royals (Sweden, 2021–2024) — IMDb 8.0, RT 94%

Where to watch: Netflix  |  Seasons: 3

A Swedish prince sent to an elite boarding school falls for a classmate in a relationship complicated by royal duty and class difference. Three perfectly-paced seasons that build and resolve a complete story arc. Young Royals is softer than Euphoria — less explicit, less dark — but the emotional precision in its central relationship is among the finest in recent streaming television. One of Netflix's best international series.

How to Find Your Best Match

This list covers fifteen shows, but which ones are right for you depends entirely on what specifically resonated in Euphoria. If you want the same platform (Max/HBO), look at We Are Who We Are, I May Destroy You, and Genera+ion. If you want accessible Netflix options, Normal People, Sex Education, The End of the F***ing World, and Young Royals are all there. If you want the closest structural match to Euphoria's aesthetic and subject matter, Skins UK is the essential watch.

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