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Shows Like So Young

Looking for more content like So Young, should consider this hand-picked list which questions the purpose and weight of our choices while grounding the story in targets the intellect with complex, multi-layered ideas. Carefully balances character depth with narrative flow makes this a solid addition to your watchlist.

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Standard feature-length experiences.

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Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

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Felicity
6.6

Felicity

1998

Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things get even more complicated when she meets her dorm's resident advisor and they fall in love.

We Best Love
7.6

We Best Love

2021

Zhou Shu Yi, always overshadowed by Gao Shi De since childhood, hopes for freedom at university, only to find Gao Shi De disrupting his life—and his heart—yet again."

My Sunshine
6.3

My Sunshine

2015

Years after two college sweethearts went their separate ways, Mosheng and Yichen rekindle their romance despite a barrage of challenges to their love.

The Summer I Turned Pretty
8.1

The Summer I Turned Pretty

2022

Every summer, Belly and her family head to the Fishers’ beach house in Cousins. Every summer is the same ... until Belly turns sixteen. Relationships will be tested, painful truths will be revealed, and Belly will be forever changed. It’s a summer of first love, first heartbreak and growing up — it's the summer she turns pretty.

A Little Thing Called First Love
7.7

A Little Thing Called First Love

2019

The story of an ordinary girl who falls head over heels for the most popular guy in school.

A Love So Beautiful
7.7

A Love So Beautiful

2017

The ups and downs of school, family and growing up test the affection between a budding artist and her handsome but indifferent classmate and neighbor.

You Are Desire
7.7

You Are Desire

2023

After her parents' divorce, Lin Yujing moves to a new city and becomes seatmates with Shen Juan, a withdrawn student repeating a year. As they grow closer, her presence begins to change his life. Just as things start to improve, she’s forced to return to her hometown. A year later, they reunite at university, where Lin Yujing helps Shen Juan confront his past and heal, while also discovering her own path in life.

My So-Called Life
7.6

My So-Called Life

1994

The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up.

More Shows Like So Young

The Wonder Years
8.3

The Wonder Years

1988

The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.

You Me Her
7.0

You Me Her

2016

An unusual, real-world romance involving relatable people, with one catch - there are three of them! You Me Her infuses the sensibilities of a smart, grounded indie rom-com with a distinctive twist: one of the two parties just happens to be a suburban married couple.

Revenged Love
8.3

Revenged Love

2025

After Wu Suo-wei's girlfriend dumps him, he decides to get revenge by seducing her new boyfriend, Chi Cheng! It started as a game, but falling in love was never part of the plan.

The Wolf
7.2

The Wolf

2020

Towards the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Wen usurped the throne and established the Liang Kingdom. A boy from the wild accidentally falls off a cliff while being pursued for saving wolf pups. He is rescued by Zhu Wen who adopts him as a son, and is renamed Zhu Youwen. Ten years later, the young boy has been conferred the title Prince of Bo and he meets and falls in love with Zhaixing, the daughter of a governor. Zhaixing discovers that Zhu Youwen is kind and righteous in spite of his status and the two become embroiled in a struggle for power.

Find Yourself
7.6

Find Yourself

2020

A love story between an accomplished career woman and a younger man... He Fan Xing's company is at risk of being acquired, while her relationship with Yuan Song faces societal pressures due to their age difference. The consecutive blows in her work and love life push her to an emotional quagmire, and it is during this time that Ye Lu Ming enters her life. Being older in age, he is mature, stable and knowledgeable. He becomes He Fan Xing's life coach and the source of conflict between the couple. For He Fan Xing, it's not merely a matter of choosing the man that she loves, but considering the contradictions of adopting the traditional mindset on marriage.

Girls
6.4

Girls

2012

The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.

South of Nowhere
7.2

South of Nowhere

2005

The Carlin family moves from small town Ohio to Los Angeles to find life's not the same. And neither are they.

This Is Us
8.2

This Is Us

2016

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.

Exclusive Fairytale
7.5

Exclusive Fairytale

2023

Ling Chao and Xiao Tu have been childhood rivals and inseparable friends since kindergarten. Despite his brilliance and perfectionism, Ling Chao always lived in the shadow of Xiao Tu in his mother’s eyes. As they grow up together, their playful rivalry turns into something more.

Our Secret
7.4

Our Secret

2021

Zhou Siyue, a rebellious genius, and Ding Xian, a strong-willed and charming “Cinderella,” start off as unlikely seatmates. But through daily interactions, they slowly come to understand and support each other, forming a bond that stands the test of time.

Ashes of Love
8.2

Ashes of Love

2018

Jin Mi is the daughter of a flower deity who is fed a pill that prevents her from feeling or expressing romantic love. She gets tangled in a love triangle with Heavenly Prince Xu Feng and the ambitious Night Deity Run Yu.

Boy Meets World
8.3

Boy Meets World

1993

The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.

Why These Shows Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with So Young (2016): Drama themes, similar pacing, and comparable production quality. NoBadPicks uses TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface series most likely to resonate with fans of So Young.

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