Best Romance TV shows

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Romance TV shows" contains films with the following parameters. Style: serious, captivating, humorous, stylized, realistic and romantic. Plot: love and romance, teenager, couples, love, female protagonist, teenage girl, friendship, strong female lead, woman and lgbt. Genre: Romance, Drama and Fantasy. Country: USA, UK and Canada.
Best Romance TV shows
Best Romance TV shows
TOP TV Shows: The Vampire Diaries (2009), Outlander (2014), Bridgerton (2020), A Discovery of Witches (2018), Gossip Girl (2007), Poldark (2015), Pride and Prejudice (1995), Teen Wolf (2011), Sanditon (2019), Hart of Dixie (2011), True Blood (2008), Downton Abbey (2010), Star-Crossed (2014), Vikings (2013), Emily in Paris (2020), Shadowhunters (2016), Beauty and the Beast (2012), Friends (1994), Once Upon a Time (2011), The End of the F***ing World (2017).

List of Best TV Shows

The Vampire Diaries (2009)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
Style: romantic, suspenseful, stylized, sexy, bloody ...
Audience: teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot: vampire, supernatural, high school, love triangle, couples, werewolf, witch, youth, vampire human love, supernatural romance, immortality, dangerous attraction ...
Time: 2010s, 1860s, 2000s, 19th century, 21st century
Place: usa, virginia
Is relevant ?
 8.4
 163K
Outlander (2014)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and ...
Style: stylized, captivating, serious, exciting, sentimental ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot: time travel, couples, fall in love, love affair, true love, life turned upside down, love and romance, battles, rivalry, escapades, time traveler, friendship ...
Time: 18th century, 20th century, 1940s, year 1945, georgian era
Place: scotland, scottish highlands, europe, united kingdom, britain
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 142K
Bridgerton (2020)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
Style: romantic, light, sexy, captivating, visually appealing ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot: love, love story, love and romance, aristocracy, society, eligible bachelor, marriage, relationships, wooing, sex scene, couple relations, intrigue ...
Time: 19th century, regency period, georgian era, 1810s
Place: england, london
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A Discovery of Witches (2018)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Diana Bishop, historian and witch, accesses Ashmole 782 and knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire and witches should never trust vampires.
Style: stylized, romantic, captivating, scenic, enigmatic ...
Plot: witch, vampire, magic, supernatural, vampire human love, love and romance, magical, magical power, impossible love, witchcraft, interspecies romance, female protagonist ...
Place: britain, united kingdom, london
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9125
couples movies
12073
friendship movies
17018
 7.5
 179K
Gossip Girl (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, originally ran on The CW for six seasons from September 19, ...
Style: romantic, witty, stylized, talky, serious ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot: high school, popularity, gossip and rumors, friends, teenage love, high school life, youth, love triangle, lifestyle, adolescence, coming of age, betrayal ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Is relevant ?
 8.3
 33K
Poldark (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Britain is in the grip of a chilling recession... falling wages, rising prices, civil unrest - only the bankers are smiling. It's 1783 and Ross Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ...
Style: captivating, family saga, realistic, saga, serious ...
Plot: countryside, society, estate, love affair, poverty, love and romance, rich and poor, master and servant, social differences, couple relations, family relations, english countryside ...
Time: 18th century, 1780s, 1790s, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place: england, cornwall
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Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 327 min.
TV show
Story: Jane Austen's classic novel about the prejudice that occurred between the 19th century classes and the pride which would keep lovers apart.
Style: romantic, stylized, atmospheric, witty, sweet ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: prejudice, love and romance, british, aristocracy, fall in love, wooing, love story, initially antagonists, social differences, looking for love, unlikely couple, opposites attract ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, victorian era, 1810s, regency period ...
Place: england, london, europe, britain
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 154K
Teen Wolf (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day ...
Style: touching, suspenseful, serious, humorous, atmospheric ...
Audience: teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot: werewolf, supernatural, supernatural ability, high school, youth, high school life, peril, team, lycanthropy, friends, life turned upside down, transformation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, mexico, california, japan, france
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9970
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12173
 7.7
 15K
Sanditon (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The spirited and impulsive Charlotte Heywood moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
Plot: wooing, resort, marriage, society, fall in love, high society, rise to the top, beefcake, looking for love, male female relationship, sanity, social differences ...
Time: 19th century, regency period, georgian era
Place: england
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 54K
Hart of Dixie (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: New Yorker Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical school, she'll follow in her father's footsteps and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe decides to work at a ...
Style: humorous, light, romantic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: small town, social relations, small town life, lifestyle change, lifestyle, doctor, female doctor, young woman, neighbor, fish out of water, clinic, doctors and patients ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: alabama, usa, southern usa
Is relevant ?
 7.9
 249K
True Blood (2008)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, ...
Style: sexy, tense, stylized, serious, erotic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vampire, supernatural, couple relations, vampire human love, couples, dangerous attraction, undead, immortality, sex, forbidden love, supernatural ability, love affair ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa
Is relevant ?
 8.7
 211K
Downton Abbey (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story: A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, dramatic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: estate, aristocracy, traditional versus modern, relatives, manners, countryside, high society, butler, family life, servant, country estate, aristocrat ...
Time: 20th century, 1910s, edwardian era, victorian era, 50s ...
Place: england, yorkshire, europe, britain
Is relevant ?
 7.1
 18K
Star-Crossed (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When Emery was 6 years old, an alien spacecraft crash-landed in her small town. Whether they came in peace or with more sinister intentions didn't matter: a fierce battle erupted as humans fought for control over their new rivals, an alien ...
Style: touching, exciting, serious, sentimental
Audience: teens
Plot: benign alien, interspecies romance, forbidden love, supernatural romance, teenage life, teenage love, unlikely couple, high school life, popularity, fall in love, newcomer, alien encounter ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 8.5
 545K
Vikings (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless ...
Style: atmospheric, exciting, heroic, captivating, breathtaking ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: warrior, viking, battles, king, legends and myths, norse mythology, historical character, leader, sword fight, sword and shield, war, adventurer ...
Time: middle ages, 7th century, 9th century, 8th century
Place: scandinavia, europe, iceland
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 104K
Emily in Paris (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: When ambitious Chicago marketing exec Emily unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris, she embraces a new life as she juggles work, friends and romance.
Style: humorous, sweet, romantic, touching, uplifting ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: love, marketing, female protagonist, love and romance, fall in love, friendship, couple relations, roommate, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, love interest, women ...
Time: future
Place: paris france, france
Is relevant ?
 6.5
 66K
Shadowhunters (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.
Style: captivating, tense, dark fantasy, serious, gothic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot: supernatural, vampire, demon, magic, supernatural being, female protagonist, werewolf, supernatural power, good versus evil, friendship, gay, family secret ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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Beauty and the Beast (2012)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Catherine Chandler is a smart, no-nonsense homicide detective. When she was a teenager, she witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of two gunmen and herself was saved by someone – or something. Years have passed and while ...
Style: fairy tale, touching, captivating, sentimental, exciting ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: beast, fall in love, unlikely couple, female detective, opposites attract, superhuman powers, beauty and the beast, love and romance, impossible love, couples, monster, ex soldier ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
Is relevant ?
 8.9
 1.0M
Friends (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The misadventures of a group of friends as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life and love in Manhattan.
Style: sitcom, feel good, humorous, not serious, witty ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, family outing, boys' night, adult
Plot: friendship, best friends, looking for love, best friend, love and romance, everyday life, couple relations, family relations, group of friends, roommate, friend, couples ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Once Upon a Time (2011)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector ...
Style: fairy tale, stylized, sentimental, captivating, touching ...
Audience: teens, family outing, boys' night, adult
Plot: magic, fantasy world, power of love, true love, hopes, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, magical, prince, fairy, curses spells and rituals, princess ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: maine, seattle, usa, new england, fictional island
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The End of the F***ing World (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father.
Style: captivating, tragicomedy, ironic, road movie, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: teenager, underage, murder, psycho, road trip, psychopath, dark humor, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage love, relationships, tragic love, search for father ...
Place: united kingdom
Is relevant ?
 7.5
 131K
Smallville (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. It is based on the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series follows the adventures of Clark ...
Style: suspenseful, entertaining, exciting, captivating, epic ...
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: superhero, superman character, super powers, friendship, double life, super strength, secret identity, good versus evil, superhuman powers, heroes, superhuman speed, teenage love ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: kansas
Is relevant ?
 9.2
 2.1M
Game of Thrones (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story: 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 ...
Style: epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: intrigue, dragon, medieval, warrior, fantasy world, incest, power struggle, conflict, vicious, political intrigue, abuse of power, peril ...
Time: middle ages, 2010s
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Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, slasher, neo noir ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: high school, high school life, lesbian, blackmail, threat, gossip and rumors, haunted by the past, best friends, friendship, teenage life, mysterious character, friends ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
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My Mad Fat Diary (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story: Set in 1996 in Lincolnshire, the show tells the tragic and humorous story of a very troubled young girl Rae, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months after attempting suicide, begins to reconnect with her best friend ...
Style: touching, sincere, sentimental, emotional, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: teenager, fat girl, teenage life, youth, best friends, loneliness, depression, teenage love, overweight, adolescence, social misfits, unhappy ...
Time: year 1996, 20th century, 90s
Place: northern england, england
Is relevant ?
 7.8
 82K
One Tree Hill (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set in the fictional small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, this teen-driven drama tells the story of two half brothers, who share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his ...
Style: sincere, realistic, serious, touching, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: high school life, high school, friendship, girlfriend, teenage life, couple relations, youth, couples, teenage love, friends, family relations, rivalry ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: north carolina, usa
Is relevant ?
 8.1
 6K
Velvet (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: In 1950s Spain, the heir to a fashion house romances a beautiful seamstress who works for the company, despite the objections of his family.
Style: romantic, captivating, stylized, sincere, emotional
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: fashion, dressmaker, impossible love, society, seamstress, male female relationship, haute couture, fashion designer, true love, love, couple relations, relationships ...
Time: 60s, 50s
Place: spain, europe
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Descendants of the Sun (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A drama about the love of people who get closer as they learn to be considerate of each other in desperate times and sacrifices made by people who throw themselves into natural disasters.
Style: romantic, scenic, light, humorous, feel good ...
Plot: korean, medical, friendship, army, soldier, love, military, love affair, military officer, doctor, doctors, playing footsie ...
Place: korea
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The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: 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 ...
Style: captivating, romantic, disturbing, entertaining, psychological
Audience: teen drama
Plot: teen romance, teenager, female protagonist, teenage girl, teenage protagonist, relationships, pretty girl, changing lives, fall in love, brother sister relationship, love affair, love and romance ...
Is relevant ?
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The Big Bang Theory is centered on five characters living in Pasadena, California: roommates Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper; Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress who lives across the hall; and Leonard and Sheldon's equally geeky and ...
Style: sitcom, feel good, humorous, witty, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: scientist, nerd, friends, science, friend, sarcasm, best friend, friendship, geek, group of friends, neighbor, roommate ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: pasadena california, california, usa
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 316K
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Style: sentimental, sincere, captivating, entertaining, dramatic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: hospital, doctor, workplace, patient, surgery, surgeon, relationships, medical, doctors and patients, coworker relationship, workplace romance, doctors ...
Time: future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: seattle, usa
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