10 Shows Like 'Off Campus' You Should Watch Next

If TV can tell us anything, it's that sex and hockey are a winning combination, first with the steamy drama of Heated Rivalry, and more recently in the streaming smash Off Campus, an adaptation of the sports romance novels by Elle Kennedy. The latter stars Ella Bright as Hannah Wells, a music student who has a meet-cute with Boston Bruin-in-waiting Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli) when she accidentally walks in on him naked in the gym showers. He needs a tutor, she needs to make the guy she has a crush on jealous. You get the picture. Off Campus is streaming on Prime Video. Once you have binged it, you can catch these other tales of young love, often horny and sometimes athletic.

Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) is an endlessly naïve scholarship student. Bela (Amrit Kaur) is an aspiring comedy writer on the make for the hottest guys. Whitney (Alyah Chanelle Scott) is an overachieving athlete and senator's daughter. Leighton (Renée Rapp) is a closeted sorority girl. They are all randomly assigned to room together as freshmen at the fictional Essex College in Vermont. Created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, this comedy-drama is not nearly as salacious as its title suggests. There is sex for sure. Like Sex and the City before it, the show is a funny, queer-friendly series about growing up and the value of female friendship. Stream The Sex Lives of College Girls on HBO Max.

A bit more soapy than the frothier Off Campus, this is a thoroughly addictive campus romance. The German import is Prime Video's top non-American series launch ever. Damian Hardung plays James Beaufort, wealthy heir to his family's fashion line, star athlete, and imposingly muscular physical specimen. Harriet Herbig-Matten is Ruby Bell, a scholarship student at the elite Maxton Hall who does not mind being invisible. The rich snobs do not interest her, and she is more interested in keeping her top marks. Ruby stumbles onto a secret involving James' sister, which she also does not care about. James pisses her off by trying to buy her silence. The situation escalates until they are forced to work together. If you cannot see where this is going, you are watching the wrong genre of show. Stream Maxton Hall on Prime Video.

There is a lot of backstory here that you do not really need to know to enjoy the show. In brief, Heartbreak High is a sorta soft-reboot of a popular, long-running 1990s Australian show, itself a spin-off from a 1993 movie. It is a solid blend of teen drama and comedy. The drama addresses gender identity and teen sexuality. The comedy comes from the main characters being corralled into the Sexual Literacy Tutorial, with the unfortunate acronym SLT. The story starts with Amelie and Harper, two students at a diverse Sydney high school, who set off a firestorm when they create a detailed map of the sexual exploits of the student body. Stream Heartbreak High on Netflix.

A complicated, messy relationship sits at the center of this addictive South Korean miniseries. Art student Na-bi (Han So-hee) is coming off a borderline abusive relationship and no longer believes in love. That is not to say she has entirely lost interest in sex. Conveniently, she meets flirty fellow student Jae-eon (Song Kang), similarly disinterested in anything long term, at least initially. With impressive chemistry between the leads and a strong supporting cast of characters with their own issues, the show solidly depicts a modern situationship that slowly turns romantic despite the leads' best intentions. Stream Nevertheless on Netflix.

Comedian Benito Skinner plays himself, kinda, in this buzzy comedy. It sees a former high school jock facing his freshman year in college while desperately trying to convince himself and everyone else that he is as straight as they come (relatable, except for the jock part). Much of the appeal is in its deft blending of tones: it is both a frequently raunchy college comedy and a sweet coming-of-age story about accepting yourself without worrying about what everyone else thinks. The cast includes Adam DiMarco (The White Lotus) and Rish Shah (Ms. Marvel). There is a romantic component, even if the emphasis is more on what not to do when it comes to young love. Stream Overcompensating on Prime Video.

Heavier than Off Campus and no less romantic, this one is based on Sally Rooney's bestselling novel about the appropriately steamy coming-of-age romance between Marianne (Daisy Edgar Jones) and Connell (Paul Mescal), two characters with impressive chemistry. She is rich and lonely. He is popular and the son of the housekeeper. As time goes on and their roles start to shift, life and love only grow more complicated. The plot is not groundbreaking. There is an uncommon intelligence here, as well as a frankness about sex and sexual violence that sets it apart. Stream Normal People on Hulu.

While not exclusively a romantic drama (though several do bubble up), this British import features a scholastic setting and a talented cast of young stars-in-waiting, including leads Josh Tedeku and Jodie Campbell. At the fictional prestigious boarding school St. Gilbert's, five Black teens are newly attending on scholarships. Their integration into the existing cliques is less than smooth, especially given that they are there largely as a PR stunt on the school's behalf. Boarders blends teen romance and coming-of-age drama, with a delightful willingness to take the piss when it comes to the whole rich private school thing. Stream Boarders on Tubi.

Adapted from the trilogy of YA bestsellers by Jenny Han, this series focuses on the coming-of-age of teenager Belly Conklin (Lola Tung), who is 16 as the series starts. Belly and her family spend every summer at Cousins Beach with the Fisher family. That tradition is all well and good until she starts to develop a romantic attraction for first one Fisher brother (Christopher Briney), then the other (Gavin Casalegno), planting the seeds for a love triangle that unfolds over the course of several summers. Belly grows into young adulthood to a soundtrack made up largely of Taylor Swift tunes. The three-season run is over. A continuation movie is on the way. Stream The Summer I Turned Pretty on Prime Video.

Obviously I need to mention the other steamy hockey romance. Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) are professional ice hockey players who compete on rival fictional teams, the Montreal Metros and the Boston Raiders. Their public relationship remains contentious over a period of years. The two develop a casual (at least at first) sexual relationship that grows increasingly sweaty, ice notwithstanding. The book series on which Off Campus is based has been around for a while. Heated Rivalry set off a wave of interest in sports-related romances (because the takeaway from the show's success was apparently 'people like hockey'). It is not hard to draw a line between the two. If you want to narrow your recommendations to more shows like Heated Rivalry, we have got a list for that too, along with the books and movies to explore next. Stream Heated Rivalry on HBO Max.

Who does teen drama better than Judy Blume? This adaptation of her widely censored 1975 novel updates the setting to current-ish day Los Angeles. It expands the novel's exploration of the complexities of teen love and sex to include the challenges of being young, exceptional, and Black in 2020s America. Keisha Clark (Lovie Simone) attends a predominantly Black private school and is working toward a track scholarship at Howard. Justin Edwards (Michael Cooper Jr.) goes to school with white kids and is on his parents' track to go to Northeastern, ideally on a basketball scholarship. The smart show follows their budding romance in a way that feels real and engaging. Stream Forever on Netflix.