Though Netflix hasn’t launched any viewership numbers for Outer Banks, the sun-soaked teen drama that pits the haves in opposition to the have-nots on the gorgeous, humid coast of North Carolina, the sequence has been featured among the many most-watched exhibits on the streaming service since its debut in mid-April. And in the event you, like us, blew proper by way of the madness of John B (Chase Stokes) and his buddies’ seek for misplaced treasure and are searching for one other soapy drama that may mean you can escape from the monotony of your individual life, you have come to the correct place.
We have curated the right post-Outer Banks viewing listing that includes exhibits which might be set in picturesque locales and are full of extra cleaning soap than the case of Irish Spring you panic-bought in March. So try the listing beneath and get to binge-watching your subsequent nice discover.
Netflix’s Outer Banks Went From Teen Trash to Our Newest Addiction
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Dawson’s Creek
Watch it on: Hulu
Dawson’s Creek
Netflix marketed Outer Banks as Dawson’s Creek meets The Goonies, which in the event you’re making an attempt to attraction to at the moment’s youth, may not have been the most effective thought; have at the moment’s teenagers seen both of those popular culture touchstones? If not, Dawson’s Creek ought to be the primary cease after watching Outer Banks. Set within the small city of Capeside, Massachusetts (however filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina), the coming-of-age drama follows Dawson (James Van Der Beek), an aspiring filmmaker; Joey (Katie Holmes), his greatest buddy and love curiosity; Pacey (Joshua Jackson), his different greatest buddy and Joey’s different love curiosity; and Jen (Michelle Williams), the New York transplant who lives subsequent door, who can be Dawson’s love curiosity, as they expertise the triumphs and challenges of rising aside, rising collectively, and rising up. There are a number of hormones in a single place, however the WB traditional took a view of teenagers that exhibits not often did on the time, which is that their issues had been simply as essential and simply as severe as these adults had been going through. This typically translated to Dawson and his circle of buddies talking like adults — generally pretentiously so. And whereas there is no such thing as a seek for misplaced gold, only a nice present in regards to the trials of younger maturity, there will likely never be another show like it.
Spinning Out
Watch it on: Netflix
Kaya Scodelario, Spinning Out
You possibly can consider Spinning Out because the winter model of Outer Banks, in that there’s a lot of ice and snow concerned and there’s additionally a lot melodrama you may be smashing the play button for the subsequent episode even earlier than the credit roll. Very similar to John B, Kaya Scodelario‘s Kat Baker is on a mission, solely as an alternative of searching for out buried treasure and a lacking father, she’s trying to discover a manner again to an elite determine skating profession after a harmful fall throughout competitors pressured her to make a detour. The sequence, which follows Kat as she makes an attempt to revitalize her profession by changing into a pairs skater with Evan Roderick’s wealthy and naturally gifted Justin, is the right quantity of additional for many who miss Outer Banks‘ sheer ridiculousness, and it even encompasses a romance between the central duo. Beneath the sparkles and phantasm netting, although, is a deeper story a couple of fractured household and the toll psychological sickness can take. Spinning Out lasted only one season, which makes it low dedication (although I firmly consider it might have been renewed if Netflix had not buried it on New Yr’s Day), and for actual world determine skating followers, you possibly can’t beat Johnny Weir taking part in one half of a catty rival pairs crew.
Summertime
Watch it on: Netflix
Summertime
One of the best factor about Outer Banks was simply its setting, which made everybody who watched it instantly wish to escape to the Carolinas (though the present was set within the Outer Banks of North Carolina, it was filmed outdoors of Charleston, South Carolina). The Italian drama Summertime — sure, sorry, you may need to learn subtitles for this one — is equally picturesque, presumably much more so, and likewise options an all-consuming love story. Impressed by Federico Moccia’s books and set on the Adriatic coast, the present follows Summer season (Coco Rebecca Edogamhe), who longs to flee her hometown however worries in regards to the pressure it might placed on her household, and Ale (Ludovico Tersigni), a former bike racer who decides to discover what else life has to supply after a foul fall, as they embark on a soapy summer time romance in a small seaside city. Whereas Outer Banks appeared to exist solely at magic hour, Summertime sizzles within the solar, with daring, brilliant colours that make the seaside city’s clear water much more inviting. You may wish to escape into its romantic world instantly.
Ragnarok
Watch it on: Netflix
David Stakston and Jonas Strand Gravli, Ragnarok
If the working class teenagers combating in opposition to the one p.c was your favourite a part of Outer Banks, you would possibly benefit from the dramatics the kids stand up to in Ragnarok, a Norwegian Netflix sequence with an environmentalist message buried inside a narrative that pulls from Norse mythology. The present follows Magne (David Stakston), who’s the second coming of Thor, as he fights in opposition to the Jutul Company, which is run by different figures from Norse mythology who appear to be posh and impossibly lovely people. They’re the embodiment of company malfeasance and, as Norway’s fifth-wealthiest household, consultant of the one p.c. However their factories are additionally polluting the gorgeous and picturesque city of Edda, Norway, and Thor simply ain’t about that. Ragnarok may not be the best present ever made (actually, in the event you love Outer Banks, that probably is not an issue for you), nevertheless it’s solely six episodes and a breeze to look at.
The O.C.
Watch it on: Amazon Prime (lease or purchase); HBO Max as of May 27
Outer Banks wasn’t the primary teen cleaning soap to function a fairly wealthy woman falling for a hunky man from the unsuitable facet of the tracks, nor was it the primary to do it on a sandy seaside with a wealthy ex-boyfriend screaming and punching folks. No, that honor goes to Fox’s The O.C. (actually, it in all probability wasn’t the primary both, however go along with it). Set within the rich city of Newport Seaside, California, The O.C. follows Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie), a teen from a damaged residence who’s adopted by his public defender (Peter Gallagher) and his spouse (Kelly Rowan), gaining a quick-witted however socially awkward brother (Adam Brody) and privileged girlfriend (Mischa Barton) alongside the best way. Whereas nobody will ever be capable to clarify how Brody’s Seth was ever seen as a dork, the present was the right mix of humor, melodrama, and coronary heart. By no means higher than it was in that good first season, which moved on the velocity of sunshine and was backed by a wonderful soundtrack, the fourth and last season was a triumphant return to type. I am not saying it is as a result of the present lastly minimize the useless weight, however I am not not saying that both.
Blood & Treasure
Watch it on: Amazon Prime
Sofia Pernas and Matt Barr, Blood & Treasure
A seek for buried treasure drives a lot of the story of Outer Banks, and if the fun of motion and journey is what you are searching for, CBS’s Blood & Treasure ought to be the subsequent present in your listing. The sequence follows an artwork fanatic (Matt Barr) who groups up with a fugitive (Sofia Pernas) to catch a terrorist who funds his endeavors by way of stolen treasure. That seems like a TV exec threw a number of key phrases right into a bowl and pulled them out to construct the premise, and it is completely doable that is what occurred. However with a pleasant dose of mythology, a worldwide scale, some enjoyable performances, and the plain affect of Indiana Jones, the sequence is the right low-key binge for summer time. Whereas it is perhaps predictable, that can be a part of its attraction; it does not require an entire lot of brainpower, and it is easy to sit down again and permit your self to fall into the present.