Bet is a teen psychological thriller drama series created by Simon Barry. Based on the Japanese manga Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler by Homura Kawamoto and Tôru Naomura, the Netflix series follows Yumeko, a teen girl who enters an elite private school where gambling decides the social status of the students. It follows Yumeko, a mysterious teen girl with excellent gambling skills, as he enters the school to get revenge for a past tragedy. Bet stars Miku Martineau, Aviva Mongillo, Anwen O’Driscoll, Alex Hook, Dorian Giordano, Ayo Solanke, Laura Afelskie, Hunter Cardinal, and Rami Khan. So, if you loved the over-the-top drama, engaging story, and eccentric characters in Bet, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Kakegurui (Netflix)
Kakegurui is a Japanese teen gambling psychological thriller anime series directed by Yuichiro Hayashi. Based on the Japanese manga Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler by Homura Kawamoto and Tôru Naomura, the anime series follows Yumeko Jabami, a gambling prodigy who enters an elite high school to challenge the status quo and get her revenge for a past injustice.
Deadly Class (The Roku Channel & Rent on Prime Video)
Deadly Class is a teen action-adventure and dark comedy-drama series created by Rick Remender and Miles Orion Feldsott. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Remender and Wesley Craig, the Syfy series is set in the late 1980s, and it follows Marcus Lopez Arguello, a homeless teen, as he is recruited into an elite private academy for assassins. He soon realizes that he must fight to survive the cutthroat nature of his new school. Deadly Class stars Benedict Wong, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, Maria Gabriela de Faria, Luke Tennie, Liam James, and Michel Duval.
Liar Liar (Crunchyroll & Prime Video Add-On)
Liar Liar is a teen thriller comedy-drama anime series. Based on the light novel series of the same name by Haruki Kuō, the anime series is set on the premises of Academy Island, where students battle each other in various games to win stars and climb the social ladder. It follows Hiroto Shinohara, a transfer student who mysteriously defeats the reigning champion and soon has to lie to stay on top. Liar Liar’s English voice cast includes Blake McNamara, Meg McClain, Taylor Murphy, Alexis Tipton, and Monica Piskor.
Wednesday (Netflix)
Wednesday is a gothic supernatural teen mystery and dark comedy-drama series created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Based on the characters from The Addams Family by Charles Addams, the Netflix series follows Wednesday Addams as she enters the Nevermore Academy, a private school for monsters. Wednesday soon gets embroiled in a murderous conspiracy involving her ancestors. Wednesday stars Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Naomi J. Ogawa, and Christina Ricci.
Assassination Classroom (Crunchyroll, Hulu & Prime Video Add-On)
Assassination Classroom is a Japanese sci-fi fantasy teen action comedy-drama anime series. Based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Yusei Matsui, the anime series follows a superpowered alien who is threatening to destroy the entire world in one year. He says that the only way to stop him is by killing him, and he is willing to give that chance to a class of students, whom he will also teach.
Gen V (Prime Video)
Gen V is a satirical teen superhero dark comedy-drama series created by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke. Based on The Boys comic book series by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, and John Higgins, the Prime Video series is a spin-off of The Boys and is set on the premises of the Godolkin University School of Crimefighting. It revolves around a group of young superheroes in training as they get embroiled in a deadly conspiracy. Gen V stars Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, and Shelley Conn.
Elite (Netflix)
Elite is a Spanish mystery thriller teen drama series co-created by Carlos Montero and Dario Madrona. The Netflix series is set on the premises of Las Encinas, an elite high school where only the privileged and wealthy students receive an education. It revolves around three students from working-class families as they enter Las Encinas and the eventual clash between them and the privileged students. Elite stars María Pedraza, Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Álvaro Rico, and Arón Piper.
Classroom of the Elite (Crunchyroll & Prime Video Add-On)
Classroom of the Elite is a teen psychological thriller drama anime series. Based on the light novel of the same name by Shōgo Kinugasa and Shunsaku Tomose, the anime series follows Kiyotaka, a mysterious young boy, as he enters a government-sponsored elite high school and discovers just how cutthroat the competition in the school really is. Classroom of the Elite’s English voice cast includes Justin Briner, Felecia Angelle, Brandon McInnis, Aaron Dismuke, Bryn Apprill, Sara Wiedenheft, and Dallas Reid.
Darwin’s Game (Crunchyroll & Prime Video Add-On)
Darwin’s Game is a Japanese supernatural mystery thriller anime series directed by Yoshinobu Tokumoto. Based on the manga series of the same name by FLIPFLOPs, the Nexus series follows Sudou Kaname, a teen boy who is invited to play a mysterious app game called Darwin’s Game. After accepting, he soon realizes that his life is in danger and the only way to quit the game is by finishing it.
Pretty Little Liars (Hulu, Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Pretty Little Liars is a teen mystery thriller drama series created by I. Marlene King. Based on the novel series of the same name by Sara Shepard, the Freeform series is set in the small town of Rosewood, and it revolves around a group of teen friends who reunite after their clique’s leader mysteriously disappears. They are soon threatened by someone referring to themselves as “A.” Pretty Little Liars stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Holly Marie Combs, Ian Harding, Bianca Lawson, Laura Leighton, and Chad Lowe.