Motorheads is a coming-of-age teen comedy-drama series created by John A. Norris. The Prime Video series follows the Maddox siblings as they move from New York to a small rust belt town with their mother to live with their father’s brother. After getting there, they discover that their father was a car racer and was considered a legend. Motorheads stars Ryan Phillippe, Nathalie Kelley, Michael Cimino, Melissa Collazo, Uriah Shelton, and Nicolas Cantu. So, if you loved the teen drama, nostalgic setting, and entertaining characters in Motorheads, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
One Tree Hill (Hulu, HBO Max & Prime Video Add-On)
One Tree Hill is a teen romantic drama series created by Mark Schwahn. The WB and later on The CW series is set in the fictional town of Tree Hill in North Carolina, and it revolves around two half-brothers as they compete for the top spot in their high school basketball team, and through this competition, they begin developing a bond and set aside their differences. One Tree Hill stars Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, Paul Johansson, Sophia Bush, Barry Corbin, Craig Sheffer, Moira Kelly, Barbara Alyn Woods, and Lee Norris.
Friday Night Lights (Rent on Prime Video)
Friday Night Lights is a sports teen drama series created by Peter Berg. Based on the 1990 novel Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger, the NBC and later on The 101 Network series is set in a small Texan town and it follows the newly hired high school football coach Eric Taylor as he moves there with his wife and daughter and instantly comes under pressure by the parents to train their kids to win. Friday Night Lights stars Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Gaius Charles, Zach Gilford, Minka Kelly, Adrianne Palicki, Taylor Kitsch, Jesse Plemons, Scott Porter, Aimee Teegarden, Michael B. Jordan, Jurnee Smollett, Matt Lauria, and Madison Burge.
Freaks and Geeks (Prime Video, Paramount+ & Pluto TV)
Freaks and Geeks is a period teen comedy-drama series created by Paul Feig. The NBC series is set in the 1980s, and it revolves around a group of misfit high school students as they struggle with all the woes of teenage years. Freaks and Geeks stars Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Becky Ann Baker, Joe Flaherty, and Busy Philipps.
Surviving Summer (Netflix)
Surviving Summer is an Australian teen drama series created by Joanna Werner and Josh Mapleston. The Netflix series follows Summer Torres, a rebellious teenage girl from Brooklyn, who’s sent to Australia to live with her mother’s friend. She soon befriends a group of competitive surfers and begins taking an interest in the sport. Surviving Summer stars Sky Katz, Kai Lewins, Lilliana Bowery, Joao Gabriel Marinho, and Savannah La Rain.
Outer Banks (Netflix)
Outer Banks is an action-adventure teen mystery thriller drama series created by Josh Pate, Jonas Pate, and Shannon Burke. The Netflix series is set in the community of Outer Banks in North Carolina, and it follows John B. Routledge and his friends as they search for lost treasure, which was John’s father’s dream before he disappeared. Outer Banks stars Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey, Jonathan Daviss, Rudy Pankow, Austin North, Charles Esten, Drew Starkey, Carlacia Grant, and Fiona Palomo.
On My Black (Netflix)
On My Black is a teen comedy-drama series created by Lauren Iungerich, Eddie Gonzalez, and Jeremy Haft. The Netflix series is set in the fictional neighborhood of Freeridge in Los Angeles, and it revolves around four childhood friends who find themselves on different paths as they enter high school. On My Block stars Sierra Capri, Jason Genao, Brett Gray, Diego Tinoco, Jessica Marie Garcia, Julio Macias, and Peggy Blow.
All American (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
All American is a sports teen drama series created by April Blair. Inspired by the life of professional American football player Spencer Paysinger, The CW series follows Spencer James, an excellent teen football player who’s recruited into an elite Beverly Hills high school. All American stars Daniel Ezra, Bre-Z, Greta Onieogou, Samantha Logan, Michael Evans Behling, Cody Christian, Karimah Westbrook, Monet Mazur, and Taye Diggs.
Looking for Alaska (Hulu & Buy on Amazon)
Looking for Alaska is a teen drama miniseries created by Josh Schwartz. Based on the 2005 novel of the same name by John Green, the Hulu series is set on the premises of a boarding school, and it follows Miles, an awkward teenage boy who meets and falls for his enigmatic classmate, Alaska Young. Looking for Alaska stars Charlie Plummer, Kristine Froseth, Denny Love, Jay Lee, Sofia Vassilieva, Landry Bender, Uriah Shelton, Jordan Connor, and Timothy Simons.
The O.C. (Hulu, HBO Max & Rent on Prime Video)
The O.C. is a teen comedy-drama series created by Josh Schwartz. The Fox series is set in the affluent community of Orange County in Southern California, and it follows Ryan Atwood, a troubled teenager who is taken in by the kind-hearted Cohen family, but Ryan struggles to fit into the community. The O.C. stars Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Chris Carmack, Tate Donovan, Melinda Clarke, Rachel Bilson, Alan Dale, Willa Holland, and Autumn Reeser.
Teenage Bounty Hunters (Netflix)
Teenage Bounty Hunters is a teen comedy-drama series created by Kathleen Jordan. The Netflix series follows twin sisters Sterling and Blair Wesley, who accidentally dent their father’s pickup truck, and to pay for the repair, they begin working as bounty hunters under Bower Jenkins, a grizzled bounty hunter. Teenage Bounty Hunters stars Maddie Phillips, Anjelica Bette Fellini, Kadeem Hardison, and Virginia Williams.