The Body is a teen psychological thriller drama series created by Quinn Shephard. The Netflix series is set in the mid-2000s, and it revolves around an all-girls Catholic school dance team; one of their initiation ritual goes horribly wrong, causing a member to fall into a coma. Things soon take a turn when the girls begin to lie about experiencing prophetic visions, which cause mass hysteria amongst the townspeople. The Body stars Kristina Bogic, Sara Boustany, Geena Meszaros, Nnamdi Asomugha, Louisa Krause, Shirley Chen, Jackson Kelly, and Sofia Wyle. If you loved the thrilling dark drama, compelling story, and unhinged characters in Netflix’s The Body, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Yellowjackets (Netflix, Paramount+, The Roku Channel & Rent on Prime Video)
Yellowjackets is a psychological horror thriller drama series co-created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson. The Showtime series revolves around a group of teenage girls as they find themselves in a fight for survival after their plane crashes in the wilderness of Ontario. Dwindling resources and the stress of the situation drive the girls to extreme lengths to survive. Yellowjackets stars Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Ella Purnell, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Sophie Thatcher.
Why It’s Similar? Both The Body and Yellowjackets revolve around a tight-knit group of teenage girls who find themselves in a high-stakes situation, and the pressure causes them to do wildly outrageous things.
Elite (Netflix)
Elite is a Spanish teen drama series co-created by Carlos Montero and Dario Madrona. The Netflix series is set on the premises of Las Encinas, a fictional elite high school attended by only the kids from the wealthiest families. Things take a turn when three students from working-class families enroll in the school through a scholarship program and are instantly targeted by the privileged students. Elite stars Ciro Minopoli, Simone Secce, Biagio Venditti, Gaia Garavaglia, and Margherita Buoncristiani.
Why It’s Similar? Both Elite and The Body have intense and dark teen drama with thrilling mysteries at the center and unhinged teenagers.
The A List (Netflix)
The A List is a British teen mystery thriller drama series co-created by Dan Berlinka and Nina Metivier. The Netflix series follows Mia, a self-absorbed teenage girl, as she arrives at an idyllic summer camp where she is looked up to as the “Queen Bee.” Things take a dark turn because of a new arrival who challenges her status and authority. The A List stars Lisa Ambalavanar, Ellie Duckles, Savannah Baker, Cian Barry, Eleanor Bennett, and Jacob Dudman.
Why It’s Similar? From misbehaving teenage girls to dark and deadly secrets, there is much to enjoy in The A List for fans of the newly released Netflix series.
The Society (Netflix)
The Society is a mystery teen drama created by Christopher Keyser. The Netflix series revolves around a group of teenagers on their way back from a canceled field trip, but things take a turn when the adults in town mysteriously disappear, leaving only the teenagers to take care of themselves. With no way out or any connection to the outside world, the teenagers must come up with rules and ways to procure resources in order to survive. The Society stars Kathryn Newton, Alex Fitzman, Gideon Adlon, Sean Berdy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, and Jacques Colimon.
Why It’s Similar? While the concepts of The Society and The Body are quite different, they do have many things in common, such as the concept of teenagers doing unhinged things without adult supervision.
Dare Me (Rent on Prime Video)
Dare Me is a teen mystery thriller drama series co-developed by Megan Abbott and Gina Fattore. Based on Abbott’s 2012 novel of the same name, the USA Network series is set in a mall Midwestern town, and it revolves around a team of competitive high school cheerleaders as their deeply hidden secrets are threatened after a new coach takes over the team. Dare Me stars Willa Fitzgerald, Herizen Guardiola, Marlo Kelly, Rob Heaps, Zach Roerig, Paul Fitzgerald, and Alison Thornton.
Why It’s Similar? The core concepts and character traits in The Body and Dare Me are quite similar. From a group of misbehaving teenagers to them hiding dark secrets from the people around them.
Tell Me Lies (Hulu & Disney+)
Tell Me Lies is a drama series created by Meagan Oppenheimer. Based on Carola Lovering’s 2018 novel of the same name, the Hulu series is set in the late 2000s, and it follows Lucy Albright, a freshman at Baird College, as she begins a toxic romantic relationship with Stephen DeMarco, a junior. Their relationship takes many twists and turns over the course of a decade. Tell Me Lies stars Grace Van Patten, Jackson White, Catherine Missal, Spencer House, Sonia Mena, and Brandon Cook.
Why It’s Similar? There is no shortage of toxic relationships and friendships and dark psychological drama in The Body, and if you loved that, then there is much for you to enjoy in Tell Me Lies.
Cruel Summer (Hulu, Disney+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Cruel Summer is a teen mystery thriller drama anthology series created by Bert V. Royal. The first season of the Freeform series is set in the mid-1990s in the fictional town of Skylin, Texas, and it revolves around Jeanette, a socially awkward girl, and Kate, a beautiful and popular student, as their lives get deeply entangled after Kate suddenly disappears and Jeanette’s personality completely flips. Cruel Summer stars Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Froy Gutierrez, Harley Quinn Smith, Brooklyn Sudano, and Blake Lee.
Why It’s Similar? Cruel Summer and The Body have many similarities, including their similar concepts of teenagers hiding dark secrets as well as unhinged characters doing unthinkable things to rise in the high school hierarchy.
Scream Queens (Prime Video, Hulu & Disney+)
Scream Queens is a satirical dark comedy slasher anthology series co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. The Fox series is set on the premises of Wallace University, and it revolves around Kappa House’s sorority sisters who only take in the elite students. Things take a turn when the dean issues an order to keep the sorority open to all students, and a devil-clad killer begins picking off students one-by-one. Scream Queens stars Emma Roberts, Skyler Samuels, Lea Michele, Glen Powell, Diego Boneta, and Abigail Breslin.
Why It’s Similar? If you loved the dark humor and unhinged characters in The Body, then you are going to find the characters in Scream Queens quite entertaining.
Devil in Ohio (Netflix)
Devil in Ohio is a mystery thriller series created by Daria Polatin. Based on Polatin’s 2017 book of the same name, the Netflix series follows Dr. Suzanne Mathis, a psychiatrist who takes in Mae, a teenage girl with an inverted pentagram carved into her back after she escaped from a devil-worshipping cult. Things take a turn when Mae’s presence tears the Mathis family apart. Devil in Ohio stars Emily Deschanel, Sam Jaeger, Gerardo Celasco, Madeleine Arthur, Xaria Dotson, Alisha Newton, and Naomi Tan.
Why It’s Similar? If you liked the atmosphere and religious horror thriller elements of The Body, then you are going to enjoy the story and characters in Devil in Ohio.
Pretty Little Liars (Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Pretty Little Liars is a teen mystery thriller drama series developed by I. Marlene King. Based on Sara Shepard’s 2006 novel of the same name, the Freeform series is set in the fictional town of Rosewood in Pennsylvania, and it revolves around a group of teenage friends as they reunite years after their clique’s leader mysteriously disappeared, and now their deeply hidden secrets are being threatened. Pretty Little Liars stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Holly Marie Combs, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Shay Mitchell, Bianca Lawson, and Laura Leighton.
Why It’s Similar? If you loved the teen drama aspect of The Body, then you are going to love the central group in Pretty Little Liars; additionally, the concept of a group of girls hiding dark secrets is similar in both of these shows.