79 of the Most Swoon-Worthy Romantic TV Series on Netflix Right Now
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Dawson's Creek
Netflix is taking us back to Capeside! It's been over 20 years since Van Der Beek (Dawson Leery), Katie Holmes (Joey Potter), Joshua Jackson (Pacey Witter), and Michelle Williams (Jen Lindley) first graced the TV screen together, but fans will forever treasure the torrid romances, musical moments, heartbreak, and "Creek-speak" that the series gave us for six seasons. Blast back into the past and watch it now!
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Bridgerton
Inspired by Julia Quinn's bestselling novels, Shonda Rhimes' first original series for Netflix takes place during England's early 1800s Regency period, following the love affairs of a diverse group of high-society members. Though you won't actually see her in the series, Julie Andrews will play a major part as the voice of Lady Whistledown, an anonymous gossip columnist.
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Feel Good
Canadian comedian Mae Martin stars as herself in this rom-com series, following her life in London as she fights to overcome her addiction to narcotics and pursues a relationship with a woman who has never dated another woman before.
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- 4/30
Married at First Sight
Eight singles are set up by experts to get married to each other. Meeting at the altar is only the first step in their relationship.
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Riverdale
Imagine Twin Peaks meets The O.C., and you'll understand what this dark teen soap encompasses. When they're not cracking the mysteries and secrets that plague their town, Archie and his friends try to figure out their own romantic drama. Riverdale definitely puts a sexy spin on the wholesome, folksy Archie comics from your childhood.
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The Tudors
The Tudors is set in 16th-century England's royal court. Its plot revolves around controversy, betrayal, and sex.
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- 7/30
New Girl
Zooey Deschanel stars as Jessica Day in New Girl, a rom-com that follows a newly single woman and her three male roommates.
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Beauty and the Beast
Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan star in Beauty and the Beast, a very sexy modern retelling of the classic fairy tale with a suspenseful twist.
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Sex Education
In Sex Education - starring Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield - an inexperienced high school student, who ironically has plenty of sexual knowledge thanks to his sex therapist mother, decides to team up with a bad girl and open an underground sex therapy clinic at school. It's hilariously implausible, it's insanely raunchy, it seems to take place in a mysterious vacuum of time, and it's brilliant.
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- 10/30
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
When Abby McCarthy, an author of self-help books about family relationships, gets a divorce, her whole world comes crashing down. Her friends help her navigate being single at 40 and start her life all over again.
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Jane the Virgin
This sweet telenovela follows Jane Villanueva, the daughter of a teen mother, who wants to remain chaste until marriage. When she finds out she got pregnant after a hospital slip-up, she has to decide what to do with her life next.
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
When one woman can't seem to get over a boyfriend from a long time ago, she moves from New York City to California to get him back. If you love musicals, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is a great series for you.
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- 13/30
Friends From College
Twenty years after they graduated from college, this tight-knit group of friends heads into the a new era together: their 40s. They must navigate this new time in their lives, as well as figure out what relationships are worth having.
- 14/30
Troy: Fall of a City
This romantic (and very dramatic) series tells the epic story of everything that led up to the historic Trojan War. Hint: it involves love, secrets, temptation, sex, intrigue, and the ultimate betrayal.
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The Innocents
Runaway teen lovers June and Harry find their love getting even more confusing when they learn that June has the ability to shape-shift. As these young lovers try to control her new power, they learn that there are more shifters just like June.
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- 16/30
Gilmore Girls
This multigenerational drama revolves around the family and friendship of Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter, Rory. They experience first loves, heartbreak, and the journey along the way.
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No Tomorrow
Evie Covington's overly orderly life gets flipped upside down when she meets a free-spirited man who believes that the whole human race is soon to be wiped away by an asteroid that is bound for earth in less than eight months. This new relationship makes her question her old life and if she wants this to be the new normal.
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Russian Doll
Orange Is the New Black's Natasha Lyonne stars in this dark comedy series about a woman caught in a Groundhog Day-type loop, repeatedly attending the same party, dying, and waking up the next day unharmed. Follow along as she tries to get her life back on track.
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- 19/30
Bonding
This dark comedy follows two best friends who live in New York City and work together as a dominatrix and bodyguard. Their sexually explicit job teaches them about relationships, life, and love like never before.
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Shameless
Starring the beautiful Emmy Rossum and strangely sexy William H. Macy, this incredibly raunchy and hilarious series follows a woman attempting to keep her life, her relationships, and her five younger siblings together in the South Side of Chicago, while her bumbling alcoholic father continuously wreaks havoc on them all.
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Dynasty
This reboot of the primetime '80s soap of the same name revolves around two rival families in Atlanta, the Carringtons and the Colbys, and the tension between heiress Fallon Carrington and her billionaire father's new wife, Cristal Flores, whom she doesn't trust. Despite being blue bloods, this crew isn't afraid to fight dirty.
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- 22/30
Outlander
This dramatic and romantic series follows two time-crossed lovers who must figure out what love really is along the way.
- 23/30
Crashing
Follow the lives, relationships, and ups and downs of six 20-somethings who live together in a former hospital as property guardians.
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Reign
This historical drama tells the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, who must try and rule the kingdom as well as the emotions in her heart.
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Cable Girls
Set in Madrid in the 1920s, this series follows the lives of four women who get jobs at a telephone company and must learn how to balance work and life in the modernizing world.
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Dear White People
When they're not standing up for what they believe in, the students of color at this Ivy League university navigate the trials and tribulations of college life. While a satirical comedy-drama at heart, Dear White People also depicts collegiate relationships and hookups with a generous dash of sexiness.
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The Borgias
This historical-fiction drama tells the story of the titular Borgias, a family of outsiders from Spain who try to take control of 16th-century Renaissance-era Italy through the use of any means possible, including bribery, extortion, torture, and even murder. Think Game of Thrones, but perhaps even more sex, if that's possible.
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The Vampire Diaries
Two brawling vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon, fall for the mortal girl Elena in The Vampire Diaries, and racy drama ensues. Their relationships with one another take all kinds of twists and turns throughout the series' six-season run.
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Greenleaf
The Oprah Winfrey Network series Greenleaf is about a family that runs a Memphis megachurch as it hides its own sinful secrets, like greed and adultery. Oprah herself plays a recurring character named Mavis McCready.
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Weeds
In this dark comedy, Nancy Botwin is a widowed mother of two trying to make some extra money by selling weed in her suburban neighborhood while simultaneously navigating an endless parade of problematic men, and here's what makes Mary-Louise Parker's character so great: she loves sex, and she's not sorry about it.
If you're in the mood for a romance-fueled TV show, Netflix has got you covered. There's nothing better than a little love to keep a series interesting, exciting, and oh so romantic. Whether you want to laugh, cry, or both, we've rounded up the best romantic shows that are streaming on Netflix right now. From forbidden love to romantic dramas to sexy rom-coms with love triangles and more, these series will keep you entertained for hours, so get ready to press play!
Looking for even more Netflix recs? Check out more movies and TV shows that are available on Netflix in January here.
- With reporting by Lauren Harano, Haley Lyndes, Corinne Sullivan, and Stacey Nguyen
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