Top 5 Original Teen Dramas on Netflix You Haven't Heard of Yet

Teen dramas may have a specific target audience, but that doesn't mean people who have passed through adolescence can't enjoy them. Luckily, Netflix is a gold mine of teen dramas for every taste and color.

Here are just five of the lesser-known ones.

Surviving Summer (2022-present, 2 seasons, 6.6 on IMDb)

This Australian teen drama revolves around Summer Torres, an American high school student from Brooklyn, New York, who is expelled from school and sent to live with her mother's old friend in Australia. There she meets a group of rebellious surfers with whom she hits it off, and a summer of exile and self-improvement turns into a summer of trouble and debauchery.

Blood & Water (2020-present, 4 seasons, 6.7 on IMDb)

Set in Cape Town, this South African teen crime drama follows Puleng Khumalo, a high school student who transfers to an elite school after a party where she meets one of the students she believes to be her sister, who was kidnapped as a baby. As she tries to unravel the mystery of her sister's disappearance, Puleng learns that there are many more secrets her family and friends are keeping from her.

My Life with the Walter Boys (2023-present, 1 season, 6.9 on IMDb)

Adapted from Ali Novak's eponymous novel, this drama tells the story of Jackie Howard, a teenager from New York who has just lost her parents and moves to Silver Falls, Colorado, to live with the Walters, her new foster family. Still struggling to come to terms with her loss, Jackie finds it difficult to adjust to her new reality and make new friends. And the fact that the Walters have seven sons doesn't help.

Outer Banks (2020–present, 3 seasons, 7.5 on IMDb)

Set in the titular area of North Carolina, this action-adventure drama centers on two rival gangs of teenagers trying to find the same lost treasure. Outer Banks follows the members of the Pogue gang, made up of local working-class teens, as they try to overcome the injustices of the world after finding the treasure, which is challenged by the wealthy seasonal residents, the Kooks, who have the might of the law on their side.

Anne with an E (2017-2019, 3 seasons, 8.6 on IMDb)

Based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, this period coming-of-age drama stars Amybeth McNulty as Anne Shirley, an orphan girl taken in by the elderly Cuthbert siblings who need help on their farm. Preferring to adopt a boy, who they feel would be more useful on the farm, the Cuthberts are initially skeptical of Anne, but in time she wins them over with her curiosity and cheerful demeanor, along with the rest of the small town of Avonlea.