11 TV Shows Like ‘Every Year After’ to Watch Next
Prime Video is keeping us fed, that’s for sure. After the Off Campus phenomenon, the streamer is treating us to another can’t–miss romance adaptation.
We can’t get Sam Florek (Matt Cornett) and Percy Fraser (Sadie Soverall) — and Barry’s Bay for that matter — out of our heads. Prime Video’s Every Year After is a unique addition to the TV romance sphere in more ways than one, thanks to its mesmerizing source material by Carley Fortune. There’s the gorgeous setting, a slow-burn second chance romance, the childhood-friends-to-lovers trope, and more. In short, we’re obsessed.
There’s not much on TV exactly like Every Year After — but lucky for you, we watch a lot of TV. We have a few suggestions if you want something that’ll give you a taste of Barry’s Bay while we wait for news of Every Year After’s future. Whether you need more friends-to-lovers or that small-town vibe, there’s something below that we guarantee will fit the bill.
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Sullivan's Crossing
Sullivan’s Crossing has a ton in common with Every Year After: It takes place in a small Canadian town, and the main character travels back there and has to confront her past. And it’s based on a book, and there’s a love triangle — though we know technically Every Year After doesn’t quite qualify was a love triangle. Regardless, it’s the perfect chaser to Every Year After.
Where to watch: Netflix
Forever
If you want more first love, Forever’s Justin (Michael Cooper Jr.) and Keisha (Lovie Simone) deliver. Netflix’s coming-of-age romance, also based on a book by Judy Blume, follows childhood friends as they reconnect as teenagers in 2018 Los Angeles. Like Every Year After’s Percy and Sam, Justin and Keisha’s love story is realistically messy and beautiful. What’s more, its upcoming second season will reunite Justin and Keisha four years later, so it’s got the time-jump element, too.
Virgin River
We’ll eat up the small town romance trope every time, and Virgin River is one of our favorites. Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge), a widowed nurse, moves to a mountain town for a fresh start. It’s an ensemble drama, like Every Year After, but the romance between Mel and bar owner Jack (Martin Henderson) anchors it.
Where to watch: Netflix
One Day
Every Year After has a happy ending, so we have to warn you that One Day does not. But it is a time-sweeping, friends-to-lovers romance between Emma (Ambika Mod) and Dexter (Leo Woodall). It begins with their first encounter during their college graduation, and each episode revisits them a year later. It’s devastating, but Emma and Dex’s romance is so moving and checks so many Every Year After boxes that we can’t not recommend it.
Where to watch: Netflix
Dawson's Creek
Dawson’s Creek, the childhood friends-to-lovers TV blueprint. It’s also the teenage love triangle blueprint, for that matter. The core four are filmmaker Dawson (James Van Der Beek) and his best friend Joey (Katie Holmes), who’s harbored a longtime crush on him, along with their friend Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and new girl Jen (Michelle Williams). It’s a classic for a reason.
Where to watch: Netflix
The Summer I Turned Pretty
You had to know this one was coming, surely. Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty is in every way Every Year After‘s spiritual predecessor, despite leaning more into the brother love triangle drama. Sometimes you want to shake some sense into Lola Tung’s Belly, just like Percy, and it’s got plenty of that coming-of-age nostalgia. Not to mention, we’d love to visit Cousin’s Beach just as much as Barry’s Bay.
Where to watch: Prime Video
The Lake
While Prime Video’s The Lake is a comedy rather than a romance, it’s Canadian and (obviously) lake-centric, so it deserves a mention. After a breakup, Justin (Jordan Gavaris) sets out to reconnect with the daughter (Madison Shamoun) he gave up for adoption. The backdrop? Their family cottage on the lake is being held hostage by Justin’s step-sister Maisy-May (Julia Stiles).
Where to Watch: Prime Video
The O.C.
There’s no lake in The O.C., but we do have the beach. This early 2000s hit has all the melodrama and romance you want in a teen TV show. From star-crossed lovers Ryan (Ben McKenzie) and Marissa (Mischa Barton) to the opposites attract romance of a generation between Seth (Adam Brody) and Summer (Rachel Bilson), and then you mix in the juiciness of Newport drama, The O.C. is the total package if you’re looking for something to quench your TV thirst post-Every Year After.
Where to Watch: HBO Max
Anne with an E
This option also features the friends-to-lovers in small town Canada — but it puts a greater emphasis on the coming-0f-age themes over romance, and it’s set in the late 19th century. Based on Anne of Green Gables, this three-season Netflix series follows 13-year-old Anne (Amybeth McNulty) as she’s adopted by a pair of aging siblings. Her spirit impacts everyone’s lives, including her classmate Gilbert (Lucas Jade Zumann).
Where to watch: Netflix
My Life with the Walter Boys
We know, another brother love triangle, but My Life with the Walter Boys overlaps with Every Year After with the small-town romance vibe. High schooler Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez) moves in with the enormous Walter family, who all live on a Colorado ranch, when her family dies. Though a few other romances are sprinkled in there, Jackie’s complicated relationships with two of the Walter brothers are the primary focus.
Where to watch: Netflix
The Way Home
The Way Home leans more fantasy with its time-traveling premise, but don’t let that scare you off: It’s a grounded drama about the women of the Landry family (Andie MacDowell, Chyler Leigh, and Sadie Laflamme-Snow) living in the small farm town of Port Haven. They navigate their relationships — which includes romances — as well as a pond that lets them travel in time and explore their family’s past. That’s right: A body of water is involved in this one, too! It’s basically a lake.
Where to watch: Hallmark+ and Netflix
