11 Shows Like ‘Sterling Point’ to Watch Next
With Sterling Point, Megan Park has created a YA drama in a league of its own. Following 17-year-old Annie (Ella Rubin) as she inherits a Canadian island from her estranged grandfather and travels there to uncover family secrets, Prime Video’s latest offering feels refreshing and original while using the teen drama tropes we all know and love.
Since Sterling Point has yet to be renewed for a second season — and it’ll be a while yet until it hits screens, even if it’s greenlit — we’re sure you’re eager for another show that has a similar essence. Maybe the love triangle or sapphic love story was the biggest draw for you. Maybe the family mystery kept you glued to your screen, or the realistic dialogue and portrayal of teen relationships.
Either way, Swooon has a viewing suggestion below that’s bound to scratch that Sterling Point itch. Keep scrolling for shows like Sterling Point to watch while we wait to find out its fate.
Never Have I Ever
If you want another love triangle where you’ll actually be torn between the two love interests, Never Have I Ever‘s Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) finds herself in that predicament with Ben (Jaren Lewison) and Paxton (Darren Barnet). Like Sterling Point, he teen drama also boasts natural-feeling dialogue and realistically messy choices made by its characters. Still, you can’t help but love them.
Where to watch: Netflix
Everything Sucks!
Part of what makes Sterling Point so great is how none of the teens have their phones attached to their hands (and they don’t sound like they do, either). Everything Sucks! takes place in the ’90s, so it checks that box. It also takes place in a small town, following a group of teen outcasts in the AV and drama club. Plus, its main character spends the season navigating her sexuality, so it has sapphic representation like Sterling Point.
Where to watch: Netflix
Derry Girls
Sapphic representation, lovably messy teen characters, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments? Check, check, and check. Derry Girls follows 16-year-old Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson) and her friends as they come of age in 1990s Northern Ireland. Trust us, you’ll be charmed by these characters just as fast as you were by the teens of Sterling Point.
Where to watch: Netflix
Outer Banks
Outer Banks is more action and adventure-heavy than Sterling Point, but family secrets and teenage drama is at the center of the Netflix series, too. John B (Chase Stokes) enlists the help of his friends — Sarah (Madelyn Cline), JJ (Rudy Pankow), Kiara, Pope (Jonathan Daviss) — to hunt for treasure linked to his missing dad. Oh, and like Sterling Point, they travel by boat fairly often, if the waterfront community aspect is part of the draw for you.
Where to watch: Netflix
Freaks and Geeks
It’s been a while since we saw teenagers speak and act as relatable as they do in Sterling Point, reminding us of the teen dramas of yesteryear. That nostalgia made us think of the short-lived ’90s-set Freaks and Geeks, which still feels relevant and true to teen life.
Where to watch: Paramount+
Gilmore Girls
Annie feels like the spiritual successor of early-Gilmore Girls Rory (Alexis Bledel). The seven-season series blends romance — including a love triangle — complicated family dynamics, and small town vibes, just like Sterling Point.
Where to watch: Hulu
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Once you finish Sterling Point, you can easily scroll on over to what’s likely Prime Video’s most famous love triangle-centric series, The Summer I Turned Pretty. Belly (Lola Tung) is significantly more messy in her love life than Annie, though, by being torn between two brothers (Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno). We still love her, though.
Where to watch: Prime Video
The O.C.
Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the executive producers of Sterling Point, know their way around a teen drama. In the early aughts, the duo also worked on The O.C., which has arguably become the blueprint for pretty much every teen drama made since.
Where to watch: HBO Max
Forever
If you’re looking for another teen series that actually feels true-to-life, look no further than Forever, which follows the highs and lows of first love between Justin (Michael Cooper Jr.) and Keisha (Lovie Simone).
Where to watch: Netflix
Every Year After
Lakeside romance is in this year. Every Year After filmed in the same region as Sterling Point, and Barry’s Bay is the site of Percy (Sadie Soverall) falling in love with Sam (Matt Cornett) during her teen years and reconnecting with him a decade later.
Where to watch: Prime Video
Dawson's Creek
Of course, we can’t not include the best small coastal town teen drama to ever do it, Dawson’s Creek. Joey’s (Katie Holmes) first love is the titular character, Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek), but she has one of the most memorable teen TV romances of all time with Pacey (Joshua Jackson).
Where to watch: Netflix
