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Series like EastEnders (1985) Finished EastEnders and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with EastEnders, and what it does not.
What did you love about EastEnders? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Soap opera Social realism Community cohesion Poverty Personal struggle Social injustice Social class Community Your best matches Ranked against what EastEnders is actually about, not its genre labels.
72% Reverina match Top pick 1960 · Series · Soap
Good match
Why it matches Also soap opera and social realism at heart Built around the same social class and community Centres on the same everyman figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 135 candidates
Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary
What's different Not about social injustice or poverty Does not promise gritty realism or community drama Less violent Darkness Fairly light
Light Dark
Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against EastEnders.
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2016 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same social class Also family drama at heart Centres on the same everyman figure Told the same way, ensemble What's different Not built around community or personal struggle Not about social injustice or poverty Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against EastEnders.
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2024 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also family drama at heart Told the same way, epistolary Shares its melancholic and hopeful register Builds as slowly What's different Not built around community or social class Not about social injustice or poverty Commitment 2 seasons · ~9h
Short
Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against EastEnders.
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Also about poverty Told the same way, epistolary Shameless 2011
Also about poverty and social injustice Also family drama at heart Poldark 2015
Told the same way, epistolary Centres on the same antihero figure The Fosters 2013
Watched for the same thing: social issues Built around the same community Casualty 1986
Shares its handheld and naturalistic look Centres on the same everyman figure Godless 2017
Shares its naturalistic look Told the same way, epistolary 1923 2022
Shares its naturalistic look Centres on the same mentor figure The O.C. 2003
Also family drama at heart Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary
Long
