Skip to content More like this
Series like The Fosters (2013) Finished The Fosters 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 The Fosters, and what it does not.
What did you love about The Fosters? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Foster care Same sex parents Social issues Teen issues Family drama Family Teen drama Warm Your best matches Ranked against what The Fosters is actually about, not its genre labels.
72% Reverina match Top pick 2022 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also teen drama at heart Built around the same acceptance and love Centres on the same outsider figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 134 candidates
Shares its tense and hopeful register
What's different Not really family drama or family drama Not built around community or family Darkness Fairly light
Light Dark
Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The Fosters.
Add to watchlist Not for me
2017 · Film · Drama · Family
Good match
Why it matches Also family drama and family drama at heart Shares its naturalistic look Built around the same acceptance Centres on the same outsider figure What's different Not built around identity or love Not really teen drama or social issues A film, so it resolves in one sitting Darkness Fairly light
Light Dark
Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Fosters.
Add to watchlist Not for me
2023 · Series · Drama
Worth a look
Why it matches Also family drama and family drama at heart Centres on the same caregiver figure Shares its naturalistic look Built around the same love What's different Not built around identity or community Not really social issues or social issues Darkness Fairly light
Light Dark
Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against The Fosters.
Add to watchlist Not for me
Also family drama and family drama at heart Built around the same family and identity The O.C. 2003
Also family drama and family drama at heart Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary This Is Us 2016
Also family drama and family drama at heart Built around the same family and love Young Sheldon 2017
Also family drama and family drama at heart Centres on the same outsider figure The Middle 2009
Centres on the same caregiver figure Shares its naturalistic look EastEnders 1985
Also social issues and social issues at heart Built around the same community Gifted 2017 · 1h 41m
Also family drama and family drama at heart Built around the same family and identity
Long