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67% Reverina match Top pick 1998 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Also romantic comedy at heart Also about female empowerment Built around the same community and identity More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 136 candidates
Centres on the same caregiver figure What's different Not built around love Not really character study or lesbian drama Moves faster Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against The L Word.
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2020 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also about female empowerment Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Centres on the same rebel figure Shares its melancholic and romantic register What's different Not built around identity or love Not really romantic comedy or character study Commitment 5 seasons · ~24h
Short
Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The L Word.
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1998 · Series · Drama · Soap
Worth a look
Why it matches Built around the same love Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Centres on the same rebel figure Shares its melancholic and romantic register What's different Not about female empowerment or social inequality Not built around identity or community Noticeably slower Where it streams Netflix Hulu Netflix Standard with Ads Add to watchlist Not for me
Also romantic comedy at heart Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Lost Girl 2010
Also about female empowerment Built around the same community and identity Louie 2010
Told the same way, single protagonist Shares its melancholic and wry register The O.C. 2003
Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Centres on the same rebel figure Why Women Kill 2019
Watched for the same thing: female led storytelling Also about female empowerment Coupling 2000
Also romantic comedy at heart Built around the same love
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