Shows like Aspirants: 20 to watch next
If you loved Aspirants (2021) — a drama series created by Arunabh Kumar and Shreyansh Pandey — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Aspirants most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 10 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Offspring 2010★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
An exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centering on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendency to overthink and fly off into fantasy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Star 2016★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
Star is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day to take control of her destiny. She tracks down her sister, Simone, and her Instagram bestie, Alexandra, and together, the trio journeys to Atlanta with the hope of becoming music superstars.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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SkyMed 2022★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
Life, death and drama at 20,000 feet. The series weaves together intense character journeys and high-stakes medical rescues, as we follow the triumphs, heartbreaks and tribulations of budding nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote Northern Canada. They’re all in over their heads, and on their own, with no one to rely on but each other.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Swagger 2021★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
A basketball prodigy must navigate a maze of pressure if he's going to overcome the odds against him and learn what it truly means to have swagger.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Tyler Perry's The Oval 2019★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
A seemingly perfect interracial first family becomes the White House's newest residents. But behind closed doors they unleash a torrent of lies, cheating and corruption.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nancy Drew 2019★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery instead.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Chesapeake Shores 2016★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
A divorced mom deals with an old romance and complicated family issues when she returns to her hometown with her twin daughters.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Rainmaker 2025★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head to head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncovers two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son.
Stream in India on Netflix, Movie Sphere+
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Brothers and Sisters 2006★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Melrose Place 1992★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
Follow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose Place, in Los Angeles, California.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Seeking Persephone 2026★ 9.0
Shares: Drama
To save her family, Persephone marries a cold, distant duke - never expecting to awaken a love that could change them both forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cosita Linda 2014★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
Cosita Linda is an upcoming Spanish-language telenovela to be produced by Venevisión International in conjunction with Univision Studios. The telenovela will be an adaptation of the 2003 Venezuelan telenovela Cosita Rica written by Leonardo Padrón. Ana Lorena Sánchez and Christian Meier will star as the main protagonists while Pedro Moreno and Zuleyka Rivera will portray the main antagonists. Official production of Cosita Linda began on May 31, 2013.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Couple Next Door 2023★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Evie and Pete move into an upscale neighborhood and find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. They find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka, but after Danny and Evie share a passionate night together there is trouble ahead.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Under the Dome 2013★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
A small town is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. While military forces, the government and the media positioned outside of this surrounding barrier attempt to break it down, a small group of people inside attempt to figure out what the dome is, where it came from, and when (and if) it will go away.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Republic of Sarah 2021★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
Faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school teacher Sarah Cooper utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The O.C. 2003★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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London Kills 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
With a documentary style delivery, this drama tells the story of a team of top murder detectives with each episode featuring a different murder while also following a serialized story involving the lead detective’s missing wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sullivan's Crossing 2023★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
After Neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan’s personal and professional life are thrown into turmoil she returns home to Sullivan’s Crossing. While there, Maggie is forced to navigate her complicated present while confronting the painful past she has chosen to ignore for years.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Parenthood 2010★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
The trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The New Avengers 1976★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The Avengers and was developed by Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens. A joint United Kingdom-France-Canada production, the show picks up the adventures of John Steed and his team of Avengers fighting evil plots and world domination. Whereas in the original series Steed had almost always been partnered with a woman, in the new series he had two partners: Mike Gambit, a top agent, crack marksman and trained martial artist, and Purdey, a former trainee with The Royal Ballet who was an amalgam of many of the best talents from Steed's previous female partners.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now