Shows like Dear White People: 20 to watch next
If you loved Dear White People (2017) — a comedy and drama series created by Justin Simien — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Dear White People most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like college, social commentary and racism. 13 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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grown-ish 2018★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
Zoey Johnson heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Gentlemen 2024★ 7.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Girls 2012★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Comedy
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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A Different World 2026★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Deborah Wayne enters her freshman year at her parents' HBCU alma mater and finds their shadow difficult to escape. She sets out to build her own legacy – while having the time of her life – alongside a whole new generation of Hillman’s best and brightest.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Never Have I Ever 2020★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Mo 2022★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In Texas, Mo straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a pending asylum request while hustling to support his Palestinian family.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Adults 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
A group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people, despite being neither "good" nor "people" yet.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The End of the F***ing World 2017★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Young Ones 1982★ 7.9
Shares: Comedy
The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind).
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blue Mountain State 2010★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
Three incoming freshman in a big-time, Midwestern college football program have to juggle football, girls, class and nonstop hazing.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Gen V 2023★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
At America's only college for superheroes, gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university's top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's elite superhero team. When the school's dark secrets come to light, they must decide what kind of heroes they want to become.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Master of None 2015★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and busting sex offenders on the subway.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Undeclared 2001★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
College freshman Steve Karp, his girlfriend and their fellow dorm-mates embark on one the greatest experiences of their lives...unfortunately for Steve, his lonely and recently divorced father is tagging along for the ride.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Insecure 2016★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Who Is America? 2018★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
A satirical half-hour series from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen exploring the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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China, IL 2011★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
The absurdist legacy of the worst college in America is set to unfold, as the Professor Brothers, Steve and Frank Smith, alongside their colleagues, deal with life, each other, and the nagging responsibility of their collegiate duties, whether slamming drinks during lectures or finding any possible excuse not to teach.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Orange Is the New Black 2013★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Curb Your Enthusiasm 2000★ 8.1
Shares: Comedy
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Younger 2015★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at the bottom at 40-year old. When a chance encounter convinces her she looks younger than she is, Liza tries to pass herself off as 26 and lands a job as an assistant at Empirical Press. Now she just has to make sure no one finds out the secret only she and her best friend Maggie share.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Mid-Century Modern 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
Three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age – decide after an unexpected death to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother. As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now