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Netflix’s Tiny Pretty Things has fans mesmerized, whether they’ve trained classically for years or never even slipped on a pointe shoe. The dance drama follows a group of dedicated students at the elite Archer School of Ballet in Chicago, and while the dancers all come from different backgrounds, but they’re bound by their talent and drive.
Tiny Pretty Things is all about dance, but don’t mistake it for a glittery, pastel-hued look at the sport. Instead, it digs in deep, starting off with a horrifying crime when a dancer is pushed off the roof of the school building, and continuing to serve secrets, sex and intrigue with every episode.
As if the drama wasn’t captivating enough, they even recruited real professional dancers to star, casting Lauren Holly as Monique Dubois, Casimere Jollette as Bette Whitlaw, Kylie Jefferson as Neveah Stroyer, Daniela Norman as June Park, Brennan Clost as Shane, Michael Hsu Rosen as Nabil, Damon J. Gillespie as Caleb, Bayardo De Murguia as Ramon, Barton Cowperthwaite as Oren Lennox, Tory Trowbridge as Delia Whitlaw, Jess Salgueiro as Isabel, and Anna Maiche as Cassie Shore.
If you’ve streamed all 10 episodes already, stop playing the trailer on repeat and turn to these titles next. Here are seven shows like Tiny Pretty Things to watch after you’ve finished Season 1.
'Pretty Little Liars'
Pretty Little Liars certainly sounds like Tiny Pretty Things, but that’s not the only similarity between the two series. The Freeform drama is a crime thriller all about a group of high school girls and their mysterious tormentor, A. Starring Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings, Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery, Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin, Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields, and Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis, Pretty Little Liars dominated TV in the 2010s as the must-watch series for any teen drama fan.
'13 Reasons Why'
Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why follows a high school reeling after the death of a student, Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford). Before Hannah took her own life, she left behind a series of tapes explaining what led to her decision, and it’s up to Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) to listen and piece together Hannah’s motives. In each recording, Hannah provides a different reason for her death, and as Clay continues to listen, he gets closer to learning if he is on the list, too.
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'Bunheads'
Like Tiny Pretty Things, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Bunheads brings the drama, tension and hard work of dance to the small screen. Michelle Simms (Sutton Foster), a professional dancer turned Las Vegas showgirl moves to California with her new husband, where the two of them share a home with his dance teacher mom, Fanny (Kelly Bishop). When her husband dies in a car accident, Michelle turns to Fanny’s dance academy, where she helps teach and begins to bond with the students.
'Euphoria'
HBO’s Euphoria, the dark drama that earned Zendaya her first Emmy, shares some of the same themes of Tiny Pretty Things, but drops the prestigious dance academy and turns to a regular high school where students are dealing with the same issues of trauma, depression and addiction. Euphoria, which is based on an Israeli series of the same name, comes from creator Sam Levinson and stars Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and more.
'Flesh and Bone'
Moira Walley-Beckett miniseries Flesh and Bone is the perfect dance drama to sink your teeth into after Tiny Pretty Things. Paul Grayson (Ben Daniels), founder of the American Ballet Company, has his sights set on ballerina Claire Robbins (Sarah Hay), a dancer he believes can help propel his company to the top. But Claire has demons and darkness of her own, and Paul’s temper doesn’t help.
'Gossip Girl'
If you’re looking for a classic teen drama to binge next, Gossip Girl is a timeless guilty pleasure that’s got sex, scandal, and secrets. The series follows Manhattan’s elite, who spend their time partying, shopping and getting up to no good when they’re not taking classes at their posh private school. Based on Cecily von Ziegesar’s series of the same name, Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chase Crawford, Taylor Momsen and more. It was such a cult classic that HBO is even rebooting the show, casting an all new crew of Upper East Siders to take on the city.
'The Next Step'
Netflix’s Canadian dance series The Next Step is a mockumentary that follows a troupe of dancers hoping to win big at competitions, facing off against rival dance studios and hoping to claim the No. 1 spot. And like Tiny Pretty Things, the Next Step performers have got some real skill. Cast member Jordan Clark is the winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada Season 4.
