8 Shows To Watch Now That 'Outer Banks' Is Over
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The Netflix icon Outer Banks definitely became an addictive teen adventure series upon its release. Viewers grew completely captivated because it offered them a little bit of everything entertaining: danger, friendship, romance, family secrets, treasure hunting, class tensions, and the thrill of watching a young ensemble of characters stick together and grow together as well. With the show now concluded, fans may be in search of something new to fill the hole the adrenaline-fueled teen drama left, and thankfully, there exist quite a few great replacements.
Shows like Prime Video's The Wilds, which takes the mystery and survival side of Outer Banks to new heights with its much darker tale, and Surviving Summer, which delivers a sunnier but still awfully dramatic good time, using coastal life, surfing competition, romance, and self-discovery, are just two of the clearest examples of some of the best replacements for the OBX series. Compiled on this list are shows that are perfect to watch now that Outer Banks is over.
'Stranger Things' (2016–2025)
Stranger Things is a defining series that any Netflix subscriber should see at least once, making it the perfect thing for Outer Banks fans to dive into—if they haven't already. The show, set in 1980s Hawkins, Indiana, follows the disappearance of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), which launches a chain of events that reveals another dimension, secret government experiments, and a young girl who wields extraordinary abilities and who might be the key to understanding it all.
Stranger Things is likely to be the closest match to Outer Banks if the thing fans love most about the Pogues is the beauty of extremely close friends who continuously refuse to leave one another behind while an increasingly absurd amount of danger keeps on growing. The series may replace boats, tropical islands, and buried treasures with secret laboratories, supernatural monsters, and bicycles, but its emotional engine is just as remarkably beautiful as the beachside mystery series. With a thrilling blend of romance, mystery, horror, and a stunning coming-of-age adventure, Stranger Things stands as the sci-fi equivalent that OBX fans are sure to recognize.
'Sterling Point' (2026–Present)
Sterling Point is one of the most natural shows to watch now that Outer Banks has come to a close. The series centers on New York-grown Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin), who, after discovering she has inherited a remote island in Canada from an estranged grandfather, travels there to find answers, only to find far more questions lying in wait.
Sterling Point is the most recent replacement for a series like the now-concluded treasure-dominant series. The story begins as a picturesque summer tale, only to gradually become a much more serious coming-of-age mystery about inheritance, grief, romance, and identity. Unlike most of the cancelled or short-lived adventures on this list, Sterling Point thankfully has a bright future ahead, giving OBX fans who may indulge in the series something to anticipate. The show is honestly an ideal, promising teen drama post-Outer Banks because it delivers a captivating mesh of emotional discovery, inheritance mystery, and fun, coastal drama.
'The Wilds' (2020–2022)
The Wilds is an excellent choice for viewers who desire a show with a bit of survival strife and a nice mystery after finishing the entire Outer Banks series. The show focuses on a group of teen girls who are seemingly traveling toward a therapeutic retreat, only for their plane to crash, stranding them on a remote island.
The Wilds may have ultimately been cancelled by Prime Video, but the show's two seasons stand as a great substitute for any fans who are already feeling the large hole that Outer Banks has left behind. The series is often praised as a well-acted, emotional good time that is incredibly fascinating and quite addictive. The Wilds definitely offers a far darker and more psychological take on the high-stakes teen adventure's antics, but the show's real strength comes from the quiet mystery it builds, as well as its characters' pasts. With a young ensemble, danger, mystery, and gorgeous isolation, The Wilds wields the perfect formula to make this list of captivating shows to get into now that Outer Banks has ended.
'On My Block' (2018–2021)
On My Block is a woefully underrated Netflix teen drama that is genuinely too hilarious for its own good, with an extremely emotional core. Set in the fictional South Los Angeles neighborhood of Freeridge, the series centers around four bright, street-smart friends dealing with romance, danger, and the pressure of growing up way too fast.
On My Block is a strong show to watch after indulging in Outer Banks' five seasons. Both shows host treasure-hunting elements, but On My Block's is much more of a humorous take on the adventure trope. The addictive teen series wields clever jokes, neighborhood mysteries, romance, serious stakes, and amazing group chemistry that marks it as perfectly appealing for fans who are missing the Pogues quite terribly.
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- Slytherin has long been misunderstood — painted as the house of villains when it is, at its best, the house of those who refuse to accept limits placed on them by others.
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'Locke & Key' (2020–2022)
This fantasy drama works extremely well for Outer Banks fans because it delivers a combination of family secrets, young characters, adventure, and mystery inside a rather captivating supernatural story. Locke & Key follows the Locke family—wife Nina Locke (Darby Stanchfield) and her three kids, Tyler (Connor Jessup), Kinsey (Emilia Jones), and Bode Locke (Jackson Robert Scott)—who move into their family's strange ancestral Massachusetts estate, known as Keyhouse, after the murder of Nina's husband and the children's father.
Locke & Key has to be one of Netflix's most underrated fantasy series. It's the perfect watch for those who love the secret history and puzzle side of Outer Banks, marking it as an easy recommendation for those who are in despair now that the treasure-filled coastal adventure has come to a close. Locke & Key offers plenty of unyielding adventure and a young cast of characters, very similar to Outer Banks, only with a much more magical element that brilliantly adds to its intriguing story. With a sharp mix of the supernatural, buried history, and rather appealing mystery, the show is the ideal substitute for the now-concluded sun-soaked teen drama.
'Panic' (2021)
This teen drama is a one-season wonder that feels rather complete despite its cancellation. Set in the economically trapped rural Texas town of Carp, Panic focuses on the graduating seniors who are secretly participating in a dangerous competition known as Panic, rife with escalating challenges intended to test fear and produce a cash prize large enough to help the winner escape their current life.
Panic is a fantastic choice for OBX fans who want more teen dramas where secrets, risk, and desperation drive the story. The show takes Outer Banks' portion of "teenagers making wildly unsafe choices because the alternative feels worse" and turns it into its entire premise. Panic is a dark and interesting story about small-town secrets, adolescence, and the desperate desire to escape. Even with just a single season, the show stands as widely entertaining and the ideal pick for OBX fans' watch list.
'Surviving Summer' (2022–2023)
Surviving Summer is one of the easiest shows to recommend now that Outer Banks has come to a close, because it gives that sun-soaked sense of youth that the treasure-hunting series exudes quite nicely. The show follows rebellious Brooklyn teenager Summer Torres (Sky Katz), who is sent to the tiny Australian surfing community of Shorehaven, where she is meant to stay with family friends after getting into trouble back in New York.
Surviving Summer is a short-lived series that is completely underrated. It makes for a perfect replacement for Outer Banks simply because it's a well-made reminder of the thrilling teen drama. Surviving Summer delivers what most OBX fans are likely to miss now that it's over: sunshine, water, beautiful locations, a young ensemble wielding incredible chemistry, and ultimately that spectacular feeling of summer itself becoming a character of its own. With its captivating meld of teen drama and a genuine love for surfing, Surviving Summer stands as the ideal pick for those who are already missing Outer Banks.
'Teenage Bounty Hunters' (2020)
This quality Netflix drama may have been cancelled far too soon, but it stands as an underrated masterpiece that perfectly mixes crime, secrets, comedy, teen chaos, and fast-moving trouble much like Outer Banks is able to. Teenage Bounty Hunters centers on fraternal twin sisters, Sterling Wesley (Maddie Phillips) and Blair Wesley (Anjelica Bette Fellini), who find themselves bounty hunting after destroying their father's truck.
Teenage Bounty Hunters is honestly the perfect series for viewers who adore the impulsiveness and the hilarious Pogue banter seen within Outer Banks. The series is much more satirical than the treasure-hunting show, but it does masterfully deliver young people's antics as they often find themselves getting in way over their heads. Teenage Bounty Hunters is very much an underrated Netflix gem, but those who have stumbled across it have often praised it for its witty, fast, and genuinely hilarious material. The series is ultimately a fun ride, and though it only has one short season with no promise of returning, Teenage Bounty Hunters is definitely worth getting into.
Teenage Bounty Hunters
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Anjelica Bette Fellini
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Maddie Phillips
Sterling Wesley
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Kadeem Hardison
Bowser Jenkins
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Virginia Williams
Debbie Wesley
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