11 exciting series about school life

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

For those who lack homework, shifts, tests, strict teachers, parenting meetings and other thrills, Lifehacker has compiled a selection of fascinating TV series about teenagers and their school life.

1. Shame

• Drama, melodrama.
• Norway, 2015.
• Duration: 4 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 9.

Norwegian TV series about the everyday life of five girlfriends who study at Hartwig Nissen High School. Each season is dedicated to a separate character, on whose behalf the story is told. The plot revolves around the problems that all adolescents face as they grow up: first love and first betrayal, friendship and betrayal, quarrels and reconciliation, the need for socialization and the development of sexuality, and preparation for adulthood.

2.13 reasons why

• Drama, detective.
• USA, 2017.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8, 6.

A sensational series that, even after its release, continues to give Netflix a lot of trouble. And all because of the ambiguous plot. One day, Clay Jensen finds on the doorstep of his house a box with audio tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah Baker, who committed suicide a couple of weeks ago. These tapes are Hannah's original farewell letter, in which she talks about 13 reasons that prompted her to commit suicide. And Clay is one of them.

3. Skins

• Drama.
• UK, 2007-2013.
• Duration: 7 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 2.

British comedy-drama series about rebel teenagers from the port city of Bristol in high school. Each episode is dedicated to one character of the series, but the first and last episode necessarily tie all the characters together. In addition, the cast changes every two seasons, so you can watch the show out of order. Don't expect to be shown cute, obedient kids here. The heroes suffer from childhood traumas, hide from the law, suffer from various addictions and even mental disorders.

4. Losers

• Musical, drama, comedy, music.
• USA, 2009–2015.
• Duration: 6 seasons.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

Will Schuster, a young Spanish teacher, takes on the daunting task of resurrecting a school choir that used to be insanely popular, but is now only a haven for losers who can't build relationships with their peers. Will does not lose hope, and after a while even popular guys begin to join the circle. Despite the rather tangible differences, the choir members are gradually becoming a large and well-coordinated team.

5. The Carrie Diaries

• Melodrama, comedy.
• USA, 2013–2014.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 0.

The Carrie Diaries is a prequel to the cult TV series Sex and the City that reveals the secret of what Carrie Bradshaw was like before becoming a witty New York fashionista and popular sex columnist. We meet a very young high school student, Carrie, who still has no idea what awaits her. Soon, events begin to develop rapidly: the first kiss, the first surprises of adulthood, a new job and wonderful acquaintances that will forever change the life of the protagonist.

6. Hooligans and nerds

• Drama, comedy.
• USA, 1999-2000.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8, 9.

The story is about the eternal confrontation between clever and popular, who can not get along with each other in any way. The main plot revolves around Lindsay Veer and her younger brother Sam, ordinary high school students. Lindsay, as befits a beautiful and shy woman, falls in love with a bad guy, while smart Sam tries to defend his honor and change for the better the position of nerds in the confused school hierarchy.

7. Gossip Girl

• Drama, melodrama.
• USA, 2007-2012.
• Duration: 6 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

In an upmarket New York neighborhood, there is a privileged school for the children of the richest parents. One gets the impression that the life of these teenagers is like a continuous holiday, but in reality this is not entirely true. Their carefree existence is from time to time overshadowed by a certain mysterious Gossip Girl. In her blog, she reveals the unpleasant truth not only about all students, but even about their parents. No one knows who she is, why she is doing this and about whom the next gossip will be, but this only intensifies the atmosphere.

8. Oversized

• Comedy.
• Great Britain, 2008-2010.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8, 4.

A comedy series about all the delights and horrors of adolescence. Family circumstances force Will Mackenzie to change school, which he is not very happy about, because he cannot adapt to a new place. He desperately tries to make new friends, meet girls, and earn himself a reputation as a tough guy, but gets ridiculous in return.

9. Jane's style

• Drama, comedy.
• USA, 2012.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

Sixteen-year-old Jane Quimby is mistaken for someone else and hired by a prestigious modeling agency. The catch is that now Jane is forced to combine a hard adult life with a carefree teenage life without giving herself away. But all the secret always becomes clear, and soon Jane will need to decide whether to stay in her dream job or quit and enjoy her youth to the fullest.

10. Transitional age

• Drama, melodrama, comedy.
• USA, 2004-2005.
• Duration: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8, 0.

Dino, Ben and Jonathan are typical teenagers who, due to surging hormones, cannot think about anything other than girls, parties and sex. And they are not shy about talking about it. By a happy coincidence, they have three girlfriends, whose thoughts are about the same. The plot is based on the fact that a real "Santa Barbara" begins to happen between them: they quarrel, reconcile, meet - everything is like ordinary teenagers.

11. Clumsy

• Drama, melodrama, comedy.
• USA, 2011–2016.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 7, 6.

Jenna Hamilton has managed to earn a very dubious reputation for herself simply by slipping in the school toilet. Now the girl does not know how to regain her good name, and besides this, she is forced to urgently learn to live with the popularity that has suddenly fallen on her.