The 12 best TV series for teens

Since the invention of television, an increasingly wide variety of series and programs have emerged, aimed at different audiences. One of the most particular targets and for which a specific program is most often designed is that of the adolescents, and for this reason there is a great diversity of series aimed at them or based on the problems of this sector of the population.

In short, adolescence is an age group that consumes a lot of audiovisual fiction, and for this reason it is important that good references exist in this medium.

That is why throughout this article we are going to see some of the best series for teens, usually starring themselves.

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Series for adolescents that are recommended

This is a selection of television series with adolescent themes or focused on the type of problems that they usually face in their day to day. In this list there are some examples that are highly known today or that were tremendously popular at the time, as well as some examples of lesser-known series but of possible interest.

1. Merli

Very successful and high-quality Catalan series, of which a total of three seasons have been broadcast (between 2014 and 2018) on TV3 and of which versions have been made in other countries.

Merlí shows us the story of a very particular philosophy professor, who starts working at the Àngel Guimerá institute to make his students reflect on their subject with a creative and unusual methodology. In addition to this, we will see how their students relate to their lives and their socio-family dynamics, referring to diverse and deep topics in a natural and critical way.

2. Companions

One of the 90's series that accompanied the youth of the time and that for four years was a reference in terms of adolescent series. It tells us the story of the students and teachers of a school, Azcona, working from personal relationships to problems such as gender violence or drugs. It was a series that marked an era and even has a movie.

3. Afterclass

With a theme and style very similar to the previous one, Al salir de clase was also a teen series of great success at the time, with the participation of numerous renowned actors and actresses within the scene Spanish. In this case, the action took place at the Siete Robles Institute, and plots that range from from romantic relationships between adolescents to manipulations, work problems or coping with drug use.

4. the 100

With a mixture between a teenage series and a science fiction one, the 100 supposes a different approach to the type of series mentioned up to now: the action is moves to a stage of post-apocalyptic history, in which humanity has spent almost a century in a space base after having to flee the planet after a war nuclear.

There are only a few thousand people left, who must subsist with the few resources they have and punishing their crimes with expulsion into space (which implies death). The only exception are minors, whose crimes are paid with prison sentences..

However, due to the diminishing amount of resources, it will be decided to send a hundred of these young people to Earth, in order to see if it is habitable again. Once there, the youngsters will have to face a wide variety of challenges in order to survive, including internal conflicts or even the presence of other inhabitants on the planet.

5. misfits

Another series in limbo between teen drama and science fiction, Misfits shows us how five young convicts gain powers after being hit by a storm; some powers that they are not able to control and that will make them have to help each other.

6. 13 reasons why

This series is highly known and has been a source of controversy regarding the topics it deals with. "13 reasons why" or "Thirteen reasons" tells us how a young woman sent a series of cassette tapes to a colleague so that he could pass them on in a chain to a total of thirteen people, before commit suicide. In them we can see how the different actions of the thirteen people led the young woman to cause her death, and how the development of suicidal tendencies does not arise in isolation in the person, but has to do with the context.

7. The Fosters

A series that reflects the reality of the Foster family, made up of two women and their five children (four of them adoptive). This series is of special relevance since allows to account for the existing diversity of families, working on aspects such as sexuality, equality, the search for identity and the problems of both the couple and the children.

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8. glee

A well-known teen series, Glee tells us how Professor Will Schuester receives (initially reluctantly) the command of the William McKinley High School choir, which he is going to try to restore his prestige. For it recruit the few students, and little by little and with some strategy and talent managing to make the choir something memorable.

9. My Mad Fat Diary

Another series that tells us about life in a high school but in this case has a particularity: it is centered on the life of Rae, an adolescent with obesity and mental problems that she will have to face entering the institute and returning to society after having been admitted to a psychiatric hospital. With a relatively short duration (it consists of a total of 16 chapters) and a style between drama and comedy, it is a very particular series.

10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

A somewhat particular series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer tells us the story of a young woman who will be chosen for become a hunter of all kinds of evil creatures that attack Sunnydale, with the help of various friends and allies. It is a typically adolescent series with supernatural overtones. which enjoyed great popularity.

11. Skins

Well-known series that already has seven seasons and that deals with the lives of a series of young teenagers and the problems they must face as they begin to experience contact with the adult world. It is a dramatic series that with an irreverent tone touches on very diverse topics, including sexuality, drugs or marginality.

12. Everything sucks!

A series that takes place in the city of Boring, tells us the story of different students misfit teenagers in their high school stage, who will decide to make a movie for project it in class. Based on Oregon in the 90s, it will let us see the different problems and experiences that these boys and girls have in their day to day. Unfortunately and despite its good reception, after culminating with its first season the series has been cancelled.