Rejoice, XO, Kitty fans! The show has been renewed for a third season. A spin-off of the beloved To All the Boys trilogy of films based on the books by Jenny Han, this teen drama follows Lara Jean’s younger sister Kitty as she moves to an exclusive school in South Korea. While she initially uprooted her life for her long-distance boyfriend, she realized that she needed to make a few changes. XO, Kitty follows her as she reconnects with her Korean heritage and memories of her late mother as well as navigating high school drama, love problems, and being her true self.
XO, Kitty is a delightful teen show that people of all ages can enjoy. It’s a classic rom-com with a few appealing twists, taking inspiration from classic young-adult stories, high-school soaps, and Korean dramas. While you patiently wait for more episodes, here are 10 great romantic shows you can watch right now!
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Photo Credit: Prime Video / YouTubeJenny Han’s other beloved YA romantic drama series also has a popular TV adaptation, this time on Amazon Video. Every Summer, Isabel "Belly" Conklin and her family visit the Fishers at their gorgeous beach-side house. Belly has grown up with Jeremiah and Conrad, the brothers who have been her friends and crushes for most of her life. Now, things are changing. Everyone is growing up, and feelings are evolving. Conrad and Jeremiah have noticed how much their friend's kid sister has changed. Soon, Belly is torn between two friends whom she loves, with one being her lifelong crush and another being the one she never thought about in that way until now…
Boys Over Flowers
At Shinhwa High School, money and prestige are everything. The richest families in Korea send their kids there, including F4, a quartet of the sons of the most powerful clans in the country: Gu Jun-pyo, Yoon Ji-hoo, So Yi-jung, and Song Woo-bin. But their time on top comes to an end when F4 bullies a boy to the verge of suicide, and the victim is saved by Geum Jan-di, a poor delivery girl with a big heart. Jun-pyo's mother arranges for the commoner Jan-di to receive a Shinhwa scholarship as a reward, and soon she finds herself tangled up in the world of money, power, and F4.
One Day
Photo Credit: Rotten Tomatoes / YouTubeBased on the best-selling novel by David Nicholls, Netflix's adaptation of One Day was one of its most talked-about shows of 2024. It follows the changing relationship between Emma Morely and Dexter Mayhew over the course of 14 years. The pair meet on the eve of their respective graduations from Edinburgh University. She's from a working-class family and he grew up in privilege, but the pair find themselves drawn to one another and, as the years pass, their lives change drastically but they are always drawn back together.
Crash Landing On You
In South Korea, Crash Landing On You became the second highest-rated series in Korean cable television history, and it’s still cited as one of the best starter shows for anyone hoping to check out K-dramas for the first time.
Yoon Se-ri is a successful businesswoman and the heiress to a major corporate fortune. Her life seems pretty perfect until, one day, she goes paragliding in Seoul and sudden tornado blows her off course. She awakens to discover that she's landed n a forest in the North Korean portion of the Demilitarized Zone. Ri Jeong-hyeok, a captain in the Korean People's Army, discovers Se-ri and hides her from capture until they can figure out a way to get her across the border. Over time, they find that they have more in common than their divided countries would suggest.
The Buccaneers
Photo Credit: Apple TV / YouTubeEdith Wharton never finished writing her novel of The Buccaneers but Apple TV+ has decided to fill in the gaps with its historical drama adaptation that blends The Gilded Age and Gossip Girl. In London of the 1870s, the titular "Buccaneers" are five ambitious young women and daughters of rich American families. They are united in friendship and culture clashes when they dive head-first into debutante season, eager to find wealthy husbands. But none of them want to lose their independence, and these loud and proud Americans are oh-so out of place among the stiff upper lips of London.
Hello, Me!
Ban Ha-ni is 37 years old, and life hasn't gone the way she hoped it would. She's still single, doing poorly at work, and is terrified she's on the verge of being fired. It's all left her feeling timid and miserable. Ha-ni is in serious need of a guardian angel to help her through this mess. One day, such a figure arrives in her life, and it's... Ban Ha-ni! Her younger self from 20 years prior turns up and she's the polar opposite of her current state: bright, cheerful, and eager to take on the world. The two Ban Ha-nis are ready to heal one another and find love, both with a partner and themselves.
My Life With the Walter Boys
Photo Credit: Netflix / YouTubeThis Netflix series is based on the novel of the same name by Ali Novak which was first published on Wattpad. Jackie is a recently orphaned teenage girl from Manhattan who is taken in by the Walter family. She moves to rural Colorado and finds herself as a rare girl in a household with seven sons and one daughter. There's Alex, a bookish nerd, Danny and Cole the twins, college grad and budding entrepreneur Will, and the loving parents Katherine and George, who were good friends with Jackie's parents. In this rambunctious house full of love, Jackie struggles to fit in, mourn her family, and figure out who she wants to be as she ages into adulthood.
True Beauty
Lim Ju-kyung is a high school student who has struggled with insecurity over her appearance since she was a child. Classmates bully her for her looks, to the point where she snaps and decides to transfer to a new school for a fresh start. No longer willing to be an ugly duckling, she masters the art of make-up and soon transforms herself into the class beauty. She's so good at it that everyone thinks she's a natural. But it can't solve all of her problems. She crosses paths with Lee Su-ho, a classmate from her previous school who saved her during a dark moment, but neither recognizes one another now. Can you be your true self when you're living under a disguise?
Geek Girl
Photo Credit: ONE Media Coverage / YouTubeHarriet Manners sees herself as your typical nerdy teen girl. She's socially awkward, a frequent target of school bullies, and prefers to avoid any and all forms of attention. Things change dramatically when her class wins a contest to attend London Fashion Week and she is spotted by modeling agents Wilbur and Betty. The idea of Harriet becoming a supermodel is nonsense, right? But soon, she's training for the runway and trying to juggle homework and the catwalk. Based on the YA series of the same name, Geek Girl is a charming portrait of a neurodivergent young woman's journey of self-discovery and self-confidence.
Because This is My First Life
Nam Se-hee is a talented but socially awkward computer designer who has bought a beautiful new townhouse he can't really afford. He needs a tenant to share the mortgage payments with. Enter Yoon Ji-ho, a screenwriter who has been left homeless after being kicked out of the home she shared with her brother now that he's getting married. Living together would solve both of their problems, so why not agree to a marriage of convenience so that they can live together in a completely platonic way? But the more time they spend together, the closer they become…
