Created by Melanie Halsall and based on the popular Wattpad novel by Ali Novak, My Life with the Walter Boys is Netflix’s latest coming-of-age teen drama which premiered December 7 on the streaming service. The show stars Nikki Rodriguez (On My Block) as Jackie Howard, who loses her entire family in a tragic accident. Jackie is then forced to move from her privileged life in New York to a small rural town in Colorado with her new guardian and 10 rowdy boys.
Sarah Rafferty (Suits, Chicago Med), Noah LaLonde (Asbury Park), Marc Blucas (Underground, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ashby Gentry (Are You Afraid of the Dark?), Connor Stanhope (Garage Sale Mysteries), Johnny Link (Dear Edward), Alisha Newton (Devil in Ohio, Heartland), Corey Fogelmanis (Ma, Girl Meets World), Zoë Soul (The Purge: Anarchy), Jaylan Evans (Power Book III: Raising Kanan), Ellie O’Brien (Fear Thy Neighbor, Designated Survivor), Ashley Holliday Tavares (Grey’s Anatomy), Alix West Lefler (Riverdale), Mya Lowe (Yellowjackets) and Gabrielle Jacinto (Deadly Midwife) make up the My Life with the Walter Boys ensemble cast.
Netflix has a stellar catalogue of coming-of-age series similar to My Life with the Walter Boys you can watch after. Here are 10 other coming-of-age series to watch only on Netflix.
Atypical (2017-2021)
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Keir Gilchrist, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Michael Rapaport, Nik Dodani, Jenna Boyd, Graham Rogers, Fivel Stewart, Amy Okuda
Synopsis: “Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, decides it’s time to find a girlfriend, which sets Sam’s mom on her own life-changing path as her son seeks more independence.”
Everything Now (2023 – )
Cast: Sophie Wilde, Lauryn Ajufo, Harry Cadby, Noah Thomas, Niamh McCormack, Robert Akodoto, Vivienne Acheampong, Jessie Mae Alonzo, George Greenland, Sam Reuben, Alex Hassell
Synopsis: “Follows Mia Polanco, who is released from hospital after a lengthy battle with anorexia, she is thrust back into the world of sixth form.”
Everything Sucks (2018)
Cast: Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Peyton Kennedy, Sydney Sweeney, Patch Darragh, Rio Mangini, Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako, Quinn Liebling, Elijah Stevenson, Abi Brittle, NicoleMcCullough, Zachary Ray Sherman
Synopsis: “In 1990s Oregon, members of a high school A/V club clash with the drama club.”
Heartstopper (2022 – )
Cast: Joe Locke, Kit Connor, Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Tobie Donovan, Sebastian Croft, Rhea Norwood, Corinna Brown, Olivia Colman, Jenny Walser, Kizzy Edgell, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Fisayo Akinade
Synopsis: “Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.”
Never Have I Ever (2020-2023)
Cast: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Darren Barnet, John McEnroe, Jaren Lewison, Lee Rodriguez, Richa Moorjani, Ramona Young, Benjamin Norris, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Megan Suri, Niecy Nash, Jack Seavor McDonald
Synopsis: “The complicated life of a first-generation Indian-American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling’s own childhood.”
On My Block (2018-2021)
Cast: Sierra Capri, Jason Genao, Brett Gray, Diego Tinoco, Jessica Marie Garcia, Julio Macias, Peggy Blow, Reggie Austin, Paula Garcés, Eme Ikwuakor, Nikki Rodriguez
Synopsis: “A coming-of-age story about four bright, street-savvy friends navigating their way through high school in gritty South Central Los Angeles, trying to get their friend out of a gang, and having friendship turn into something more.”
Sex Education (2019-2023)
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Emma Mackey, NcutiGatwa, Gillian Anderson, Connor Swindells, Aimee Lou Wood, Mimi Keene, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Alistair Petrie, Chaneil Kular, Simone Ashley, Samantha Spiro, George Robinson, Chinenye Ezeudu, Tanya Reynolds, Patricia Allison, Jim Howick, Rakhee Thakrar
Synopsis: “A teenage virgin who lives with his sex therapist mother teams up with a smart and edgy high school classmate to start their own health clinic.”
Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020)
Cast: Maddie Phillips, Anjelica Bette Fellini, Kadeem Hardison, Virginia Williams, Mackenzie Astin, Shirley Rumierk, Spencer House, Devon Hales, Myles Evans, Charity Cervantes, Method Man, Eric Graise
Synopsis: “After joining forces with a veteran bounty hunter, 16-year-old fraternal-twin sisters Sterling and Blair dive into the world of bail-skipping baddies while still navigating the high stakes of teenage life.”
XO, Kitty (2023 – )
Cast: Anna Cathcart, Minyeong Choi, Gia Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Anthony Keyvan, Jocelyn Shelfo, Yunjin Kim, Regan Aliyah, Peter Thurnwald, Théo Augier Bonaventure
Synopsis: “A new love story unfolds when teen matchmaker Kitty reunites with her long-distance boyfriend at the same boarding school attended by her late mother.”
Young Royals (2021 – )
Cast: Edvin Ryding, Omar Rudberg, Felicia Maxime, Malte Gårdinger, Nathalie Varli, Inti Zamora Sobrado, Mimmi Cyon, Nikita Uggla, Frida Argento, Fabian Penje, Carmen Gloria Pérez, Ivar Forsling
Synopsis: “Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.”
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