Missing Younger? Wait Out the Hiatus With These 10 Shows

Before Darren Star created Younger, he was the mastermind behind the iconic comedy of the 2000s. Following the intertwined lives of four friends in Manhattan and their tangled love lives, the show was groundbreaking in its unabashed depictions of female sexuality, as well as its emphasis on the friendship between the women as much as their romances.

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

If you love Sutton Foster's quirky, wry leading-lady charm as Liza Miller, you'll definitely dig Bunheads. The short-lived ABC Family series centreed on Foster's Michelle, a Vegas showgirl who impulsively marries her longtime admirer and moves to his small town, where she teaches dance at his mother's ballet school. It's a female-driven story, like Younger, and gives Foster the chance to show off her serious Broadway chops too!

Where to watch: Amazon Prime, Hulu

The heart of Younger's drama comes from its heroine's huge lie about her identity. Cable Girls has a similar premise, but with much higher stakes and a period setting. Alba, a young woman with a checkered past and debts to pay, steals the name of a bystander and joins a 1920s Madrid telephone company as "Lidia." Although she befriends several of her coworkers and falls for one of the managers, there's also the little problem that her long-ago love is a higher-up in the company too. Like Younger, it's got a complex love triangle and awesome gal pals.

Where to watch: Netflix

The lie at the centre of Younger's premise is handled with a light touch, but Crazy Ex-Girlfriend gleefully deconstructs the whole lie-to-get-ahead trope through the story of its intrepid antiheroine, Rebecca Bunch, who turns her life inside out to follow (or stalk) her high school camp crush to West Covina, California. It combines workplace dynamics and an unexpected girl squad with a satire of rom-coms. Oh — and it's a musical satire, too.

Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime

Taking the "lie for a good cause" into high school makes for a lot of comedy (and some drama too) on Faking It. The teen series kicks off with a pair of female best friends being mistaken for a lesbian couple and just going with it, especially when their popularity skyrockets. Of course, both begin developing feelings for each other and for other people, complicating matters more and more.

Where to watch: Hulu, iTunes

Equal parts warm-and-fuzzy family dramedy and on-point telenovela satire, Jane The Virgin has the same salty-and-sweet mixture that endears fans to Younger. As the title suggests, the show revolves around Jane, a virgin who's accidentally artificially inseminated, and the growing network of family that comes from this mistake. At its heart, though, are the three generations of women who love and fight and always support each other through the happiest and hardest moments of life.

Where to watch: Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Prime

From Amy Sherman-Palladino, the pen behind Gilmore Girls and Bunheads, comes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Like Younger, it's a sharply-drawn comedy centreing on women with developing careers and messy personal lives — but with 1950s gender politics on top of it all. The wit, humour, and warmth are sure to fit right into the tastes of Younger fans.

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

Just as Younger quickly surpassed its initial premise, so did New Girl. At first, it was a standard odd-couple sitcom about a quirky, naive young woman moving in with three mismatched guys after being dumped. But over the years, it turned into a true ensemble comedy about a surprising group of friends, just as Younger has leaned into its rich supporting cast in recent seasons.

Where to watch: Netflix, Hulu

Teachers, which shared the TV Land network with Younger, also shares its sharp-tongued humour and ensemble of messy but compelling female characters. The sitcom features a group of unconventional teachers who misbehave and get up to all sorts of mischief. It's a more satirical comedy than a traditional sitcom, but still with plenty of heart.

Where to watch: Amazon Prime

Think the deceptions in Younger are drama-packed? Try UnReal on for size. The darkly funny, sometimes melodramatic series centres on Rachel, a producer on a Bachelor-style reality series whose job duties include a fair bit of manipulation and straight-up lies, all in the name of good TV. Of course, nothing goes as planned, and the lies and the truth begin to blur in uncomfortable ways.

Where to watch: Hulu