"This is a controversial statement, but I'm going to say it anyway: Elite is the show Gossip Girl wanted to be. The show is just doing things the other girls can't! Sure, it's highly unrealistic that a top-tier private school would have a murder mystery every year, but we're not tuning in for realism. We're exclusively here for dramatics, good-looking adults playing teenagers, and fabulous gowns!
The Spanish-language series mainly focuses on the culture clash that erupts between the school's rich students and the handful of attendees on scholarship, but it also covers teen pregnancy, religion, grief, drugs, and everything in between. It'll make you laugh at adolescent foolishness, admire how the characters recklessly fall in love with each other, and constantly question why Lu is the only one to break out in random English phrases. How on earth these teens manage to graduate amid all their drama is the real mystery, but when they're this fun to watch, who cares? — Mekishana Pierre, assistant entertainment editor
Watch Elite on Netflix.