As two very different teen dramas — FX’s ‘The Shards’ and Amazon’s ‘Sterling Point’ — reel in nostalgic viewers, THR’s TV critics pick their favorite entries in a storied small-screen genre.
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As two very different teen dramas — FX’s ‘The Shards’ and Amazon’s ‘Sterling Point’ — reel in nostalgic viewers, THR’s TV critics pick their favorite entries in a storied small-screen genre.
August 13, 2026
TV viewers love teen dramas.
But do TV viewers love good teen dramas?
Off Campus, The Summer I Turned Pretty and Sterling Point are winning viewers with grounded coming-of-age themes
The cast and creative team behind Prime Video’s latest coming-of-age drama dig into what sets the series apart in an increasingly…
The Amazon teen drama from 'My Old Ass' filmmaker Megan Park offers a refreshing escape from tech-addled adolescence
Megan Park's Prime Video YA series follows a young woman who goes to her late mother's hometown to discover secrets she never…
Bret Easton Ellis and Ryan Murphy’s 80s-set teen drama has been praised by viewers
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