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2019 · Series · TV-MA · your starting pointIf Years and Years is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Shows like Years and Years, ranked
1. Bright Young Things (2003)
Stephen Poliakoff's sharp-eyed dissection of how social upheaval destabilizes personal bonds across decades finds its mirror in this satirical portrait of a privileged class careening toward historical collapse while clinging to frivolous rituals.
2. Every Year After (2026)
Russell T Davies' intimate approach to collective trauma through fractured family moments recurs here, examining how personal bonds either fracture or deepen when external forces—in this case, one catastrophic event—reshape everything the characters believed about their future.
3. Changing Ends (2023)
Russell T Davies' unflinching examination of how political turbulence reshapes ordinary families across decades finds its mirror in this portrait of personal transformation amid Britain's economic convulsion, both treating domestic upheaval and social fracture with the same unsentimental
4. The Village (2013)
Both sweep across decades of social fracture through a single family's lens, using fragmented timelines and intimate domestic moments to measure how historical currents reshape personal bonds and individual identity.
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