When Amazon Prime Video first announced its new series Paper Girls, it drew immediate comparisons to Netflix's hit 80s nostalgia show Stranger Things. However, Paper Girls quickly establishes its own unique tone and story that goes beyond those surface similarities.
If you've already binged the first season of Paper Girls and are looking for recommendations on what to watch next, here are 8 more titles to check out:
1. Shining Girls
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| Apple TV+ | Like Paper Girls, Shining Girls also utilizes time travel and a shifting sense of reality as a woman tries to make sense of her disjointed memories and track down her attacker through history. |
2. Stranger Things
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| Netflix | While Paper Girls puts its own spin on the 80s kids adventure genre, fans of that nostalgic vibe will enjoy Stranger Things' supernatural mysteries. |
3. Outlander
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| Starz | Centered around a time-traveling nurse from the 1940s who finds herself transported to 18th-century Scotland, Outlander shares Paper Girls' central theme of a character displaced in time. |
4. The Wilds
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| Amazon Prime Video | Amazon's The Wilds also focuses on a group of teenage girls with differing backgrounds forced to work together to survive mysterious circumstances. |
5. Loki
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| Disney+ | Loki's adventures through the multiverse and run-ins with the Time Variance Authority share Paper Girls' central time travel hooks. |
6. The OA
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| Netflix | The OA has a similar eerie, mystical tone as Paper Girls and incorporates interdimensional travel in telling the story of a missing woman's return. |
7. Orphan Black
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| Amazon Prime Video | While without the time travel element, Orphan Black also explores identity through characters encountering their clones, similar to how the Paper Girls meet their future selves. |
8. Russian Doll
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| Netflix | With a plot centered around a woman stuck in a time loop, Russian Doll shares Paper Girl's sci-fi take on time anomalies. |
These 8 shows all have elements in common with Paper Girls, whether it's time travel, coming-of-age stories, or thought-provoking sci-fi premises. Fans of Paper Girls' mix of nostalgia, mystery, and relatable characters should find something to enjoy in each of these selections.
Have you watched Paper Girls or any of these other shows? Share your thoughts in the comments!
