'Off Campus' & 4 Other Best Romantic TV Series Released in 2026 So Far, Ranked by IMDb

Love is perhaps the only aspect of human life that will always excite filmmakers.

Despite frequent discussions about audience fatigue with romantic cliches, the industry continues to produce new stories about lovers separated by circumstances, status, or time.

5. 'Finding Her Edge', 2026-...

IMDb Score: 5.9/10

Finding Her Edge is a Canadian series based on Jennifer Iacopelli's novel of the same name. It sets a familiar young adult plot in the world of professional figure skating. After her mother's death, Adriana leaves the sport, but years later, she returns to the ice when the family rink is on the verge of closing.

Hoping to attract sponsors, she teams up with Brayden, a talented but difficult skater. The two compete for medals and to understand their feelings.

As in almost any series about athletes, figure skating becomes a tense backdrop for a coming-of-age story, family conflicts, and first big decisions.

4. 'Love Story', 2026-...

IMDb Score: 7.4/10

Ryan Murphy's anthology begins with the romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. The son of a US president, John was destined from birth to live a life burdened by publicity.

Carolyn was a successful PR director at Calvin Klein and a self-sufficient woman who never aspired to marry the son of a prominent politician. Yet, she nevertheless found herself at the center of the most talked-about romance of the 1990s.

The series chronicles their swift courtship and subsequent disenchantment with each other. Without embellishment, the show depicts the gap between the private and the public, family and work, and self-realization and love.

3. 'Two Years Later', 2026

IMDb Score: 7.5/10

Before the Covid pandemic, Emily and Ryan saw each other every day on the bus to work, gradually growing closer. However, the pandemic cut short their budding love story.

Two years later, they met again by chance and this time, Ryan wasn't willing to let her go. When Emily starts to feel lost, Ryan suggests they go on eight dates to see if they're truly right for each other.

Phoebe Tonkin and Brenton Thwaites play the lead roles in the show. Both actors are familiar to viewers from completely different genres: Tonkin is known for her roles in The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, while Thwaites is known for his role in Maleficent.

2. 'Can This Love Be Translated?', 2026

IMDb Score: 7.8/10

The plot centers on the relationship between Joo Ho-jin, a talented polyglot translator, and Cha Mu-hee, a world-renowned actress. They first meet in Japan and then begin working on an international TV project together.

Their relationship develops in complex ways as feelings of mutual attraction collide with secrets from the past, emotional trauma, and omissions. However, as is often the case, true feelings have the power to heal even the most wounded hearts.

The series masterfully blends topics of mental health, parent-child relationships, psychological maturity, and trust to effectively develop the main characters.

1. 'Off Campus', 2026-...

IMDb Score: 7.9/10

The series is based on Elle Kennedy's bestselling book series of the same name, which became a true BookTok phenomenon. The first season adapts the book The Deal, featuring familiar tropes such as fake dating and from hate to love.

Hannah Wells, a hockey-hating music student, unexpectedly strikes a deal with Garrett Graham, the university's star hockey player and future NHL star, as well as the campus's biggest heartthrob.

Both of them hope to benefit from the arrangement, but it quickly becomes clear that life rarely follows a predetermined script.