The 15 Best Romance Shows Streaming in 2025

Romance on streaming platforms has evolved far beyond formulaic love stories. The best romantic shows today combine genuine chemistry, sharp writing, and emotional complexity that elevates the genre. Here are the 15 best romance-centered shows available right now.

How We Selected: We investigated options using full-season viewing, critical analysis, and production quality assessment. Our assessment focused on narrative quality, acting performances, production values. These recommendations reflect our independent assessment, not paid partnerships.

The Must-Watch Tier

Bridgerton (Netflix) is the romance genre’s streaming flagship. Shonda Rhimes’s adaptation of Julia Quinn’s Regency-era novels combines lavish production design, diverse casting, and unabashed passion into the most popular English-language series on Netflix. Three seasons in, each following a different Bridgerton sibling’s love story, the show has proven that romance audiences are enormous and underserved by most platforms.

Nobody Wants This (Netflix) pairs Kristen Bell as a sex-positive podcast host with Adam Brody as a recently single rabbi in a romantic comedy that became a surprise hit through sheer chemistry. Bell and Brody have the kind of natural rapport that makes every scene between them feel effortless, and the show navigates cultural and religious differences with humor and genuine warmth.

Normal People (Hulu) adapts Sally Rooney’s novel about Connell and Marianne, two Irish teenagers whose on-and-off relationship spans years of miscommunication, class anxiety, and profound connection. Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones deliver performances of devastating intimacy in one of the most emotionally honest romance shows ever made.

Fleabag (Amazon Prime Video) is technically a comedy, but its second season’s love story between Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s unnamed protagonist and Andrew Scott’s Hot Priest is one of the great screen romances. The chemistry is electric, the barriers are real, and the ending is perfect.

Sweeping Romance

Outlander (Starz/Netflix) sends Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) through time from 1945 to 1743 Scotland, where she meets Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). Six seasons of epic romance set against historical upheaval, with chemistry between the leads that never fades. Pachinko (Apple TV Plus) weaves a love story across generations of a Korean family in Japan, combining romance with historical sweep in one of the most visually beautiful shows on any platform.

One Day (Netflix) follows Dexter and Emma across twenty years of friendship, missed connections, and eventual love. Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall bring fresh life to David Nicholls’s beloved novel, and the show’s structure — one day per episode, one year apart — gives the romance a bittersweet patience.

Romantic Comedy

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime Video) wraps its romance in rapid-fire comedy. Midge Maisel’s relationships with Joel, Lenny Bruce, and her own ambition create a love story about a woman discovering what she actually wants. Ted Lasso (Apple TV Plus) features several romantic threads woven through its warmhearted comedy, with Roy Kent and Keeley Jones providing one of the most beloved TV couples of recent years.

XO, Kitty (Netflix) is a charming spinoff of the To All the Boys franchise, following Kitty Song Covey to a boarding school in Seoul. Lighter and younger than other entries on this list, it delivers the butterflies and misunderstandings that define great teen romance.

International Romance

Crash Landing on You (Netflix) is the K-drama gateway drug — a South Korean heiress accidentally paraglides into North Korea and falls for a military officer. The absurd premise gives way to a genuinely moving love story with tremendous leads. First Love (Netflix Japan) tells a story of reconnection across decades with understated beauty and Hikaru Utada’s iconic music.

Prestige Romance

Scenes from a Marriage (Max/HBO) remakes Ingmar Bergman’s classic with Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain as a couple whose marriage disintegrates over five episodes of raw, uncomfortable intimacy. Not a happy romance, but one of the most honest examinations of love and its failure available on streaming.

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