44 Romantic Comedies & Dramas to Watch in 2024: ‘Nobody Wants This’ & More
Who doesn’t love a good romantic tale? This year has already brought a swath of new love stories to the big and small screens, giving viewers plenty to enjoy on the romance front. Whether you want a funny rom-com or a dramatic epic, there’s something for everyone in 2024.
Netflix‘s adaptation of One Day took the internet by storm in February. The White Lotus‘ Leo Woodall plays Dex alongside Ambika Mod‘s Emma in this version. The limited series follows Dex and Emma’s relationship over 20 years, with one devastating gut punch at the end.
Earlier in the spring, Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway turned up the heat in the film adaptation of The Idea of You where Hathaway’s Solène falls in love with the much younger Hayes, played by Galitzine, who happens to be in the biggest boy band in the world.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live reunited Andrew Lincoln’s Rick and Danai Gurira’s Michonne for an emotional journey years in the making. And Interview With the Vampire Season 2 became must-watch TV as Louis’ (Jacob Anderson) relationships with Lestat (Sam Reid) and Armand (Assad Zaman) continued to unfold. Starz‘s time-traveling romantic epic, Outlander, will return in November, much later than anyone expected.
And capping of this fall, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield grace the screen in the decades-spanning romance We Live in Time. After a surprise encounter, Almut (Pugh) and Tobias (Garfield) fall for each other. When life and fate throw obstacles in their way, Almut and Tobias must learn to embrace the present and treasure their love.
Check out the 2024 rom-com and romantic drama TV and movie slate in the gallery below.
Sullivan's Crossing (The CW)
Neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) reconnects with her small-town past after a scandal causes her to leave her professional and personal life behind in the city. In Season 2 of the Canadian import airing on The CW in the U.S., Maggie and Cal (Chad Michael Murray) are clearly attracted to each other, but their pasts seriously complicate things.
Season 2 Premiere, Wednesday, October 2, 8/7c, The CW
Heartstopper (Netflix)
Season 3 of the high-school age rom-com premieres October 3 on Netflix. In the new episodes, Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) are officially public with their relationship, but they’ll find themselves facing new romantic challenges on top of the looming presence of attending university in the near future.
Season 3 Premiere, Thursday, October 3, Netflix
Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux will chronicle the twisted love story between Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) and the one and only Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga). Once they cross paths at Arkham State Hospital, a romance ignites. Once Arthur gets out, he and Harley get consumed by their passionate love affair. Who will become a victim of their romantic misadventures? The highly-anticipated sequel will also feature musical numbers. Joker: Folie à Deux is going to be the perfect date night movie this Halloween season.
In Theaters October 4, Streaming Date TBA
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The beloved mockumentary set in a Philadelphia public school returns October 9, and the season premiere will reveal where Janine (Quinta Brunson) and Gregory (Tyler James Williams) stand after they finally kissed again in last season’s finale. Their relationship will be a major part of the season as they continue to navigate their connection and balance it with work.
Season 4 Premiere, Wednesday, October 9, 9:30/8:30c, ABC
English Teacher (FX)
Evan Marquez (Brian Jordan Alvarez) is an English teacher in Austin, Texas who often finds himself at the intersection of the personal, professional, and political aspects of working at a high school. While this comedy’s mostly about Evan’s relationships with his friends/colleagues and his students, his comedically complicated romantic life with his ex-boyfriend (played by Jordan Firstman) frequently comes into play, as does the romantic exploits of Evan’s best friend and coworker, Gwen (Stephanie Koenig).
Mondays, 10/9c, FX
Doctor Odyssey (ABC)
ABC‘s newest medical procedural drama is a sexy adventure on the high seas that could have a major twist in store (see our COVID theory here). In the pilot episode, Dr. Max Bankman (Joshua Jackson) and nurse practitioner Avery (Phillipa Soo) kissed on the beach, creating an immediately complicated work dynamic between the two and their only other colleague in the ship’s clinic, Tristan (Sean Teale), who had already told Max he was in love with Avery. We expect more drama from this triangle on the horizon.
Thursdays, 9/8c, ABC
Industry (HBO)
The will-they, won’t-they relationship between Yasmin (Marisa Abela) and Rob (Harry Lawtey) came to a head in the Season 3 finale of the excellent HBO drama on Sunday, September 29. After being romantically connected to Kit Harington‘s exceedingly wealthy Henry all season — and after her disgraced father’s death turned the publishing heiress’s life upside down — Yas had a difficult choice to make.
Streaming Now, Max
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody star as an irreverent, outspoken, agnostic woman , Joanne, and an unconventional rabbi, Noah, who form an unlikely relationship. Joanne and her sister, Morgan (Succession‘s Justine Lupe), run a popular podcast about sex and relationships that shocks Noah’s family, but nothing is as shocking to them as him dating a woman who isn’t Jewish, especially when he’s up for the job as the head rabbi of their temple.
Streaming Now on Netflix
Colin From Accounts (Paramount+)
What happens when a girl flashes a boy in the street causing him to accidentally hit a dog? Paramount+’s exceedingly charming Australian comedy answers the question. While Season 1 tracks medical student Ashley and microbrewery owner Gordon’s (played by series creators and real-life couple Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall) growing connection as they care for the injured pup they aptly name “Colin From Accounts.” The recently released second season explores whether or not this unlikely duo should stay together or not.
Streaming Now on Paramount+
Emily in Paris (Netflix)
Season 4 Part 2 whisked Emily (Lily Collins) off to Rome where her European adventure continued. There, she found herself in a new romantic fling with an Italian man named Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini), adding another relationship to Emily’s complicated love life.
Streaming Now on Netflix
Outlander (Starz)
Starz‘s most romantic series, based on Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling novel series, is set to return in 2024 for Outlander Season 7 Part 2. The season will see Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) finally back in Scotland as they return their nephew, Ian (John Bell), to his parents at their ancestral home of Lallybroch.
Season 7 Part 2 Premiere, Friday, November 22, 8/7c, Starz
We Live in Time
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield come together for a breathtaking love story that’s likely to leave us all in a puddle of tears. We Live in Time is a romance that is told through snapshots of Almut (Pugh) and Tobias’ (Garfield) life together through decades. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each and every moment.
In Theater October 11 (Limited), Streaming Date TBA
The Couple Next Door (Starz)
Outlander‘s Sam Heughan has a dark, sexy drama coming to Starz this winter. In it, a young couple (played by Eleanor Tomlinson and Alfred Enoch) develop a fast friendship with their new neighbors (Heughan and Jessica De Gouw) when they move to an idyllic suburb; but the relationship soon takes some unexpected and sinister turns.
Series Premiere, Winter 2024, Starz
Diarra from Detroit (BET+)
Created by and starring Diarra Kilpatrick, Diarra juggles her messy divorce (her ex is played by Morris Chestnut) while trying to find her missing Tinder date. Her search for the man pulls her into a decades-old mystery involving the Detroit underworld. It’s a hilarious mystery-comedy with a romantic and sexy twist that shouldn’t be missed.
Streaming Now on BET+
It Ends With Us
Based on the Colleen Hoover novel, complications arise when a woman’s high school love interest comes back into her life.
Lily (Blake Lively) believes she’s found true love with Ryle (Justin Baldoni), but when a painful incident triggers past trauma, she must decide if love alone can carry her marriage through. However, things are complicated when her first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), returns to her life. Baldoni directs the flick in addition to starring.
Available Now on VOD
Find Me Falling (Netflix)
Harry Connick Jr. is returning to his romance roots in the Netflix movie Find Me Falling. The Hope Floats star plays an aging rock star who leaves behind his hectic life for a sabbatical on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. During his hiatus, he reconnects with an old flame (Agni Scott).
Available Now on Netflix
Fly Me to the Moon
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum have a romance destined for the stars in Fly Me to the Moon. The upcoming romantic dramedy follows the budding relationship between a marketing specialist and a NASA director during the Space Race. Greg Berlanti directs the flick.
Available Now on VOD
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding a romantic thriller filled with passion and shocking twists. The film follows a gym manager (Kristen Stewart) who falls for a rising star bodybuilder named Jackie (Katy M. O’Brian). As their relationship deepens, Lou and Jackie find themselves in danger as they get pulled into Lou’s corrupt family of criminals.
Available Now on VOD
Challengers
Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a former tennis prodigy turned coach is married to champion Art (Mike Faist), who’s on a losing streak. Her strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend, Patrick (Josh O’Connor). The sexy sports drama, directed by Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino, made over $90 million at the box office.
Streaming Now on Prime Video and MGM+
Interview With the Vampire (AMC)
The toxic love between Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) will be put to the side as viewers see how Louis and Armand’s (Assad Zaman) relationship came to be in Interview With the Vampire Season 2 on AMC. This season has been full of twists and turns as Louis and Armand get to know each other at the Parisian Théâtres des Vampires, occupied by vicious bloodsuckers like Ben Daniels‘ Santiago and more.
Seasons 1 & 2 Streaming Now on AMC+, Season 1 Streaming Now on Netflix
A Family Affair (Netflix)
This upcoming Netflix flick follows a surprising romance with comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her movie star boss as they face complications of love, sex, and identity. Directed by Richard LaGravenese who writes the movie alongside Carrie Solomon. Meanwhile, A Family Affair features Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King, Liza Koshy, and Kathy Bates.
Streaming Now
The Bikeriders
Yes, a gritty motorcycle movie has a romance at the center of it. Austin Butler and Jodie Comer get wrapped up in a fast and furious relationship as Butler’s Benny rises through the ranks of the Vandals MC motorcycle club in The Bikeriders. Butler has never looked hotter onscreen, and he’s joined by Challengers star Mike Faist, Tom Hardy, and more.
Streaming Now on Peacock
The Idea of You (Prime Video)
The Idea of You, based on Robinne Lee’s bestselling book, became one of the most talked-about rom-coms of year (so far). The film broke the record for the most-watched trailer ever for a streaming movie with 125 million global views across social media.
Hathaway’s Solène falls for boy band heartthrob Hayes Campbell, played by Galitzine, after they cross paths at Coachella. Solène and Hayes get swept up in a passionate romance, but the global spotlight puts strain on their relationship.
Streaming Now
Turtles All the Way Down (Prime Video)
Turtles All the Way Down, based on John Green’s bestselling novel, follows Aza Holmes (Isabela Merced) as she navigates high school while battling anxiety. She reconnects with her childhood crush Davis (Felix Mallard) and finds herself opening up in ways she never has before. Cree, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes, and J. Smith-Cameron also star.
Streaming Now
The Fall Guy
Adapted from the 1981 series of the same name, The Fall Guy stars Ryan Gosling as Colt Seavers, a former stuntman who’s sprung back into action when the star of a new movie, Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), goes missing. Emily Blunt stars as Judy Moreno, his former lover, who’s directing the film in which the missing actor stars. Winston Duke, Hannah Waddingham, and Stephanie Hsu also star.
Streaming Now on Peacock
Mother of the Bride (Netflix)
Brooke Shields stars as Lana in the upcoming Netflix rom-com. Lana’s daughter Emma (Miranda Cosgrove) returns from abroad and reveals she’s getting married in Thailand in a month. When Lana meets her daughter’s fiancé (Owen Teale), she realizes his father (Benjamin Bratt) is the man who broke her heart years ago.
Streaming Now
Bridgerton (Netflix)
The long-awaited Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton)-focused season didn’t disappoint. This season was based on Julia Quinn’s Romancing Mister Bridgerton and featured plenty of steamy scenes that made Polin fans very happy.
Streaming Now
How to Date Billy Walsh (Prime Video)
Sebastian Croft and Bridgerton’s Charithra Chandran play childhood best friends in the Prime Video rom-com. However, Archie (played by Croft) has been harboring a secret love for Chandran’s Amelia for years. He’s gathering up the courage to reveal his feelings when Amelia falls for Billy Walsh (Tanner Buchanan) a new student who transfers in. Archie engages in some hilarious sabotage to keep Billy and Amelia apart, but he risks losing her in the process.
Streaming Now
Mary & George (Starz)
Mary & George is a lush and uber-sexy romp mixed with betrayal and intrigue. Galitzine plays George Villiers who, with the help of his scheming mother Mary Villiers (Julianne Moore), becomes one of the most powerful men in England after he seduces King James VI (Tony Curran). Galitzine, Moore, and Curran are firing on all cylinders here in this riveting royal drama based on Benjamin Woolley’s The King’s Assassin.
Streaming Now on Starz App
Música (Prime Video)
Rudy Mancuso directors, co-writes, composes, and stars in Música, a film inspired by Mancuso’s own life. The coming-of-age romantic comedy also stars Riverdale’s Camila Mendes. Mancuso and Mendes met on the set of the film and fell in love.
Streaming Now
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (AMC)
The love story between The Walking Dead‘s Rick and Michonne (Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira), changed by a world that is constantly changing, reunited in the highly-anticipated limited series. Lincoln and Gurira’s chemistry was more palpable than ever as they forged a new path forward.
Streaming Now on AMC+
Irish Wish (Netflix)
In the Netflix rom-com, Lindsay Lohan‘s Maddie is in love with her best friend’s betrothed, and one day she wakes up to discover she’s now the bride-to-be instead. Set in the green moors of Ireland, the movie sees Maddie learn that her dreams for true love may not be what she initially imagined. Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos, Ayesha Curry, Elizabeth Tan, and Jane Seymour join Lohan for the movie.
Streaming Now
Anyone But You
The Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney rom-com became a welcome addition to the genre when it came out in theaters in 2023 and turned out to be box office sensation.
After an amazing first date, Bea (Sweeney) and Ben’s (Powell) fiery attraction turns ice-cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.
Streaming Now on Netflix
What Happens Later (VOD)
Ex-lovers (Meg Ryan and David Duchovny) reunite when they both become stranded in an airport overnight. They find themselves drawn together to revisit their past to discuss what could have been and what may happen in the future. Ryan directs and stars in the rom-com.
Available Now on VOD
Beautiful Wedding (Hulu)
After a crazy night in Las Vegas, Abby (Virginia Gardner) and Travis (Dylan Sprouse) discover they are married. They head to Mexico for a honeymoon with friends and family.
Streaming Now
Sometimes I Think About Dying
A lonely and socially awkward woman, Fran (Daisy Ridley), tries to make a connection with a friendly new co-worker, Robert (Dave Merheje), who takes her out on a date.
Available Now on VOD
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Prime Video)
Two strangers (Glover and Erskine) land jobs with a spy agency that offers them a life of espionage, wealth, and travel. The catch: new identities in an arranged marriage. The Prime Video series is a reimagining of the 2005 film. The star-studded list of guest stars includes Alexander Skarsgård, Eiza González, Sharon Horgan, Ron Perlman, Billy Campbell, Úrsula Corberó, Paul Dano, Michaela Coel, John Turturro, Parker Posey, and Wagner Moura.
Streaming Now
One Day (Netflix)
Emma Morley (Mod) and Dexter Mayhew (Woodall) met on July 15, 1988, the night of their graduation. The next morning, they go their separate ways but they always manage to reconnect on this one day for decades to come.
Each episode finds Dex and Em, one year older, on this one particular date, as they grow and change, move together and apart, experience joy and heartbreak. One Day is based on the worldwide bestseller by David Nicholls.
Streaming Now
Lisa Frankenstein
A misunderstood teenager, Lisa (Kathryn Newton), and a reanimated corpse called “The Creature” (Cole Sprouse) embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness, and a few missing body parts.
Streaming Now on Peacock
Upgraded (Prime Video)
Ana (Mendes) is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire (Marisa Tomei). When she’s upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will (Archie Renaux), who mistakes Ana for her boss—a white lie that sets off a glamorous chain of events, romance and opportunity, until her fib threatens to surface.
Streaming Now
Float
After she nearly drowns, Waverly (Andrea Bang) unexpectedly falls for the small-town lifeguard who rescued her, Blake (Robbie Amell). Based on the novel by Kate Marchant.
Available Now on VOD
Marmalade
The recently incarcerated Baron (Joe Keery) strikes up a friendship with cellmate Otis (Aldis Hodge), a man with a history of prison breaks. As they plan to escape together, Baron recalls the story of how he met Marmalade (Camila Morrone), the love of his life, and their Bonnie and Clyde-style scheme to rob a bank in order to care for his sick mother and give the couple the life they’ve always dreamed of.
Streaming Now on Hulu
Players (Netflix)
New York sportswriter Mack (Gina Rodriguez) has spent years devising successful hook-up “plays” with best friend Adam (Damon Wayans Jr.) and their crew. While it has led to countless one-night stands over the years, following their playbook comes with a strict set of ground rules — chief among them: you can’t build a relationship from a play. When Mack unexpectedly falls for her latest target, charming war correspondent Nick (Tom Ellis), she begins to rethink the game entirely. As the lines between work, fun, friendship, and romance begin to blur, Mack must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps. Players also stars Joel Courtney, Augustus Prew, Liza Koshy, Ego Nwodim, and Marin Hinkle.
Streaming Now
This Is Me... Now: A Love Story (Prime Video)
This Is Me…Now: A Love Story is a narrative-driven cinematic odyssey, steeped in mythological storytelling and personal healing. The film drops in tandem with Jennifer Lopez‘s first studio album in a decade and showcases the singer’s journey to love through her own eyes. The star-studded cast includes Lopez’s husband, Ben Affleck, Fat Joe, Trevor Noah, Kim Petras, Post Malone, Keke Palmer, Sofia Vergara, Jenifer Lewis, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Derek Hough, and more.
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