Where to Find YA Gay Romance on TV (PHOTOS)

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Riverdale - Vanessa Morgan as Toni and Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl
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Andi Mack
Disney Channel

Andi Mack

This dramedy ended with Cyrus (Joshua Rush) and TJ (Luke Mellen) becoming Disney Channel’s first gay teen couple.

Pose
FX

Pose

Tons of screen time in this FX drama is devoted to the romance between young dancers Damon (Ryan Jamaal Swain) and Ricky (Dyllón Burnside).

Eli Brown in Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
Allyson Riggs/Freeform

Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists

In Freeform’s PLL spin-off, cellist Dylan (Eli Brown, pictured here) is in a relationship with “nerd-chic” architecture student Andrew (Evan Bittencourt).

Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong in Sex Education
Sam Taylor/Netflix

Sex Education

Adam’s (Connor Swindells) bullying of Eric (Ncuti Gatwa, pictured here) gives way to romantic feelings in this Netflix teen dramedy.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Diyah Pera/Netflix

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Pansexual warlock Ambrose (Chance Perdomo) hooks up with bisexual warlock Luke (Darren Mann) in this Netflix horror show.

Élite
Manuel Fernandez-Valdes

Élite

Ander (Arón Piper) and Omar (Omar Ayuso) are two teenagers in love in this Spanish drama streaming on Netflix.

Riverdale - Vanessa Morgan as Toni and Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl
Dean Buscher/The CW

Riverdale

This CW drama boasts several same-sex relationships and hookups, including the relationship between Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) and Toni (Vanessa Morgan).

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Disney+ is taking viewers back to the world of the 2018 film Love, Simon, with a spinoff TV show focusing on another lovestruck Creekwood student.

The series — also titled Love, Simon — “follows Victor [Michael Cimino] on his own journey of discovery as he’s facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city and struggling with his sexuality,” per The Hollywood Reporter. Looking for help, Victor gets in touch with Simon, played in the film by Nick Robinson, who will narrate the TV show.

While we wait for the show to premiere, check out the gallery above to see other TV series featuring young adults in same-sex romances.