Elite he achieved world fame thanks to his seasons on Netflix. During its 3 seasons there have been many actors who have gone through this Spanish production, although most of them - at least in its early seasons - come from another Spanish hit like La Casa de Papel.
While Elite fans are looking forward to a new fourth season, we are already talking about several alternatives to Elite that you can find on Netflix, now is the time to talk about another VOD platform like HBO, which has productions of every type, including those with a youth and adolescent theme like Elite. If you are looking for new series to watch, we offer you 5 HBO series that look like Elite.
We offer you some alternatives to Elite on HBO
Euphoria
Perhaps one of the most obvious options on the entire list. Euphoria is a series starring Zendaya that does everything Elite does but much better, much more worked and with more care. The young star's extraordinary performance and the themes covered in the original HBO series make her a must. Superstar Zendaya stars in this HBO series about a group of high school students who navigate a fickle world filled with drugs, sex, identity issues, trauma, social media, love and friendship.
- Year: 2019.
- Seasons: 1.
- Episodes: 9.
- Approximate duration: 50 minutes.
I could break you (I could break you)
It could destroy you delves into sexual themes above what we can see in Euphoria and, of course, in Elite. The synopsis of this HBO series, premiered in 2020, already suggests that we are faced with a special and raw product that will make us reflect: "Honest and open-minded series that invites reflection on sexual consent, told through Arabella , an up-and-coming ingenious writer whose life changes forever when she is the victim of sexual assault in a nightclub. "
- Year: 2020.
- Seasons: 1.
- Episodes: 12.
- Approximate duration: 30 minutes.
Mortal class
This time we changed the institutes and sexual matters for another type of academy… a murder academy to be exact. Class Lethal (Deadly Class in its original version) is another HBO series that has famous actors, starting with Benedict Wong and with the Russo brothers (known for directing several films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) as creators. This series takes us to the 80s and tells us about the life of a teenager who starts studying in a well-known school of murderers. Maintaining your moral code while working on your ruthless resume, joining violent social groups, and dealing with adolescent uncertainty can prove fatal.
- Year: 2019.
- Seasons: 1.
- Episodes: 10.
- Approximate duration: 40 minutes.
Pretty Little Liars: Perfectionists
The original Little Liars series (Pretty Little Liars) is available on Netlifx, but one of its spin-offs can be found on HBO. Pretty Little Liars: Perfectionists tells the story of a campus of perfectionists who are under pressure to succeed. When the university's demands reach a climax, someone succumbs and ends up committing murder. As they work together to solve the murder, it soon becomes clear that behind every perfectionist is a secret, a lie, that requires an alibi.
- Year: 2019.
- Seasons: 1.
- Episodes: 10.
- Approximate duration: 40 minutes.
Light as a feather
Light as a feather is our last recommendation on the list and gives us a much more mysterious and thriller storyline than anything we've seen so far. This HBO series tells the story of a group of friends who play a game in which the order in which they will die is predicted. A short time later, friends die in this order, presenting a mystery to the survivors, who don't want to face the same fate.
- Year: 2018.
- Seasons: 2.
- Episodes: 26.
- Approximate duration: 20 minutes.
