what to watch after hart of dixie

Nothing hits the spot like a TV show about moving to a small town, and The CW's Hart of Dixie is a staple of the genre. The fan-favorite series, which aired from 2011 to 2015, starred Rachel Bilson as Zoe Hart, a doctor who moves from New York City to the Southern town of Bluebell, Alabama, to take over her father's medical practice after his death.


The fun, quirky fish-out-of-water story was fueled by strange local traditions, small-town drama, and a swoon-worthy love triangle involving the hunky town lawyer (Scott Porter) and the equally hunky bartender (Wilson Bethel). Hart of Dixie was just as likely to make you tear up as it was to make you laugh, so even though it sometimes felt like fans were all experiencing a collective fever dream, it left behind a lot of fond memories.

If you're looking for something like Hart of Dixie to watch, the list of shows below will all scratch that itch. You'll find heartwarming shows featuring eccentric small towns, plenty of romance, and medical professionals who've relocated and started over. Who knew that was such a popular storyline? If you like Hart of Dixie, these are the shows you should watch next.

Looking for more recommendations of what to watch next? We have a ton of them! And if you're looking for more hand-picked recommendations based on shows you love, we have those too.

Ginny & Georgia

If you want a show about moving to a small town that goes heavy on the drama, check out Ginny & Georgia. The addictive Netflix series centers on a young mother (Brianne Howey) who moves her two children, Ginny (Antonia Gentry) and Austin (Diesel La Torraca), from Texas to a small town in Massachusetts for a fresh start. Naturally, her secrets follow her there. Ginny & Georgia, which jumps between Ginny's life in a new high school and unraveling Georgia's past, is a mystery, a crime drama, a comedy, and a YA series all at once, and it's endlessly watchable. Plus, Hart of Dixie alum Scott Porter is around to sweeten the deal. -Kelly Connolly.

Gilmore Girls

Eagle-eyed viewers will notice that the WB-turned-CW series Gilmore Girls and Hart of Dixie were both filmed on the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank, California, but the same town square is not all the two shows have in common. Both are light-hearted dramedies set in charming small towns with annual festivals and strange traditions. So, if you're looking for a show that will make you want to pack up and move to a new town that has long-standing feuds with neighboring towns, wacky townsfolk, and pets named after famous people, Gilmore Girls is the show for you.

Bunheads

After you've finished Gilmore Girls, check out Bunheads, another heartwarming and quirky series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino that is set in a small town and also stars Kelly Bishop. The show follows Michelle (Tony Award winner Sutton Foster), a former ballerina turned Las Vegas showgirl who marries her admirer on a whim only to have him die shortly after she moves to his small coastal hometown. Like Zoe on Hart of Dixie, Michelle struggles to adjust to her new life in a strange place, but she eventually finds purpose when she begins teaching ballet to young teens alongside her new mother-in-law (Bishop). The series only ran for one season before being canceled, but it was a memorable one, especially if you enjoy dance.

Virgin River

Based on a series of books, Netflix's Virgin River is more serious than Hart of Dixie ever was, but the two shows have a number of things in common, including a central character who is a medical professional, a hot bartender as a love interest, a small town setting, plenty of romance, and Tim Matheson playing a doctor. You couldn't come up with a more similar show if you tried.

The series stars Alexandra Breckenridge as Mel, a nurse practitioner who packs up her life in L.A. and moves to a remote but picturesque small town in Northern California to start over after a series of traumatic heartbreaks. Like Zoe, Mel also struggles to fit in at first -- her new boss (Matheson) also doesn't make it too easy. However, she forms a fast friendship with a hunky local bartender/restaurant owner (Martin Henderson), and it eventually turns romantic, opening up a new chapter for Mel, and a chance to move on.

Playing House

Playing House is for those fans who want to experience the comedy, hijinks, and heartfelt emotion that drove Hart of Dixie, but who also want to watch a TV show featuring strong female friendships that exist without catty drama. Playing House stars real life best friends Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham, who also created the show, as lifelong friends Emma and Maggie.

When the latter leaves her husband while she's pregnant with his child, Emma returns to their small hometown and moves in with Maggie to help her prepare for and then care for the baby. The series, which ran for three seasons on USA, effortlessly mixes the pair's wildly funny escapades with heart-stopping romance, but never loses sight of the importance of the show's central friendship, thus producing a rich and rewarding viewing experience.


Privileged

Before there was Hart of Dixie, there was Privileged, a lighthearted dramedy starring JoAnna Garcia Swisher (who was just JoAnna Garcia then) as Megan, a Yale-educated aspiring journalist who, after being fired from a tabloid, trades New York City for Palm Beach to become a private, live-in tutor for two teens played by Lucy Hale and Ashley Newbrough. If she could get the twins into Duke, their wealthy grandmother (Anne Archer) would pay off the rest of Megan's student loans. The heartwarming series, which featured some good-looking eye candy as well, lasted just one season on The CW, though it might have just been ahead of its time.

The show debuted shortly after 90210 and Gossip Girl and didn't quite fit in with the audience The CW had at the time -- it was sweeter and more good-natured than the other shows, capturing the warmth that was prevalent on The WB and would eventually make Hart of Dixie a success. In fact, Privileged creator Rina Mimoun would eventually go on to write for Hart of Dixie. It's a shame the show didn't get the chance to blossom, but that first season is still worth watching.


Jane the Virgin

I am going to be honest here, the main reason I am suggesting fans of Hart of Dixie watch the critically acclaimed CW telenovela Jane the Virgin, about a young woman (Gina Rodriguez) who is accidentally artificially inseminated, is because one of the show's lead characters, Petra Solano (Yael Grobglas), wears a lot of formal shorts throughout the show's five seasons. And not once does anyone make fun of her for it! Petra and Zoe would be fast friends, I think. But the two shows also blend comedy and drama together well and both also feature love triangles that amassed passionate followings as well as leading ladies who start off as enemies but eventually become close friends. There's a lot more to like than just formal shorts.

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