11 Best Shows Like Heart Of Dixie That You Should Watching Update 04/2024

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A sentimental favorite among those shows about people who move to small towns even though it ended in 2015, Hart of Dixie on The CW remains. Rachel Bilson played Zoe Hart, a doctor from New York City who moves to Bluebell, Alabama, to take over her father’s medical practice after he dies, in this hilarious and occasionally bizarre series.

Small-town drama and a swoon-worthy love triangle involving the handsome town lawyer (Scott Porter) and the equally handsome bartender fueled the fish-out-of-water story (Wilson Bethel). Because the show had the ability to make you laugh and cry at the same time, even if it seemed like the audience was living in a collective nightmare, it left many happy memories in its wake.

The following list of shows, all similar to Hart of Dixie, will satisfy your cravings. Many of the programs feature medical professionals who’ve relocated and made a new life for themselves. Who knew that plot line was so popular? These are the shows to watch after Hart of Dixie if you enjoyed it.

Interested in seeing what else we recommend you check out? They’re in abundance here! Also, if you’re looking for more personalized suggestions based on your favorite shows, we’ve got you covered.

1. Ginny & Georgia

Ginny & Georgia

Check out Ginny & Georgia if you want a show about relocating to a small town that’s heavy on the drama.

The engrossing Netflix series revolves around a young mother (Brianne Howey) who moves her two children, Ginny (Antonia Gentry) and Austin (Diesel La Torraca), from Texas to a small Massachusetts town for a fresh start. Her secrets, of course, follow her. Ginny & Georgia is a mystery, a crime drama, a comedy, and a YA series that alternates between Ginny’s life in a new high school and the unraveling of Georgia’s past. It’s endlessly watchable. In addition, Hart of Dixie alum Scott Porter will be present to add some spice to the proceedings. Kelly Connolly, author Check out the video below to see it for yourself.

2. Gilmore Girls

If you look closely, you’ll see that both Gilmore Girls and Hart of Dixie were shot on the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank, California. However, the two shows don’t share much else in common besides their use of the same town square. In both films, the setting is a quaint small town where there are annual festivals and strange customs. When it comes to TV shows, Gilmore Girls is a surefire way to get your heart racing. The show features an eccentric cast, a quirky town full of eccentric residents, and pets named after famous people. The following video can be seen on Netflix:

3. Bunheads

Bunheads

After you’ve finished Gilmore Girls, you should watch Amy Sherman-quirky Palladino’s and heartwarming Bunheads, which is also set in a small town and features Kelly Bishop. Show follows Michelle (Tony Award winner Sutton Foster), a former ballerina turned Las Vegas showgirl who marries her admirer on the spur of the moment only to have him die shortly after she moves to his small coastal town. When Michelle moves in with her new husband’s family, she faces similar challenges as Zoe did on Hart of Dixie, but she finds meaning in teaching ballet to young teenagers with her new mother-in-law (Bishop). The show only lasted one season before it was canceled, but it was a good one if you like dancing. You can see it on Hulu or Freeform.

4. Virgin River

In comparison to Hart of Dixie, Netflix’s Virgin River is more somber. However, the two shows have a lot in common, including a main character who is in the medical field, a hot bartender as love interest, a small town setting, and plenty of romance. They also both feature Tim Matheson as a doctor.

Even if you tried, you couldn’t come up with a show that was more similar. As a result of a string of heartbreaks, Mel, a nurse practitioner from L.A., decides to uproot her life and start over in a small town in Northern California. In the same way that Zoe does, Mel has a hard time fitting in at first, and her new boss (Matheson) doesn’t help matters. After meeting a hot local bartender/restaurant owner (Martin Henderson), Mel forms a fast friendship that blossoms into romance, giving her a fresh start and the opportunity to move on. The following video can be seen on Netflix:

5. Playing House

Playing House

Those who enjoyed Hart of Dixie’s hilarity, hijinks, and heartfelt emotion will enjoy Playing House, which also features strong female friendships free of catty drama. Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham, who created the show, play longtime friends Emma and Maggie in Playing House.

As a result of Maggie’s decision to leave her husband while she’s pregnant, Emma returns to their small town and moves in with Maggie to help her prepare for and care for the baby’s arrival. With its seamless blending of the two characters’ outrageously funny antics with heart-stopping romance, USA’s three-season series produced a rich and rewarding viewing experience by never losing sight of the show’s central friendship. Check it out on Amazon (to buy it):

6. Privileged

Hart of Dixie came before Privileged, a lighthearted dramedy starring JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Megan, an aspiring journalist fired from a tabloid who trades New York City for Palm Beach after being fired to become a private, live-in tutor for two teens played by Lucy Hale and Ashley Newbrough. The rest of Megan’s student loan debt would be covered if she could get the Archer twins into Duke. There was only one season of this heartwarming show on The CW, but it may have just been ahead of its time because of the good-looking eye candy.

As a result, it didn’t quite fit in with the audience that The CW had at the time — it was sweeter and more good-natured than the other shows, and it captured the warmth that was prevalent on The WB, eventually making Hart of Dixie a success. Rina Mimoun, who created Privileged, would go on to write for Hart of Dixie in the future. The show should have had more time to develop, but the first season is still worth watching for what it has to offer. You can see this on CW Seed, but it has advertisements.

7. Jane the Virgin

Jane the Virgin

Because one of the show’s main characters, Petra Solano (Yael Grobglas), wears formal shorts a lot during the show’s five seasons, I recommend Jane the Virgin to Hart of Dixie fans. The CW telenovela follows a young woman (Gina Rodriguez) who is accidentally artificially inseminated. None of this gets teased or mocked. I can see Petra and Zoe becoming fast friends. There is a good mix of levity and seriousness in both shows, as well as love triangles that have drawn large audiences and leading ladies who begin as rivals but end up becoming close friends. Formal shorts aren’t the only thing to appreciate here. The following video can be seen on Netflix:

8. Sweet Magnolias

Sweet Magnolias, which is based on a series of books and swept many viewers off their feet earlier this year, also has plenty of Hart of Dixie-style Southern charm and hospitality. As Maddie, a soon-to-be divorced mother of three, played by Joanna Garcia Swisher, she tries to pick up the pieces after her husband (Chris Klein) deserts her for a much younger woman (Jamie Lynn Spears).

Helen (Heather Headley) and Dana Sue (Dana Sue Kinnear) are best friends who help Maddie deal with the fallout of her husband’s extramarital affair and the fact that the fiancée is pregnant (Brooke Elliott). Her life takes a turn for the better when she starts seeing her son’s hot new baseball coach (Justin Bruening), a former Major Leaguer. This leads to plenty more romance for Hart of Dixie fans to enjoy. The following video can be seen on Netflix:

9. Everwood

Everwood

Everwood is based on the Hart of Dixie premise of a doctor relocating to a picturesque small town. But Andy Brown (Treat Williams), a renowned surgeon, needs to learn how to be a better father before he can become a general practitioner. Andy (Gregory Smith) moves to Everwood, Colorado, with his teenage son Ephram (Gregory Smith) and pre-teen daughter Delia (Vivien Cardone), following the death of his wife (Brenda Strong). Andy hopes to rebuild his life and reconnect with his family. Greg Berlanti’s touching WB series is full of small town charm, family drama, and the ups and downs of young and old love. [HBO Max subscribers: check this out]

10. Outlander

In Hart of Dixie, Zoe’s experience as a medical professional outside her comfort zone added a great deal of drama. However, if you’re looking for a romantic time-travel show with strong medical themes, look no further than Starz’s Outlander, which does just that. Tobias Menzies plays Claire Randall, a married former WWII nurse who goes back in time to 1743 on a vacation with her husband and falls in love with a rugged Highlander named Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan).

Every episode, Claire makes use of her medical training and knowledge to help those in need in some way, and she does so in a way that is much more believable. While Hart of Dixie’s trademark comedic antics are absent from this film, there is plenty of romance to keep you interested. You can see it on any of the following platforms: Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu, Hulu Plus, or Amazon Prime Video (with the Starz add-on).

11. Schitt’s Creek

Schitt's Creek

Schitt’s Creek, like Bluebell, is a unique community full of eccentric residents, but like the show’s central characters, you’ll grow to love them and their quirks. With Eugene Levy as Johnny and Catherine O’Hara and Dan Levy as David and Annie Murphy as Alexis, this heartwarming comedy follows the once wealthy Rose family, who lose their fortune and are forced to relocate at the start of the show.

With each passing season, the characters grow, find happiness, fall in love, embark on new adventures and learn the important lesson that what matters in life is not what you own but how you live it and who you spend it with. It’s guaranteed to make you smile. You’ll be moved to tears. You may even wonder how the hell it slipped through your fingers for so long!