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Small town

Small town TV Series

A tight community where everyone knows everyone.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 225 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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225 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Mare of Easttown

★ 8.4
224K 8 2021–2021
Small town · Working class
10/10

Northern Exposure

★ 8.4
25K 110 1990–1995
Small town · Ensemble cast
10/10

The Andy Griffith Show

★ 8.4
19K 249 1960–1968
Small town · Wholesome · Cozy
10/10

Corner Gas

★ 8.4
9K 107 2004–2009
Small town · Dry humor · Episodic
10/10

Petticoat Junction

★ 7.0
4K 222 1963–1970
Small town · Wholesome
10/10

Twin Peaks

★ 8.7
248K 30 1990–1991
Stylized direction · Atmospheric
9/10

Gilmore Girls

★ 8.2
175K 153 2000–2007
Dialogue-driven · Comfort rewatch
9/10

Broadchurch

★ 8.3
143K 24 2013–2017
Small town · Detective mystery
9/10

Panchayat

★ 9.0
118K 33 2020–present
Small town · Indian TV
9/10

Friday Night Lights

★ 8.7
80K 76 2006–2011
Sports · Small town · Naturalistic
9/10

Eureka

★ 7.9
62K 77 2006–2012
Small town · Near-future tech
9/10

Jericho

★ 7.9
61K 30 2006–2008
Small town · Post-apocalyptic
9/10

Virgin River

★ 7.4
60K 75 2019–present
Love story · Small town
9/10

Hart of Dixie

★ 7.7
60K 76 2011–2015
Small town · Love story
9/10

Letterkenny

★ 8.5
34K 81 2016–2023
Witty banter · Dialogue-driven
9/10

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

★ 8.3
30K 16 2021–2021
K-drama · Small town · Love story
9/10

Sweet Magnolias

★ 7.3
28K 50 2020–present
Small town · Friendship
9/10

Halka

★ 8.7
28K 19 2019–2019
Small town · Secrets & lies
9/10

Doc Martin

★ 8.4
23K 79 2004–2022
Small town · British TV
9/10

Everwood

★ 7.6
19K 89 2002–2006
Small town · Sentimental
9/10

When Calls the Heart

★ 7.9
17K 158 2014–present
Small town · Wholesome · Warm glow
9/10

Cranford

★ 8.3
12K 7 2007–2009
Small town · Period piece · Cozy
9/10

Chesapeake Shores

★ 7.5
11K 55 2016–2022
Small town · Cozy · Family saga
9/10

This Country

★ 8.5
10K 19 2017–2020
Small town · Dry humor
9/10