Taste-matched follow-ups

Shows like Santita

If you want more second chance romance, old love rekindled, and bittersweet romance, begin with the strongest matches and keep going. Every pick is a recent premiere or a returning season.

  • wry banter
  • cozy romance
  • wheelchair representation
  • spanish-language
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6 shows to try next

Closest matches first, then broader nearby picks.

  1. Envious poster

    Closest match

    Netflix · Apr 29, 2026

    Envious

    IMDb 7.1

    Why this fits: Santita and Envious both find warmth and humor in women rethinking what they want from love after disappointment. Santita leans into the ache of an old romance returning, while Envious brings awkward dates, lively office banter, and meddling friends to a sunnier search for a new match.

    • office banter
    • family meddling
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  2. Surely Tomorrow poster

    Direct match

    Prime Video · Dec 6, 2025

    Surely Tomorrow

    IMDb 7.1

    Why this fits: Santita and Surely Tomorrow make old love feel tender and funny, with unfinished conversations and familiar sparks keeping the romance alive. Santita centers on a reunion after twenty years, while Surely Tomorrow adds exes’ sharp banter and awkward reunions in Seoul, with a lighter, more playful feel.

    • awkward reunions
    • exes sparring
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  3. Still Shining poster

    Direct match

    Netflix · Mar 6, 2026

    Still Shining

    IMDb 7.2

    Why this fits: Santita and Still Shining share a tender, bittersweet look at love returning after years apart, with quiet scenes that let longing and old memories breathe. Santita brings wry humor to a former couple’s reunion, while Still Shining is gentler and more reflective, tracing first love through loss, family ties, and adulthood.

    • second chances
    • family bonds
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  4. Colin from Accounts poster

    Deeper cut

    Paramount Plus · Sep 10, 2026

    Colin from Accounts

    IMDb 8.1
    Why this fits

    Santita’s old love and unfinished conversations give its romance a tender ache; Colin from Accounts brings that emotional honesty to two messy adults whose awkward banter keeps drawing them together. It is a shorter, funnier relationship comedy, with an injured dog adding comfort instead of a decades-long reckoning.

    • awkward romantic comedy
    • sweet adult romance
    • flawed people comedy
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  5. Spring Fever poster

    Deeper cut

    Prime Video · Jan 5, 2026

    Spring Fever

    Why this fits

    Santita’s bittersweet romance makes room for a gentler story of heartbreak giving way to new affection in Spring Fever. A withdrawn teacher and a kindhearted local man grow closer through awkward encounters and small-town kindness, with a sunnier, unhurried courtship rather than the weight of an old love returning.

    • cozy romance
    • gentle romantic comedy
    • small-town romance
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  6. In Your Radiant Season poster

    Deeper cut

    Hulu · Mar 2, 2026

    In Your Radiant Season

    IMDb 8.1
    Why this fits

    Santita’s tender second-chance romance may lead you to In Your Radiant Season for another guarded heart slowly opening through love and small kindnesses. This Korean drama adds family warmth and a gentle mystery about the past, making its romance more whimsical and lightly puzzling than Santita’s intimate reckoning with an old fiancé.

    • sunny romantic comedy
    • opposites attract romance
    • tender slow-burn romance
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