Rom-com movies and romantic dramas tend to be the most prevalent offerings on Netflix. But for fans who want love stories that play out at a more deliberate pace, there are also romance TV shows. It’s a genre that goes back to the early days of network television, and it continues to the present with series like Grey’s Anatomy. Netflix’s big contribution to the genre is that it has gone to places that network shows couldn’t go, like the gay teen romance Heartstopper, or series from around the world like A Perfect Story and If Only.

Netflix still has a lot of new series on the way, even during the writers’ and actors’ strike in Hollywood. But that’s also where the international series come in to boost the lineup even before the pipeline of new American shows runs out. If you’re looking for a good love story in these waning summer weeks, then check out our roundup of the best romance shows on Netflix right now.

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