Shows Like Elite
When three working class kids enroll in the most exclusive school in Spain, the clash between the wealthy and the poor students leads to tragedy.
Ranked by shared creators, cast, themes, genre, and network — not just generic recommendations.
That Night
Stars Clara Galle and Claudia Salas directly from Elite cast; Spanish-language murder mystery.
Gossip Girl
Elite private school, class war, teen drama, serialized scandal; closest Western DNA match.
Pretty Little Liars
High-school murder mystery, serialized secrets, LGBT characters, same YA thriller audience.
Baby
Italian Netflix teen drama; elite Roman school, dark secrets, class clash — near-identical DNA to Elite.
SKAM
Norwegian teen serialized drama; LGBT themes, school friendships, same emotionally intense tone.
Riverdale
High-school crime mystery, love triangles, dark serialized drama, direct audience overlap.
One of Us Is Lying
High-school murder mystery, LGBT teen cast, serialized whodunit; same Netflix YA thriller shelf.
Rebelde Way
Elite boarding school in Latin America, class conflict, teen drama; Spanish-language cultural peer.
You
Dark serialized crime-drama, jealousy, infidelity, murder; same obsessive-thriller tone and audience.
The Society
Teens in isolated wealthy town, murder mystery, class conflict, serialized; strong audience overlap.
Eyewitness
LGBT teen protagonists, crime mystery, hidden killer; shares gay theme and suspense shelf.
Ginny & Georgia
Dark serialized teen drama, secrets and class disparity, strong female ensemble.
Harlan Coben's Shelter
Teen-led mystery thriller, LGBT characters, suburban secrets, same age-group audience.
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Love triangle, YA teen drama, serialized romance with emotional stakes; same Netflix teen audience.
XO, Kitty
International school setting, LGBT romance, campus drama; shares elite-school and queer storylines.
La Jauría
Spanish-language crime-drama with school setting and feminist themes; same Ibero-Latin production shelf.
The Better Sister
Wealthy elite circles, murder investigation, dark secrets; tonal cousin for drama-thriller crossover fans.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Privileged family, brother dynamics, crime drama; tonal cousin via class/crime intersection.
The Night Of
Muslim protagonist accused of murder, crime-drama thriller; shares muslim character and murder mystery tone.
How Good Is Elite?
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Where to Watch Elite
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Frequently asked about Elite
Common questions people search for, with answers written by us at MoviesPack.
Who actually killed Marina in Season 1?
Polo (Álvaro Rico) killed Marina (María Pedraza) during a confrontation at the pool party, striking her with a trophy after she threatened to expose his family's financial crimes. The murder was kept secret by Carla and Lu, who helped cover it up to protect Polo and their own interests. The mystery of who killed Marina drives the entire first season, with suspicion falling on several other characters before the truth is finally revealed.
Why did Polo confess to killing Marina at the end of Season 2?
Polo's guilt over Marina's death had been slowly destroying him throughout Season 2, manifesting as psychological breakdown and increasingly erratic behavior. He ultimately confessed publicly at a party after Carla played a recording implicating him, partly because he could no longer bear the weight of his secret and partly because Carla used it as leverage to control him. His confession was also a form of self-destruction, as he had lost everything meaningful to him by that point.
How did Polo die and why did no one report the killer?
Polo was stabbed with a broken bottle by Malick during a chaotic confrontation in Season 3, but it was Ander, Omar, Rebeka, Cayetana, and Valerio who were all present and collectively decided to cover up the circumstances of his death. The group closed ranks around each other because Polo had previously killed Marina and many felt his death was a form of justice, and because exposing the truth would have destroyed several of their lives. The cover-up mirrors the one in Season 1, creating a cyclical theme about privilege and complicity.
What was the significance of the Las Encinas scholarship students being from a poor background?
Samuel, Nadia, and Christian received scholarships to Las Encinas after their school collapsed due to shoddy construction linked to the wealthy Guzmán family, making their presence at the elite school a direct consequence of upper-class negligence. This setup creates the central class-conflict tension of the series, as the scholarship students navigate a world built on wealth and privilege that has literally harmed them. Their outsider status forces constant moral compromises and reveals how institutional power protects the rich at the expense of the poor.
What happened to Samuel at the end of Season 6?
Samuel is killed by Benjamín, the corrupt and controlling father of Isadora, after Samuel had uncovered evidence of Benjamín's criminal activities and threatened to expose him. His death marks a dark endpoint for one of the show's original characters, underlining the series' recurring theme that those without wealth or powerful family connections are ultimately expendable within these elite social circles. His murder is covered up, continuing the show's pattern of the privileged escaping consequences for violence against the less powerful.