The Wonder Years (2021)

A coming of age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama through the point-of-view of imaginative 12 year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their “wonder years” in a turbulent time. Inspired by the classic series of the same name.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family

What to watch after The Wonder Years

• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989) — Same feel: emotional, feel-good
• Reba (2001) — Same feel: emotional, feel-good
• Family Matters (1989) — A loose match in how its finales land
• A Different World (1987) — Same feel: feel-good, smart
• No Ordinary Family (2010) — Two steps away in the credits
• The New Normal (2012)