100 Best Teen Drama Shows Ranked (Off Campus)

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Synopsis: A group of friends launch a babysitting business.

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Synopsis: A whirlwind Christmas romance builds as cynical Dash and optimistic Lily trade dares, dreams and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Growing up circa 1980, a misfit high-school student and his pals are probably destined to become new media millionaires, but right now they’re stuck in… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: “Bunheads” tells the fish-out-of-water story of Michelle Simms, a once-promising classically trained professional dancer who was drawn to the lights of Las Vegas, where she… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: “David Makes Man” is a drama series created by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”). Set in South Florida, this lyrical coming-of-age story centers… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: MTV describes “Sweet/Vicious” as an offbeat superhero story for the millennial generation. It’s about unlikely friends Jules and Ophelia taking a stand against those who… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: When Belgrave University student Jack Morton joins a fabled secret society, the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose, he is thrust into a world of… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Set a few years after the events of “Pretty Little Liars,” three college friends struggle with the stress of being overachievers in the picturesque town… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Following the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love.

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Synopsis: “Friday Night Lights” centers on the rural town of Dillon, Texas, where winning the state football championship is prized above all else. Coach Eric Taylor… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Stef, a dedicated police officer, is in a relationship with Lena. The two have built a close-knit family with Stef’s biological son, Brandon, and adopted… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Five children suddenly find themselves without their parents in this remake of the ’90s Fox drama. When their parents are deported back to Mexico, Emilio,… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: A drama about a typical family facing atypical situations — not the least of which is their teen daughter’s sudden, unexpected conversations with God, who… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: The complicated life of a first-generation Indian-American teenager.

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Synopsis: Based on the comic book series by Charles Forsman, “The End of the F…ing World” sees two 17-year-old outsiders, James and Alyssa, embark on a… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: “My So-Called Life” is a bastion of teen angst. Angela is a high schooler in constant turmoil over her exposure to boys, friends, drugs, sex… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: High school student Courtney Whitmore inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past.

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Synopsis: Maddie is a teen girl stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance; she goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to school… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: When nuclear Armageddon destroys civilization on Earth, the only survivors are those on the 12 international space stations in orbit at the time. Three generations… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: “On My Block” follows a quartet of bright, street-savvy friends who are navigating their way through high school, including all the of the triumph, pain… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: World-renowned brain surgeon Dr. Andrew Brown finds his life changed forever after his wife dies. He leaves glamorous Manhattan and his prosperous medical practice for… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Teenager Julie finds her passion for music and life while helping the Phantoms, a trio of ghostly guys, become the band they were never able… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Love blooms between a music student and the university’s star hockey player; exploring love and the complexities of adulthood through deep friendships and enduring bonds.

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Synopsis: Chloe King is a smart, slightly offbeat teenager who lives a normal life (or as close to normal as a teen can get) with her… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Veronica Mars used to be the popular girl with the cool friends and the jock boyfriend. A series of personal and family traumas have made… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Emily Dickinson, poet, daughter, and total rebel; in this coming-of-age story, Emily is determined to become the world’s greatest poet.

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Synopsis: “Love, Victor” is set in the world of the groundbreaking movie, “Love, Simon,” which was inspired by Becky Albertalli’s acclaimed young adult novel, “Simon vs…. View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Miles “Pudge” Halter wants to gain a deeper perspective on life, so he enrolls in boarding school. While he’s there, he gains a group of… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Marianne and Connell come from different backgrounds but the same small town in Ireland, weaving in and out of each other’s romantic lives.

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Synopsis: There’s more to a person than what can be seen on the outside, as a group of teens and staffers at a weight-loss camp learn… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Mysteries unravel in a small Midwestern town in the 1980s, involving supernatural forces, secret experiments and one strange girl.

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Synopsis: This heartfelt comedy follows Sam, a teenager on the autism spectrum, who has decided he is ready for romance. In order to start dating –… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy explore friendship, first love, identity, and all the messy exhilaration and anguish of… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart; now, in the present day, a group of disparate… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Teenage girls from radically different backgrounds find themselves stranded on a remote island, unaware they’ve just become the subjects of an elaborate social experiment.

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Synopsis: One of the McCallister boys (Jack or Bobby) is elected president of the United States in 2040. But with the series taking place 2004, neither… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: The collapse of an oil rig in New Orleans owned by the company Roxxon causes two teenagers to become unlikely friends. Tandy Bowen and Tyrone… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: This supernatural drama, based on the series of novels by L.J. Smith, details the lives of two brothers, Damon and Stefan Salvatore, who have been… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: A teenager navigates the complexities of high school, family and her sexuality while dealing with new superpowers; based on Charles Forsman’s graphic novel.

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Synopsis: Queen of Scotland Mary Stuart travels to France with four ladies-in-waiting to secure her politically strategic engagement to the king’s son, Prince Francis. Mary and… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Teenagers Harry and June are in love with each other and decide to run away from their repressive families so they can be together. But… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Busloads of Connecticut high school students head off for an extended camping trip, but a storm forces them to return home.Upon their return, the teens… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Sarah Michelle Gellar takes on the role of Buffy Summers in this TV version of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” based on the film of the… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: There are times when pretty much every teenager thinks his or her parents are evil — but what if it was actually true? That’s the… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: High school is over for the privileged former students at an exclusive prep school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, but Gossip Girl still shares text-messaged… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: It’s 1984 and a pre-Manolos-and-Mr.-Big Carrie Bradshaw (“Sex and the City”) is just a Connecticut teenager with a rebellious kid sister and a harried father,… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Sinister forces plot against a young soldier after she reveals a magical power that may unite her world.

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Synopsis: This adaptation of the “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” tale is a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror and the occult. In the reimagined origin… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: “Dare Me” is an unflinching exploration of volatile female friendships, jealousy, loyalty and the dynamics of power in a small Midwestern town. Peering behind the… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Archie Andrews starts the school year with the world weighing on his shoulders. He’s decided he wants to pursue a future in the music business,… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: The multi-talented Baz Luhrmann and a team of collaborators — Oscar-winner Catherine Martin, legendary MC Nas, Grandmaster Flash, Pulitzer-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, and hip-hop… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: The high-school anonymity Scott McCall was trying to break free from couldn’t have happened in a more mysterious, complicated way. While walking in the woods… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: As time has passed since Alison, then the queen bee of the bunch, went missing. Spencer, Aria, Hanna and Emily have gone on with their… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Misfits investigate a series of supernatural crimes in Victorian London for Dr. Watson and his shadowy associate, Sherlock Holmes.

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Synopsis: Emily Kmetko’s dreams of becoming an Olympic gymnast inch closer to reality when she receives a scholarship to The Rock training center in Colorado. But… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: While attending Nevermore Academy, Wednesday Addams attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Produced in association with Marvel Television, and set in the “X-Men” universe, family adventure series “The Gifted” is about an ordinary suburban family whose lives… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: A girl is caught in a love triangle between two brothers as she deals with her first love and first heartbreak during the perfect summer.

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Synopsis: In this anthology series, each season follows a new cast of characters who deal with traumatic events over several timelines, and how those events impact… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: A teenager enlists his three best friends to hunt for a legendary treasure linked to his father’s disappearance.

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Synopsis: Based on the best-selling fantasy book series by Terry Brooks, “The Shannara Chronicles” follows heroes in the Four Lands as they embark on a quest… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: An American adaptation of the Israeli show of the same name, “Euphoria” follows the troubled life of 17-year-old Rue, a drug addict fresh from rehab… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: An interpretation of the Superman story features young Clark Kent coming to grips with his emerging superpowers. In the 10th and final season Clark continues… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: After 15 years of being with different families in Oregon’s foster-care system, Lux decides to try her luck as an emancipated minor. As she navigates… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: A temperamental college basketball coach gets fired from his job and must take a job at an elite all-girls private high school.

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Synopsis: After a decade away from home, Liz Ortecho returns to her native Roswell to care for her ailing father. When she arrives, she reconnects with… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: On her birthday, Clary Fray discovers a surprise concerning her life. The teenager is not who she thinks she is — she comes from a… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: High school students explore modern sexuality, testing deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.

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Synopsis: When Caleb Rivers heads to Ravenswood, a town near his hometown, to help some friends who went there to crash a party, he meets kindred… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Kitty, the youngest of the Covey sisters, embarks on a quest to find true love.

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Synopsis: Four roommates must learn how to navigate their new freedom on the well-known campus of Essex College.

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Synopsis: When three working-class teens enroll in an exclusive private school in Spain, the clash between them and the wealthy students leads to murder.

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Synopsis: Meet Dino, Ben and Jonathan, longtime best friends navigating high-school waters in Seattle. Being teenagers, their minds are preoccupied with sex pretty much all the… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: When charismatic Danny Desai returns to his hometown after spending five years in juvenile detention, he sees that things are no longer as he remembered… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Following their father’s murder, three siblings move into a house filled with reality-bending keys; from the comics by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.

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Synopsis: This modern soap opera mines the intertwined lives of the Cohen, Cooper and Nichol families for drama, with a contemporary music soundtrack adding to the… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Navigating a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and “Mad Max”-style gangs, a teenage outcast searches for his lost love.

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Synopsis: Ruby unwittingly witnesses an explosive secret at the public school Maxton Hall; as a result, the arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort has to deal with… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Teenage Ginny and her family yearn to put down roots in a picturesque New England town after years on the run.

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Synopsis: Every summer in a small Texas town, graduating seniors compete in a series of challenges, which they believe is their only chance to escape their… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: When American student Molly is murdered while studying in London, her roommate, Grace, becomes the prime suspect in the crime. Being thrust into the spotlight… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Based on the graphic novel of the same name comes an unlikely coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of unsanitized 1980s counterculture. A homeless, disillusioned… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: This reimagining of the classic book and film is a coming-of-age story about a young orphan who is seeking love, acceptance and her place in… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Summertime in the Midwest means another season at summer camp for teens, which usually promises the campers and counselors such experiences as first loves and… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: The Sinclairs are American royalty known for their good looks, old money and enviable bond; after a mysterious accident changes Cadence Sinclair’s life forever, everyone,… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: MTV teams with super-producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein on a TV series adaptation of the hit horror film franchise. Instigated by a cyberbullying incident that… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: A grieving teenager finds an unexpected connection with two classmates at her new high school when they all land in the same Shoplifters Anonymous group.

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Synopsis: It’s a culture clash of epic proportions when cheerleader Brooke and unpopular journalist Sam, girls on the opposite ends of the school hierarchy, find themselves… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: A group of teens in the pediatric ward of Los Angeles’ Ocean Park Hospital find comfort in one another. Mexican-born Jordi, 16, crossed the border… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, a working-class community is awakened when its high school theater program takes on an unconventional new leader. As dedicated teacher… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: A figure skating Olympic hopeful struggles to balance family, love and fragile mental health as her dream of winning takes a dizzying hold.

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Synopsis: When an alien spacecraft lands in 6-year-old Emery’s town resulting in an immediate battle, she befriends one of the young Atrians, whom she helps until… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: A teenage boy is found wandering, naked and dazed, in traffic. At a nearby youth detention center, authorities discover that this kid — Kyle –… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: When a tragedy disrupts her life, a teenager moves in with her guardian’s big family in a small town and learns lessons about love, hope… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: After an attack brings down the star student at a ballet school, her replacement enters a world of lies, betrayal and cutthroat competition.

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Synopsis: This period piece from the minds of Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers builds on the ever-popular world first put to paper in the 16th century… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Four best friends invite the shy new girl out on Halloween, but they quickly regret their decision when she suggests they play a game of… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: After her mother dies in a fire, Cassie Blake (Britt Robertson) goes to live with her grandmother in Chance Harbor, Wash. As she adjusts to… View Full Synopsis

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Synopsis: Fairies attend a magical boarding school in the Otherworld, where they must learn to master their magical powers while navigating love, rivalries and the monsters… View Full Synopsis