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No one really wants to be at the centre of a love triangle in real life, yet Netflix keeps rolling out hits where the love-triangle trope takes the cake. Quite divisive, right?

Perhaps yes. But viewers are drawn to it on screen because watching a character navigate between two suitors allows them to explore what-if scenarios in their own lives without taking real-world risks.

Unlike narrative tropes that create passive consumption, a love triangle calls for participatory viewing, which, in turn, fosters online debates, community building, and fan engagement.

So, if you’re looking for titles that will force you to choose sides, here are three fan-favourite Netflix shows with the most iconic love triangles.

Three shows on Netflix that spotlight famous love triangles

Crew Girl (Simon Barry, Norman Buckley, Jacquie Gould, and Alysse Leite-Rogers, 2026-Present)

At the top of the list is Netflix’s newest YA sports romance series, Crew Girl, which recently earned a second-season renewal within weeks of its September 10th premiere. The teen drama stars Miku Martineau as 16-year-old Teagan, who moves with her mother, Ella, to the small coastal town of Eagles Cove, and enrols at the elite Easton Prep, seeking a new start after her father gets entangled in a massive financial scandal.

While she is undoubtedly a fish out of water at her new school, the prodigious rower discovers there’s no girls’ rowing team at Easton Prep to make matters worse. Desperate and left with no choice but to join as coxswain for the unruly boys’ crew, Teagan navigates a responsibility she never shouldered before in Crew Girl, all while becoming the centre of a brewing love triangle between the school’s golden boy Josh and the quietly determined Cam.

My Life with the Walter Boys (Jason Priestley, Monika Mitchell, Jerry Ciccoritti, Audrey Cummings, Winnifred Jong, Nimisha Mukerji, Shannon Kohli, and Philippe Rodriguez, 2023-Present)

Speaking of Netflix love triangles, one of the most beloved ones is at the heart of My Life with the Walter Boys. The young adult romance series follows Jackie Howard, who moves to a Colorado ranch from New York to her mother’s old friend Katherine Walter’s home after both her parents and sister die in a fatal car crash. Having lived in a nuclear family where most members are women, Jackie is thrust into the chaotic world of a large household, complete with rowdy boys.

While Jackie already has a lot on her plate since she has to process deep personal loss while adapting to a loud, unfamiliar environment, just when she finds a sense of belonging, she finds herself trapped between two very opposite Walter brothers: the sensitive and attentive Alex and the charming, troubled former footballer Cole. My Life with the Walter Boys centres on this very small-town love triangle, offering a mix of high school drama, romantic friction, and emotional tension.

Emily in Paris (Andrew Fleming, Erin Ehlrich, Peter Lauer, Katina Medina Mora, Zoe Cassavetes, and Jennifer Arnold, 2020-2026)

Finally, the mother of all love triangles is, unsurprisingly, Emily in Paris, the heartwarming rom-com drama that’s about to pull the curtains once and for all this December. The Netflix series follows Emily Cooper, an American marketing executive from Chicago who moves to Paris to bring an American outlook to an elite French marketing firm called Savoir.

Similar to the previous female leads, Emily’s relocation comes with its fair share of challenges, including the fact that she cannot speak a word of French. But as she navigates the ups and downs of her corporate space and the immense cultural shock, trying her best to fit in and win everyone over, she gets caught in a messy romantic situation with the handsome chef neighbour Gabriel and his on-and-off girlfriend, Camile.