These Shows & Films About University Are Spot On

Most of us head to university with a trembling legs and an undeniable sense of excitement. But Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi), the eldest child of Black-ish's Johnson family, begins college with her own TV show: grown-ish. The show, which tracks Zoey's first year at the Southern California University, will explore the universal conundrums of uni first years. Which person in my lecture class should I choose to have a crush on? Who are my real friends, and who are my friends of convenience? How the heck am I going to get all this work done?

Given the glowing reviews, grown-ish is set to join the ranks of pop culture works that get university right. These movies and TV shows acknowledge that uni is more than a series of wild parties, pranking hijinks, and a total complete blast (though it can be those things too). Instead, university is a setting for the kind of challenges that eventually lead to personal growth.

Here are the films and shows that, like grown-ish, capture the magic and drama of campus life in a way that's actually realistic.