Campus Diaries (2022)
TV show · 2022 · Comedy, Drama · HI
Curator score: 3.9/10 (18.6K ratings)
Campus Diaries is a coming-of-age drama of six students at Excel University. But this one is so-not-your-regular-college-drama because it goes beyond the routine frolic and friendship plots that quintessential youth dramas portray and tackles relevant yet lesser discussed issues like ragging, discrimination based on societal biases, one sided love stories, rampant drug abuse and toxic relationships that mould your personality and ready you to face the real world.
Ratings:
- Curator score: 3.9/10
- IMDb: 8.7/10
- TMDB: 6.2/10
Created by: Narendra Shrivastav
Production: Streamline Productions, Yellow Montage
Cast: Harsh Beniwal, Ritwik Sahore, Srishti Ganguli Rindani, Saloni Khanna, Abhinav Sharma, Saloni Gaur, Ranjan Raj, Rajesh Yadav
Curator Review
Verdict: A sincere, issue-driven college drama with strong relatability for viewers who like youth stories that go beyond romance and bromance. It has a fresh enough premise and a few emotionally grounded threads, but it also leans on familiar campus-drama beats and can feel uneven in tone.
Best for: Viewers who want a contemporary Indian coming-of-age series; Fans of campus dramas that mix friendship, romance, and social issues; Audiences open to melodrama with a socially aware edge; Binge-watchers looking for a short, accessible season
Skip if: You want tightly written prestige drama; You dislike familiar college-soap rhythms; You prefer subtle writing over heightened emotions; You are looking for a fully polished, consistently sharp series
Overview: Campus Diaries tries to widen the college-drama template by folding in ragging, discrimination, drug use, toxic relationships, and other pressures that shape young adulthood. That ambition gives the series more bite than a standard nostalgia-fest, and its ensemble setup makes it easy to connect with at least a few of the students’ arcs.
Worth noting: The show’s biggest strength is its relatability: it understands how campus life can be funny, messy, and bruising all at once. The performances and the youthful energy help carry the material, especially when the series stays close to emotional truth rather than broad plotting.
Bottom line: Still, it is not fully free of genre clichés, and some conflicts are handled in a familiar, heightened way. If you’re in the mood for a compact, contemporary campus watch with social awareness and easy binge appeal, it’s worth a look; if you want deeper writing or more original structure, it may leave you wanting more.
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Topics: coming-of-age, college drama, ensemble cast, youthful, social issues, emotional, relationship drama, contemporary, bingeable
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Campus Diaries (2022)
TV show · 2022 · Comedy, Drama · HI
Curator score: 3.9/10 (18.6K ratings)
Overview Campus Diaries is a coming-of-age drama of six students at Excel University. But this one is so-not-your-regular-college-drama because it goes beyond the routine frolic and friendship plots that quintessential youth dramas portray and tackles relevant yet lesser discussed issues like ragging, discrimination based on societal biases, one sided love stories, rampant drug abuse and toxic relationships that mould your personality and ready you to face the real world.
Ratings
Curator score: 3.9/10
IMDb: 8.7/10
TMDB: 6.2/10
Created by Narendra Shrivastav
Production Streamline Productions, Yellow Montage
Cast Harsh Beniwal, Ritwik Sahore, Srishti Ganguli Rindani, Saloni Khanna, Abhinav Sharma, Saloni Gaur, Ranjan Raj, Rajesh Yadav
Curator Review
Verdict
A sincere, issue-driven college drama with strong relatability for viewers who like youth stories that go beyond romance and bromance. It has a fresh enough premise and a few emotionally grounded threads, but it also leans on familiar campus-drama beats and can feel uneven in tone.
Best for
Viewers who want a contemporary Indian coming-of-age series
Fans of campus dramas that mix friendship, romance, and social issues
Audiences open to melodrama with a socially aware edge
Binge-watchers looking for a short, accessible season
Skip if
You want tightly written prestige drama
You dislike familiar college-soap rhythms
You prefer subtle writing over heightened emotions
You are looking for a fully polished, consistently sharp series
Overview
Campus Diaries tries to widen the college-drama template by folding in ragging, discrimination, drug use, toxic relationships, and other pressures that shape young adulthood. That ambition gives the series more bite than a standard nostalgia-fest, and its ensemble setup makes it easy to connect with at least a few of the students’ arcs.
Worth noting
The show’s biggest strength is its relatability: it understands how campus life can be funny, messy, and bruising all at once. The performances and the youthful energy help carry the material, especially when the series stays close to emotional truth rather than broad plotting.
Bottom line
Still, it is not fully free of genre clichés, and some conflicts are handled in a familiar, heightened way. If you’re in the mood for a compact, contemporary campus watch with social awareness and easy binge appeal, it’s worth a look; if you want deeper writing or more original structure, it may leave you wanting more.
Recommended similar titles
2019 · Curator 7.2/10 (92.6K ratings) · Where to watch: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
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2021 · Curator 0.8/10 (379 ratings) · Where to watch: Max
Fast, ensemble-driven campus storytelling with a mix of humor, intimacy, and modern young-adult concerns.
2016 · Curator 10.0/10 (246.4K ratings) · Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
For viewers who like messy emotional honesty, sharp writing, and a young-adult voice that feels immediate and personal.
2022 · Curator 8.7/10 (94.3K ratings) · Where to watch: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Warm, character-first coming-of-age storytelling with strong emotional accessibility and binge appeal.
2017 · Curator 0.6/10 (1.2K ratings) · Where to watch: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
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2006 · Curator 9.2/10 (79.3K ratings) · Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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2020 · Curator 8.6/10 (116.2K ratings) · Where to watch: Hulu
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Topics
coming-of-age, college drama, ensemble cast, youthful, social issues, emotional, relationship drama, contemporary, bingeable
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