We asked the BuzzFeed Community which TV kids and parents look so alike, they could be related IRL. Here’s what they said:
1. Olivia (Carla Gugino) and Theo Crain (Kate Siegel) from The Haunting of Hill House
Netflix
“They look so much alike, it’s scary.”
—birdieebee
2. Elena (Reese Witherspoon) and Lexie Richardson (Jade Pettyjohn) from Little Fires Everywhere
Hulu
“Jade specifically made me do a double-take because she looks so much like Reese’s IRL daughter, Ava.”
—arioto
3. Sasha (Lindsay Price) and Izzie Taylor (Fivel Stewart) from Atypical
Netflix
“While watching Atypical, I kept thinking Izzie looked like Lindsay Price, then, low and behold, we’re introduced to Lindsay Price as her mother in the show. I really thought they were related somehow, but nope.”
—sushisaahimi
4. Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel) and Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) from Glee
Fox
“I was 100% convinced they were mother and daughter on Glee. They look so much alike, and their voices are so similar too.”
—korabug40
5. Hayley Marshall (Phoebe Tonkin) and Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell) from The Originals
The CW
“They actually look like mother and daughter, it’s wild.”
—edomasic27
6. Victoria (Daphne Zuniga) and Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush) from One Tree Hill
The WB
“They definitely looked like real-life daughter and mother.”
—egc26
7. Nalini (Poorna Jagannathan) and Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) from Never Have I Ever
Netflix
–HanifahRahman
8. Lori (Julianne Nicholson) and Ryan Ross (Cameron Mann) from Mare of Easttown
HBO
“I think HBO shows, in general, do a fantastic job of casting parent/child roles, but I was stunned at how much their facial features look alike, and how Cameron literally looks like he could be Julianne’s child!”
—meganf21
9. Mary (Shelley Conn) and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) from Bridgerton
Netflix
—Nora Dominick
10. Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) and Mia Smoak (Katherine McNamara) from Arrow
The CW
“They look so similar!!! William and Oliver look pretty similar too. The Arrowverse in general does a really good job with this.”
—aught
11. Jackie (Tamsin Greig) and Jonny Goodman (Tom Rosenthal) from Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4
“I was convinced they were blood related and even researched them up.”
—drewsgirl615
12. Eleanor (Margaret Colin) and Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) from Gossip Girl
The CW
“They have very similar features and could pass as relatives.”
—msjsa
13. Sarah (Kathy Kiera Clarke) and Orla McCool (Louisa Harland) from Derry Girls
Netflix
—fifiser11
14. Mia (Kerry Washington) and Pearl Warren (Lexi Underwood) from Little Fires Everywhere
Hulu
—Jen Abidor
15. Charlotte (Karoline Eichhorn) and Elisabeth Doppler (Carlotta von Falkenhayn) and from Dark
Netflix
“If anyone’s watched Dark on Netflix, the casting is ridiculously good! Elizabeth and Charlotte especially. Without spoiling too much, it’s a show where it’s REALLY IMPORTANT that some kids and their parents look alike and they nailed it.”
—rhoffa713
16. Bobbi (Susie Essman) and Ilana Wexler (Ilana Glazer) from Broad City
Comedy Central
–Hanifah
17. Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) from Gilmore Girls
The WB
—katelynn41ea92daf
18. Joyce (Kristine Sutherland) and Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The WB
“They’re so believable as mother and daughter!”
—joanneb447c2e55a
19. Phoebe (Teri Garr) and um, Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) from Friends
NBC
—josephaloysiusc
20. Laura Fine-Baker (Monet Mazur) and Liv Baker (Samantha Logan) from All American
The CW
—jamieklau
21. Hermione (Marisol Nichols) and Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes) from Riverdale
The CW
“I think they look so alike and have great chemistry!”
—alicemaym
22. Sophie (Lesley Ann Warren) and Susan (Teri Hatcher) from Desperate Housewives
ABC / Everett
“When I watched Lesley in the 1985 movie Clue she reminded me so much of Teri.”
—alittlebitanji
23. Xiomara (Andrea Navedo) and Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) from Jane the Virgin
The CW
–marias45a2eefa5
24. Ellie Harp (Sheryl Lynn Lee) and Peyton Sawyer (Hilarie Burton) from One Tree Hill
The WB
“I always thought Lee was a really good casting choice, they totally look like mother and daughter.”
—katiem808
25. And finally, Ellis Grey (Kate Burton), Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), and Ellis Shepherd (Caitlyn Leone) from Grey’s Anatomy
ABC
“Meredith’s daughter Ellis looks like her namesake and grandma Ellis. It’s great casting!”
—karajthomas84