Californication

Series Similar to Californication

If you enjoyed Californication, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Louie

   2010 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   Louie is a comedy filtered through the observational humor of Louis C.K. Each episode puts a spotlight on Louis' hectic life as a successful stand-up comedian and newly single father raising his two daughters. The single-camera comedy is a mix of Louis C.K.'s stand-up comedy and scripted short films.

2. You're the Worst

   2014 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   You're the Worst is a comedic love story about what happens when two toxic, self-destructive people fall in love despite themselves and attempt the impossible - a relationship...

3. Weeds

   2005 · Drama, Comedy, Crime · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, also on Paramount+ with Showtime.

   Weeds is based around an american widow (Nancy Botwin) with 2 children who begins selling cannabis for financial gain after the death of her husband. Her family become involved in more and more illegal activities as the show progresses.

4. House of Lies

   2012 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, also on Paramount+ with Showtime.

   Charming, fast talking Marty Kaan and his crack team of management consultants know how to play the corporate game better than anyone, by using every dirty trick in the book to woo powerful CEOs and close huge deals. In the board rooms, barrooms, and bedrooms of the power elite, corruption is business as usual and everyone's out for themselves first. Nothing is sacred in this scathing, irreverent satire of corporate America today.

5. The End of the F***ing World

   2017 · Drama, Comedy, Adventure · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   Based on the award-winning series of comic books by Charles Forsman, The End of the F***ing World invites viewers into the dark and confusing lives of teen outsiders James and Alyssa as they embark on a road trip to find Alyssa's father, who left home when she was a child.

6. Brockmire

   2017 · Drama, Comedy, Sports · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   Brockmire is a famed major league baseball announcer who suffers an embarrassing and very public meltdown live on the air after discovering his beloved wife's serial infidelity. A decade later, Jim Brockmire decides to reclaim his career and love life in a small American rust belt town that has seen better days, calling minor league baseball games for the Morristown Frackers. The struggling team is led by Jules, the strong-willed, hard-drinking owner and Charles, the naïve but enthusiastic team intern.

7. Peep Show

   2003 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile.

   Award-winning sitcom. David Mitchell and Robert Webb play two dysfunctional flatmates who reveal all their inner thoughts - whether dark, stupid or embarrassing. Or, occasionally, all three...

8. Hung

   2009 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   Hung follows Ray Drecker, a middle-aged basketball coach and high school history teacher who figures out how to put his exceptional physical endowments to use and change his fortunes. Forced to find an alternative sources of income after a series of unfavorable events, Ray takes on a whole new profession aided by his pimp and business partner, Tanya Skagle.

9. Maron

   2013 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile.

   Marc Maron has been a comedian for 25 years. He's had his problems. He was an angry, drunk, self involved, twice divorced compulsive mess for most of his adult life, but with the popularity of a podcast he does in his garage and a life of sobriety, his life and career are turning around. Maron explores a fictionalized version of Marc's life, his relationships, and his career, including his incredibly popular WTF podcast, which features conversations Marc conducts with celebrities and fellow comedians. Neurosis intact, Maron is uniquely fascinating, absolutely compelling and brutally funny.

10. Shameless

    2011 · Drama, Comedy, Family · ended

    Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8.5), also on Paramount+ with Showtime.

    Shameless is a fiercely engaging and fearlessly twisted series. Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.