Catastrophe

Series Similar to Catastrophe

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

1. Colin From Accounts

   2022 · Comedy, Romance · returning

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   Centred on Ashley and Gordon, two single(ish), complex humans who are brought together by a car accident and an injured dog, Colin From Accounts is about flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true self, scars and all, as they navigate life together.

2. Lovesick

   2014 · Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   An infectious comedy series following the disastrous exploits of 20-something romantic Dylan, who plans to use his STI diagnosis as a positive journey of self discovery.

3. Master of None

   2015 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   The show follows the personal and professional lives of Dev, a 30-year-old actor who has trouble deciding what he wants to eat, much less the pathway for the rest of his life. Dev's story takes him through subjects as diverse as the plight of the elderly, the immigrant experience, and how to find the most delicious pasta for dinner.

4. Looking

   2014 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   Looking offers up the unfiltered experiences of three close friends living - and loving - in modern-day San Francisco. Friendship may bind them, but each is at a markedly different point in his journey: Patrick is the 29-year-old video game designer getting back into the dating world in the wake of his ex's engagement; aspiring artist Agustín, 31, is questioning the idea of monogamy amid a move to domesticate with his boyfriend; and the group's oldest member - longtime waiter Dom, 39 - is facing middle age with romantic and professional dreams still unfulfilled.The trio's stories intertwine and unspool dramatically as they search for happiness and intimacy in an age of unparalleled choices - and rights - for gay men. Also important to the ‘Looking' mix is the progressive, unpredictable, sexually open culture of the Bay Area, with real San Francisco locations serving as a backdrop for the group's lives. Rounding out the ‘Looking' world are a bevy of dynamic gay men including Kevin, Lynn, and Richie, as well as a wide-range of supporting characters like Dom's roommate Doris, Agustín's boyfriend Frank, and Patrick's co-worker Owen.

5. Sugar Rush

   2005 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem, also on Channel 4.

   The story of Kim and her family, her friend Maria Sweet and being a teenager.

6. Free Agents

   2011 · Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, hidden gem.

   This crooked workplace/romantic comedy proves you can try to put yourself back out there, but sometimes what you need is right in front of you. Even if it's a really bad idea.

7. Undateable

   2014 · Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   Undateable is a comedy series about a group of friends who are this close to finding a relationship - they just need a little help.Whether it's due to a lack of style, the wrong job or even just a bad haircut, everyone goes through a time in their lives when they're undateable. Most of us eventually grow out of it, but some people need a little more help than others. Enter Danny Burton Confident, attractive and impervious to outside opinions, 29-year-old Danny - who may be in a state of arrested development himself - decides to help out his new roommate, Justin Kearney the owner of an unsuccessful bar and a chronic overthinker, and Justin's group of oddball friends - Shelly, Burski and Brett Danny introduces the gang to his recently divorced older sister, Leslie who immediately bonds with this group of guys, as she feels a little stuck in her own life as well. The gang spends most of their time at Justin's bar, helping solve each other's respective problems over beers, and while they love to give each other a hard time, they always have each other's back.

8. Nathan Barley

   2005 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem, also on Channel 4.

   Nathan Barley is 26. He is a webmaster, guerrilla filmmaker, screenwriter, DJ and in his own words, a "self-facilitating media node". He is convinced he is the epitome of urban cool and therefore secretly terrified he might not be, which is why he reads Sugar Ape Magazine - his bible of cool. Dan Ashcroft writes searing columns for Sugar Ape. He's considered astonishingly cool, but only by those he despises. He is surrounded by idiots and practically worshipped by Nathan (whom he considers to be their king). He is 34. Why has he failed to move on? Claire Ashcroft, 27, is Dan's sister. Like Dan she despises "cool". Unlike Nathan she despises novelty, trash, irony and gadgets. She is furious that no one will fund her hard-hitting documentary about a choir of reformed junkies.

9. Man Down

   2013 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8), also on Channel 4.

   Comedy series written by and starring Greg Davies as Dan, a childish idiot whose world is on the brink of collapse.

10. Rules of Engagement

    2007 · Comedy, Romance · ended

    Recommended for similar Romance profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

    A comedy that follows two couples and a single guy as they navigate the jungles of dating, engagement and marriage.