Julia

Series Similar to Julia

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

1. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

   2017 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile, highly rated (8).

   It's 1958 Manhattan and Miriam "Midge" Maisel has everything she's ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West Side apartment. But when her life suddenly takes a turn and Midge must start over, she discovers a previously unknown talent - one that will take her all the way from the comedy clubs of Greenwich Village to a spot on Johnny Carson's couch.

2. Cooking Crush

   2023 · Comedy, Food, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Food profile, hidden gem.

   Cooking Crush tells the story of when third-year student Prem loses all confidence in his cooking after failing to impress his professor.  An unexpected twist occurs as medical student Ten, who is on the verge of passing out from hunger, follows the aroma of Prem's food. The meal, originally intended for a dog, ends up satiating the doc instead! The mission to teach a doctor the art of cooking commences! As they share their culinary expertise, their relationship blossoms, infused with a hint of romance. How will their cooking stir their hearts?

3. Funny Woman

   2023 · Drama, Comedy · returning

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   Blackpool beauty queen Barbara Parker arrives in London determined to find her calling. In an unexpected turn of events, she becomes the next comedy superstar.

4. Kitchen Confidential

   2005 · Comedy, Food · ended

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

   Celebrity chef Jack Bourdain, currently making pizzas at a chain restaurant, is offered an opportunity to become head chef of Nolita, a hip New York City restaurant. Pino, the owner of the establishment, has 300 reservations on the bookS and no food, crew or chef. He gives Jack the job and 48 hours to get it done. Jack raids other kitchens, bringing in an all-star team of chefs from his past. When a food critic Jack met during his wild days comes to Nolita, things have a horrible way of going wrong. Chaos ensues, but there is hope - the food critic gives Nolita a rave review on the "Exile on Main Street".

5. Moonlight Chicken

   2023 · Drama, Food, Romance · ended

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

   Moonlight Chicken follows Jim and Wen who are ready to reveal their recipe of love and dish of happiness, Steamed Chicken with Rice, that will make your heart full.  It tells the story of love and complicated relationships in different flavors of moods waiting to be touched and tasted.

6. Murder, She Baked

   2015 · Food, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Food profile.

   This freshly baked new murder mystery introduces Hannah Swensen, a creative and bubbly baker extraordinaire in a sleepy town in Minnesota, where everyone knows each other and secrets don't stay hidden for long. Hannah's bakeshop, the Cookie Jar, is where much of the town's gossip percolates along with the strong coffee.Based on the Hannah Swensen culinary mystery series by Joanne Fluke.

7. The Bear

   2022 · Drama, Comedy, Food · ended

   Recommended for similar Food profile.

   Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.

8. A League of Their Own

   2022 · Drama, Comedy, Sports · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   In 1943, Carson Shaw travels to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.  There, she meets other women who also dream of playing pro baseball and makes connections that open up her world. Rockford local Max Chapman also comes to the tryouts but is turned away.  With the support of her best friend Clance, she must forge a new path to pursue her dream.

9. Mozart in the Jungle

   2014 · Drama, Comedy, Music · ended

   Recommended for similar Drama / Comedy profile.

   Based on the critically acclaimed memoir Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs & Classical Music by Blair Tindall, Mozart in the Jungle draws back the curtain at the New York Symphony, where artistic dedication and creativity collide with mind games, politicking and survival instincts.

10. Feed the Beast

    2016 · Drama, Food, Crime · ended

    Recommended for similar Food profile.

    Feed the Beast tells the story of Tommy and Dion who are like brothers. Dion can't stay out of trouble. Tommy can't move past it. For two friends on the brink of losing everything, a dusty pipe dream of opening up an upscale restaurant in their hometown of the Bronx is all they have left to turn their lives around. Together, they take on the insanity of the New York restaurant world, and navigate its underbelly of petty criminals, corrupt officials and violent mobsters.