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Series Similar to Special

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

1. Master of None

   2015 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, also on Netflix.

   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.

2. Crashing

   2016 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile.

   Sitcom about the lives and loves of six twenty-to-thirty-something adults living together as Property Guardians in a disused hospital.

3. The Kominsky Method

   2018 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, hidden gem, also on Netflix.

   The sun isn't setting yet on the once famous Sandy Kominsky and his longtime agent Norman Newlander, two friends tackling life's inevitable curveballs as they navigate their later years in Los Angeles, a city that values youth and beauty.

4. Grace and Frankie

   2015 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, also on Netflix.

   Two nemeses become bonded jilted wives after their husbands reveal they have been having an affair with each other since the 1990s and now plan to get married.

5. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

   2015 · Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, also on Netflix.

   When a woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and lands in New York City, she must navigate a world she didn't think even existed anymore.

6. After Life

   2019 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, also on Netflix.

   After Life centers on Tony, who had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on. He thinks it's like a Super Power — not caring about himself or anyone else — but it turns out to be tricky when everyone is trying to save the nice guy they used to know.

7. Everything Sucks!

   2018 · Drama, Comedy · ended

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, hidden gem, also on Netflix.

   It's 1996 in a town called Boring, where high school misfits in the AV and drama clubs brave the ups and downs of teenage life in the VHS era.

8. Julie and the Phantoms

   2020 · Comedy, Music, Supernatural · ended

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

   Julie lost her passion for music when she lost her mom. But when three ghostly guys appear and lift her spirits, they decide to start a band together!

9. As We See It

   2022 · Comedy · ended

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

   As We See It follows Jack, Harrison, and Violet, twentysomething roommates on the autism spectrum, as they strive to get and keep jobs, make friends, fall in love, and navigate a world that eludes them. With the help of their families, aide, and sometimes even each other, these roommates experience setbacks and celebrate triumphs on their own unique journeys towards independence and acceptance.

10. Wayne

    2019 · Comedy, Action · ended

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

    Wayne can't help himself from righting the world's wrongs. Now, against all odds, he and his one-of-a-kind girlfriend Del are on a road trip from Brockton, Mass to Ocala, Florida to reclaim what's rightfully his: a majestic old car that was stolen from his sick father. With trouble behind them and danger ahead, Wayne and Del are bound to find themselves with their backs against the wall. But that's okay. They've been there before.