
Shows that feel likeAfter Life (2019–2022)
If you loved After Life, the closest series we have are Barry (2018), The Bear (2022) and Fleabag (2016). All three share After Life's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Shrinking (2023).
If After Life hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: depression and dark comedy
The difference: Leans harder into crime than After Life does

Two things both keep coming back to: suicide and grief
The difference: Trades the dark humor of After Life for an angle of its own

Both keep coming back to the same thing: grief



The same mix in both: wit, then play

Both are built on the same subject: depression

One thread runs through both: suicide

Contemplative where it counts, darkly funny underneath


Playful drama, and it commits to that

Comedy with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
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