
Shows that feel likeBarry (2018–2023)
If you loved Barry, the closest series we have are After Life (2019), Six Feet Under (2001) and The Gentlemen (2024). All three share Barry's contemplative and darkly funny feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Shrinking (2023).
If Barry hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: depression and dark comedy
The difference: Takes it somewhere less gritty than Barry does


Witty and playful in the same breath

One thread runs through both: show business
The difference: Sits closer to animation than Barry does

The same preoccupation in both: dramedy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dramedy

Both land grit and stillness at once

The same mix in both: dark humor, then melancholy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases


Both lean on stillness more than on crime

Comedy built on dark humor, twice over
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