
Shows that feel likeShrinking (2023–)
If you loved Shrinking, the closest series we have are The Bear (2022), After Life (2019) and Barry (2018). All three share Shrinking's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Carrie (2026).
If Shrinking hit the spot, these will too

Contemplative and witty in the same breath

The same preoccupation in both: grieving widower

One thread runs through both: dramedy
The difference: Sits closer to crime than Shrinking does

Playful where it counts, melancholy underneath
The difference: Leans harder into sci-fi & fantasy than Shrinking does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: grieving
The difference: Takes it somewhere less witty than Shrinking does

Drama built on stillness, twice over
The difference: Easier on the wit than Shrinking


Comedy with a pulse of melancholy, in both cases

Both lean on wit more than on drama

Contemplative comedy, and it commits to that


Both lean on melancholy more than on drama
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