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Shows that feel likeArcher (2009–2023)

Smart-mouthed superspy Sterling Archer and his dysfunctional team of secret agents turn dangerous missions into messy misadventures around the globe.

If you loved Archer, the closest series we have are The Office (2001), Arrested Development (2003) and Vice Principals (2016). All three share Archer'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 Weeds (2005).

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If Archer hit the spot, these will too

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The Office
2001–2002 · 2 seasons · BBC Two
★ 8.5comedyMaxHulu

Workplace pettiness mined for cringing, perfectly deadpan laughs

The difference: Mockumentary realism — no missions, just soul-crushing Slough

Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg.

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Arrested Development
2003–2019 · 5 seasons · FOX
★ 8.6comedyNetflix

Dense, callback-stuffed jokes from a cast of magnificent narcissists

The difference: No action at all — the chaos is purely familial and financial

The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

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Vice Principals
2016–2017 · 2 seasons · HBO
★ 8comedyMax

One thread runs through both: dark comedy

The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than Archer does

After North Jackson High's long-time principal steps down to tend to his ailing wife, Neal Gamby and Lee Russell, the school's vice principals, are forced to put their mutual disdain aside and form an unholy alliance in order to sabotage the newly appointed principal, Dr. Belinda Brown.

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Parks and Recreation
2009–2015 · 7 seasons · NBC
★ 8.6comedyPeacock

An office of vivid weirdos whose incompetence somehow gets things done

The difference: Relentlessly kind — optimism instead of cheerful cruelty

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005– · 18 seasons · FX
★ 8.8comedyHulu

Terrible people doubling down on terrible ideas, gloriously

The difference: No spy plots to hang the gags on — pure sitcom scheming

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

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American Dad!
2005– · 22 seasons · FOX
★ 7.4animation · comedyHulu

A CIA man's ego wreaking animated havoc on everyone around him

The difference: Family sitcom rhythms — gag-a-minute rather than sustained wit

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."

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Weeds
2005–2012 · 8 seasons · Showtime
★ 7.9comedy · crime · dramaParamount+

A protagonist digging deeper holes with total, unearned confidence

The difference: Live-action dramedy — real consequences keep interrupting the jokes

After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.

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Russian Doll
2019–2022 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.7comedy · dramaNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dark comedy

The difference: Trades the momentum of Archer for an angle of its own

Nadia keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She's trapped in a surreal time loop -- and staring down the barrel of her own mortality.

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Space Force
2020–2022 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.7comedy · dramaNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: workplace comedy

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Archer does

A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.

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Married... with Children
1987–1997 · 11 seasons · FOX
★ 8.1comedyPrime VideoHulu

Common ground: sitcom

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.

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Hazbin Hotel
2024– · 5 seasons · Prime Video
★ 7.6animation · comedy · dramaPrime Video

Adult animation that sprints from filth to genuine feeling

The difference: A full-blown musical — showtunes in hell replace spy deadpan

In attempt to find a non-violent alternative for reducing Hell's overpopulation, the daughter of Lucifer opens a rehabilitation hotel that offers a group of misfit demons a chance at redemption.

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Chuck
2007–2012 · 5 seasons · NBC
★ 8.2action & adventure · comedy · drama

Spy missions constantly derailed by the hero's personal mess

The difference: Earnest and romantic — it wants you to care, not just laugh

When Buy More computer geek Chuck Bartowski unwittingly downloads a database of government information and deadly fighting skills into his head, he becomes the CIA's most vital secret. This sets Chuck on a path to become a full-fledged spy.

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