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Shows that feel likeDaughter from Another Mother (2021–2022)

After realizing their babies were exchanged at birth, two women develop a plan to adjust to their new lives: creating a single —and peculiar— family.

If you loved Daughter from Another Mother, the closest series we have are Girls (2012), iCarly (2007) and Desperate Housewives (2004). All three share Daughter from Another Mother'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 Merlí. Sapere Aude (2019).

★ 7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗3 seasons · Netflixcreated by Carolina Riverawittyplayfulcontemplativewarm
11 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video
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If Daughter from Another Mother hit the spot, these will too

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Girls
2012–2017 · 6 seasons · HBO
★ 7.4drama · comedyMax

Both are built on the same subject: female friendship

The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.

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iCarly
2007–2012 · 6 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 6.8comedyNetflixParamount+

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Less contemplative, more its own thing

Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.

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Desperate Housewives
2004–2012 · 8 seasons · ABC
★ 7.7mystery · drama · comedyPrime VideoHulu

Common ground: female friendship

The difference: Played as mystery first

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.

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Sex and the City
1998–2004 · 6 seasons · HBO
★ 7.4drama · comedyMax

Contemplative and warm in the same breath

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene. 

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Emily in Paris
2020– · 6 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.8drama · comedyNetflix

Comedy built on wit, twice over

New passions. New fashions. New Emily? A plucky American marketing whiz spreads her wings in life and love after landing her dream job in Paris.

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013–2021 · 8 seasons · NBC
★ 8.4comedy · crimeNetflixPeacock

Both lean on play more than on drama

The difference: Leans further into crime

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.

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2 Broke Girls
2011–2017 · 6 seasons · CBS
★ 6.7comedy

Warm comedy, and it commits to that

Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.

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I Am Not Okay with This
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.5drama · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Contemplative drama in both cases

Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.

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The Good Place
2016–2020 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 8.2sci-fi & fantasy · comedyPrime VideoHulu

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.

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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
2016–2017 · 1 season · MBC
★ 8.3comedy · drama

Drama built on play, twice over

A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.

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Love, Victor
2020–2022 · 3 seasons · Hulu
★ 7.9comedy · dramaHuluDisney+

Both work the same stillness

Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.

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Merlí. Sapere Aude
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · TV3
★ 7.7comedy · dramaNetflix

The shared currency is warmth

In this drama set at a university, a wayward philosophy student navigate life on campus while seeking guidance from an intriguing new professor.

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