
Shows that feel likeFuturama (1999–2026)
If you loved Futurama, the closest series we have are The Simpsons (1989), Family Guy (1999) and South Park (1997). All three share Futurama'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 Stargate Universe (2009).
If Futurama hit the spot, these will too

Sharp jokes stacked on a soft centre, from a shared comic instinct
The difference: Suburban satire with no science-fiction playground to run around in

Rapid-fire jokes and a willingness to break the world for a bit
The difference: Domestic shock comedy with no science fiction and little tenderness

Comedy that hides a real argument inside something very stupid
The difference: Topical, crude and aimed at this week, with no future world to explore

A misfit crew treating the galaxy like a workplace
The difference: Plays its sci-fi straight — no parody safety net

Stranded far from Earth with a ship that barely holds together
The difference: Broody survival drama — the ship's problems aren't punchlines

A freight crew family bickering their way across the frontier
The difference: One earnest, unfinished season — cancelled before its prime

An ensemble sitcom that will follow a joke absolutely anywhere
The difference: Suburban and political, without the sweetness or the sci-fi

A smart misfit surrounded by idiots he cannot escape
The difference: Live action and domestic, no future to play in

The wide-eyed thrill of an unmapped galaxy, first contact by contact
The difference: Sincere prequel formula — Futurama's satire target, played straight

A workplace and household of people who deserve each other
The difference: Multi-cam meanness, and none of the tenderness

Two things both keep coming back to: space travel and alien
The difference: Easier on the wit than Futurama

Common ground: the future
The difference: Takes it somewhere less darkly funny than Futurama does
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