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Shows that feel like Leanne (2025–)

If you loved Leanne, the closest series we have are Average Joe (2023), ted (2024) and Superstore (2015). All three share Leanne's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

When her husband leaves her for another woman, a resilient Southern mom starts over with the support of her loving, but unfiltered family.

7.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗2 seasons · Netflixcreated by Chuck Lorrewittyplayful
Stream it:Netflix

If Leanne hit the spot, these will too

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Average Joe
2023– · 2 seasons · BET+
7.4comedy · drama · crime

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Leanne does

A clue that can save Joe’s family forces Joe and his friends to Africa. From the moment they land chaos erupts and loyalties crumble.

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ted
2024–2026 · 2 seasons · Peacock
7.9comedy

The same preoccupation in both: sitcom

It's 1993 and Ted the bear's moment of fame has passed, leaving him living with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett, who lives in a working-class Boston home with his parents and cousin. Ted may not be the best influence on John, but when it comes right down to it, he's willing to go out on a limb to help his friend and his family.

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Superstore
2015–2021 · 6 seasons · NBC
7.9comedy

Both are built on the same subject: sitcom

A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.

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The Big Bang Theory
2007–2019 · 12 seasons · CBS
8.1comedy

Chuck Lorre directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.

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The Middle
2009–2018 · 9 seasons · ABC
7.7comedy

Comedy built on wit, twice over

The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.

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The King of Queens
1998–2007 · 9 seasons · CBS
7.4comedy

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: A 1990s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.

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My Name Is Earl
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · NBC
7.8comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.

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Ghosts
2021– · 6 seasons · CBS
7.9comedy · sci-fi & fantasy

Both work the same play

The difference: Leans harder into sci-fi & fantasy than Leanne does

Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- whom only Samantha can see and hear.

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Everybody Hates Chris
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · UPN
7.6comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.

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New Girl
2011–2018 · 7 seasons · FOX
7.8comedy

Both know what they want from comedy

Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.

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Ludwig
2024– · 2 seasons · BBC One
8.1mystery · crime · drama

The comedy is handled with the same confidence

John Taylor lives in quiet solitude, designing puzzles for a living, under the nom-de-plume of 'Ludwig'. When his identical twin, James, disappears off the face of the earth, John takes over his brother's identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts.

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40 y 20
2016– · 14 seasons · Blim
7comedy

Comedy approached the same way

A comedy series about a divorced dad who likes younger women, and his son who likes older women.

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