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Shows that feel like Mayday (2026–)

If you loved Mayday, the closest series we have are Beauty in Black (2024), The Deep End (2010) and De viaje con los Derbez (2019). All three share Mayday's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 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.

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Beauty in Black
2024– · 3 seasons · Netflix
5.7drama

Contemplative documentary in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Mayday does

A stripper's fate takes a turn when she crosses paths with the wealthy, dysfunctional family behind a cosmetics dynasty and a devious trafficking scheme.

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The Deep End
2010 · 1 season · ABC
6.8drama · comedy · documentary

Documentary built on stillness, twice over

The tragedies and triumphs of five earnest twenty-something first-year associates fighting to stay afloat in one of Los Angeles' top law firms.

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De viaje con los Derbez
2019– · 5 seasons · Prime Video
6.2documentary

Contemplative documentary, and it commits to that

The series follows the fun and endearing Derbez family as they discover new cultures in foreign lands and for the first time – all together and unfiltered.

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The Last Dance
2020 · 1 season · ESPN
9documentary

Both working the same documentary territory

A 10-part documentary chronicling the untold story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty with rare, never-before-seen footage and sound from the 1997-98 championship season – plus over 100 interviews with famous figures and basketball’s biggest names.

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The Pitt
2025– · 3 seasons · Max
8.9drama

Contemporaries, and it shows

The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.

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Hijack
2023– · 2 seasons · Apple TV
7.3drama

Same era, same wavelength

Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a group of hijackers take control. Sam will try every move in his playbook to take them down...as the stakes grow higher by the second.

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Unorthodox
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
8drama

Products of the same few years

A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her past comes calling.

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Hercai
2019–2021 · 3 seasons · atv
6.6drama

Same instincts, 7 years apart

Miran is seeking revenge for his parents death so he plans to marry daughter Reyyan from the family who were responsible for that. Unexpectedly he falls in love with Reyyan. Will this change the plan?

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Sex, Explained
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
6.9documentary

Documentary in the same key

From the biology of attraction to the history of birth control, explore the ins and outs of sex in this entertaining and enlightening series.

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The Morning Show
2019– · 5 seasons · Apple TV
8.1drama

A 2010s answer to the same itch

A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.

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Baby
2018–2020 · 3 seasons · Netflix
6.9drama

Same instincts, 8 years apart

Fed up with their families and classmates, two teen girls from a wealthy part of Rome are drawn to the city's underworld and start leading double lives.

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Mucize Doktor
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · FOX
7drama

Different title, same corner of the shelf

Mucize Doktor / A Miracle (2019) is a Turkish FOX medical drama (64 episodes) starring Taner Ölmez, adapted from the Korean series Good Doctor. Ali Vefa, a young surgical resident with autism savant syndrome, joins a prestigious Istanbul hospital — facing resistance from colleagues who doubt his abilities. As he proves his genius case by case, he navigates friendships, rivalry and first love while learning what it means to belong.

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