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Shows that feel like Party of Five (1994–2000)

If you loved Party of Five, the closest series we have are This Is Us (2016), Six Feet Under (2001) and Batman: The Animated Series (1992). All three share Party of Five's contemplative and melancholy feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 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.

Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.

6.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗6 seasons · FOXcreated by Christopher Keysercontemplativemelancholy

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If Party of Five hit the spot, these will too

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This Is Us
2016–2022 · 6 seasons · NBC
8.7drama

Two things both keep coming back to: brothers and sisters and family relationships

The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.

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Six Feet Under
2001–2005 · 5 seasons · HBO
8.7drama

Common ground: brothers and sisters

When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.

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Batman: The Animated Series
1992–1995 · 4 seasons · Fox Kids
9action & adventure · animation · drama

Both are built on the same subject: death of parent

The difference: Leans harder into action & adventure than Party of Five does

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".

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Beverly Hills, 90210
1990–2000 · 10 seasons · FOX
6.5drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: teen drama

The difference: Missing the melancholy of Party of Five

Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California University after graduation.

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Dark Matter
2015–2017 · 3 seasons · Syfy
7.5sci-fi & fantasy · drama

Contemplative and melancholy in the same breath

The difference: Sits closer to sci-fi & fantasy than Party of Five does

The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?

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The Sinner
2017–2021 · 4 seasons · USA Network
7.8crime · drama

Drama built on stillness, twice over

In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.

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Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995–1996 · 1 season · TV Tokyo
8.5sci-fi & fantasy · animation · drama

Drama with a pulse of melancholy, in both cases

At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.

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Broadchurch
2013–2017 · 3 seasons · ITV1
8.3crime · drama · mystery

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.

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Baby
2018–2020 · 3 seasons · Netflix
6.9drama

One thread runs through both: teen drama

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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The O.C.
2003–2007 · 4 seasons · FOX
7.6drama

Drama in the same key

Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.

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ER
1994–2009 · 15 seasons · NBC
7.9drama

The drama is handled with the same confidence

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

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Designated Survivor
2016–2019 · 3 seasons · ABC
7.4drama · war & politics

The shared currency is melancholy

Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.

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