
Shows that feel likeShrinking (2023–)
If you loved Shrinking, the closest series we have are The Bear (2022), After Life (2019) and Barry (2018). All three share Shrinking's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Carrie (2026).
If Shrinking hit the spot, these will too

Contemplative and witty in the same breath

The same preoccupation in both: grieving widower

One thread runs through both: dramedy
The difference: Sits closer to crime than Shrinking does

Melancholy drama in both cases
The difference: Trades the wit of Shrinking for an angle of its own

Comedy built on play, twice over
The difference: Leans harder into sci-fi & fantasy than Shrinking does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: grieving
The difference: Easier on the wit than Shrinking


Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

Melancholy drama, and it commits to that


A streak of stillness through both
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