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Shows that feel likeTed Lasso (2020–)

Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?

If you loved Ted Lasso, the closest series we have are The Rookie (2018), Only Murders in the Building (2021) and Eureka (2006). All three share Ted Lasso's hopeful and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Girls (2012).

★ 8.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗4 seasons · Apple TVcreated by Bill Lawrencehopefulwarmwittyplayful
9 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Hulu
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If Ted Lasso hit the spot, these will too

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The Rookie
2018– · 9 seasons · ABC
★ 8crime · drama · comedyHulu

Hopeful and warm in the same breath

The difference: Sits closer to crime than Ted Lasso does

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

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Only Murders in the Building
2021– · 6 seasons · Hulu
★ 8comedy · mystery · crimeHuluDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: friendship

The difference: Easier on the warmth than Ted Lasso

Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.

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Eureka
2006–2012 · 5 seasons · Syfy
★ 7.9sci-fi & fantasy · comedy · drama

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Trades the warmth of Ted Lasso for an angle of its own

The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.

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Emily in Paris
2020– · 6 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.8drama · comedyNetflix

An upbeat American charming a skeptical new home

The difference: Fashion-fantasy fizz

New passions. New fashions. New Emily? A plucky American marketing whiz spreads her wings in life and love after landing her dream job in Paris.

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New Amsterdam
2018–2023 · 5 seasons · NBC
★ 7.9drama

Hopeful drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Takes it somewhere less warm than Ted Lasso does

The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive response to problems large and small is four simple words: "How can I help?" He has to disrupt the status quo and prove he'll stop at nothing to breathe new life into this underfunded and underappreciated hospital, returning it to the glory that put it on the map.

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013–2021 · 8 seasons · NBC
★ 8.4comedy · crimeNetflixPeacock

Both are built on the same subject: workplace comedy

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.

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2 Broke Girls
2011–2017 · 6 seasons · CBS
★ 6.7comedy

Mismatched people finding each other in a job neither planned

The difference: Broad sitcom punchlines instead of warmth

Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.

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Love, Victor
2020–2022 · 3 seasons · Hulu
★ 7.9comedy · dramaHuluDisney+

Kindness as the story's engine

The difference: Teen coming-out journey

Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.

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Girls
2012–2017 · 6 seasons · HBO
★ 7.4drama · comedyMax

One thread runs through both: friendship

The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.

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Maid
2021 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 8.3dramaNetflix

Comedy with a pulse of hope, in both cases

After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future.

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Daughter from Another Mother
2021–2022 · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.2comedy · dramaNetflix

Strangers becoming chosen family through absurd circumstances

The difference: Mexican switched-babies comedy

After realizing their babies were exchanged at birth, two women develop a plan to adjust to their new lives: creating a single —and peculiar— family.

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iCarly
2007–2012 · 6 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 6.8comedyNetflixParamount+

Both lean on warmth more than on comedy

Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.

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