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Shows that feel like The Deep End (2010)

If you loved The Deep End, the closest series we have are Drop Dead Diva (2009), New Girl (2011) and Growing Pains (1985). All three share The Deep End'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.

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

6.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗1 season · ABCcreated by David Hemingsoncontemplativewittyplayful

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If The Deep End hit the spot, these will too

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Drop Dead Diva
2009–2014 · 6 seasons · Lifetime
7.5comedy · drama

Two things both keep coming back to: lawyer and law firm

A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney.

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

Both are built on the same subject: twenty something

The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as The Deep End

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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Growing Pains
1985–1992 · 7 seasons · ABC
6.6comedy

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

Fatherhood has taken on a whole new meaning for Jason Seaver, who has assumed the chores of cooking, cleaning and minding the kids so that his wife, Maggie, can pursue a career in journalism after spending 15 years as a housewife.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000–2024 · 12 seasons · HBO
8.8comedy

Both rooted in Los Angeles

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.

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Lethal Weapon
2016–2019 · 3 seasons · FOX
7.8action & adventure · crime · drama

Drama built on stillness, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to action & adventure than The Deep End does

A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.

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Ballers
2015–2019 · 5 seasons · HBO
7.7drama · comedy

Contemplative comedy, and it commits to that

Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football.

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The House of Flowers
2018–2020 · 3 seasons · Netflix
7.5drama · comedy

Documentary with a pulse of wit, in both cases

A wealthy matriarch tries to maintain her family's facade of perfection after her husband's mistress exposes their dirty secrets.

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

Both lean on play more than on comedy

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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100 días para enamorarnos
2020–2021 · 2 seasons · Telemundo
6.6drama · comedy

Contemplative drama in both cases

Two couples who struggle to be near each other decide to give another chance for each other, 100 days for them to fall back in love.

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Glee
2009–2015 · 6 seasons · FOX
6.8comedy · drama

Witty documentary in both cases

In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.

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Dickinson
2019–2021 · 3 seasons · Apple TV
7.7comedy · drama

Playful drama, and it commits to that

Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world's greatest poet.

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Atlanta
2016–2022 · 4 seasons · FX
8.6comedy · drama

Both working the same comedy territory

Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families.

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