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Shows that feel likeVice Principals (2016–2017)

After North Jackson High's long-time principal steps down to tend to his ailing wife, Neal Gamby and Lee Russell, the school's vice principals, are forced to put their mutual disdain aside and form an unholy alliance in order to sabotage the newly appointed principal, Dr. Belinda Brown.

If you loved Vice Principals, the closest series we have are Russian Doll (2019), Arrested Development (2003) and The Gentlemen (2024). All three share Vice Principals' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Righteous Gemstones (2019).

★ 8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗2 seasons · HBOcreated by Danny McBridewittyplayfuldarkly funny
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If Vice Principals hit the spot, these will too

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Russian Doll
2019–2022 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.7comedy · dramaNetflix

One thread runs through both: dark comedy

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Vice Principals does

Nadia keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She's trapped in a surreal time loop -- and staring down the barrel of her own mortality.

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Arrested Development
2003–2019 · 5 seasons · FOX
★ 8.6comedyNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: dark comedy

The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

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The Gentlemen
2024– · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.1comedy · drama · crimeNetflix

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.

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The Righteous Gemstones
2019–2025 · 4 seasons · HBO
★ 8.1comedy · dramaMax

Both are Danny McBride's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Trades the dark humor of Vice Principals for an angle of its own

The story of a world-famous televangelist family with a history of deviance, greed and, yes, charitable work, all in the name of Jesus.

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Maniac
2018 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.6comedy · drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Darkly funny comedy, and it commits to that

Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they're assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently. Things do not go as planned.

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Eastbound & Down
2009–2013 · 4 seasons · HBO
★ 8.2comedy · dramaMax

The same hand behind both of them: Danny McBride

Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.

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Space Force
2020–2022 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.7comedy · dramaNetflix

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.

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The Office
2001–2002 · 2 seasons · BBC Two
★ 8.5comedyMaxHulu

Both lean on play more than on comedy

Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg.

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Weeds
2005–2012 · 8 seasons · Showtime
★ 7.9comedy · crime · dramaParamount+

The shared currency is dark humor

After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005– · 18 seasons · FX
★ 8.8comedyHulu

Both run witty where it counts

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

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Insatiable
2018–2019 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.5drama · comedyNetflix

Common ground: high school

A bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.

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It's Okay to Not Be Okay
2020 · 1 season · tvN
★ 8.5drama · comedyNetflix

Both work the same play

Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.

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