Finishing Friends can leave your evenings feeling a little empty. The right sitcom brings back that mix of silly jokes, messy romance, and people who feel like family.
These picks offer familiar comforts while giving you new characters to root for. Netflix availability changes by country and over time, so check your local catalog before choosing your next watch.
1. Seinfeld: Everyday Problems, Huge Laughs
A tiny social mistake can become a full crisis when Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer get involved. Their New York adventures turn waiting for tables, dating, and borrowing things into comedy gold.
Unlike the Friends gang, these pals rarely learn from their bad choices. That selfish streak is the joke, so expect sharp humor rather than warm lessons.
Try it when you want quick laughs about everyday annoyances, with familiar faces returning throughout nine seasons.
2. Brooklyn Nine-Nine: A Squad Worth Joining
Badge or no badge, finding your people makes a tough workday easier. Detective Jake Peralta brings childish energy to a Brooklyn precinct, while Captain Holt answers with a wonderfully straight face.
The squad grows into a caring team through pranks, cases, and personal setbacks. Friends fans will recognize the teasing, romantic tension, and loyalty underneath the jokes.
Start from the beginning to enjoy the changing relationships, and watch for the increasingly wild Halloween competition episodes.
3. Grace and Frankie: Friendship Gets a Fresh Start
Starting over feels less scary with someone equally shocked beside you. Grace and Frankie become unlikely housemates after their husbands reveal that they are in love with each other.
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin make their clashing habits both funny and touching. Friends cocreator Marta Kauffman also helped create this series, which shares an interest in chosen family.
Choose it for grownup humor, seaside comfort, and a friendship that proves new beginnings have no age limit.
4. Community: The Study Group That Goes Off Script
Forget quiet study sessions; Greendale’s students turn college life into a playground. A mismatched study group becomes the heart of this comedy, where small arguments can lead to surprisingly huge adventures.
Expect movie jokes, unusual storytelling, and friendships that slowly deepen beneath the chaos. The paintball episodes show how boldly the series plays with familiar genres.
Give the opening episodes time to introduce everyone before deciding whether its strange, clever style belongs in your viewing routine.
5. The Office (U.S.): Awkward Coworkers Become Familiar Faces
Some meetings could have been emails, but Michael Scott turns them into disasters. Cameras follow the workers at Dunder Mifflin, catching awkward silences, desk pranks, and feelings nobody quite knows how to explain.
Jim and Pam provide a romantic thread, while the wider staff becomes a strangely lovable crowd. The first season has a harsher edge than later years.
If the opening feels chilly, allow a little time for the warmer workplace bonds to take shape.
6. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Big Hope Meets Big City
Bright clothes and stubborn hope are Kimmy’s tools for rebuilding her life. After escaping a doomsday cult, she moves to New York and meets people whose dreams are almost as oversized as their personalities.
Her roommate Titus often steals scenes with grand reactions and musical flair. The humor moves quickly, rewarding viewers who enjoy wordplay and odd surprises.
Although the setup involves trauma, the story focuses on recovery, independence, and finding support in an unlikely household.
7. Derry Girls: Teenage Chaos With Fierce Loyalty
School trouble feels enormous when you’re a teenager, even with history unfolding outside. Erin and her friends chase freedom, popularity, and fun in 1990s Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Their plans usually collapse in loud, ridiculous ways, but their loyalty keeps the story grounded. Family members and teachers deliver plenty of memorable moments too.
Turn on subtitles if the fast dialogue takes adjustment. Beneath the swearing and silliness sits a moving picture of friendship during uncertainty.
8. That ’90s Show: Back to the Basement
A basement couch can feel like the center of the universe when summer stretches ahead. Leia Forman discovers that feeling while visiting her grandparents in Wisconsin and making a new circle of friends.
As a sequel to That ’70s Show, the series mixes familiar faces with teenage crushes and goofy mistakes. The studio audience style may suit viewers missing traditional sitcom rhythms.
Watch for the casual hangout mood rather than expecting the adult friendships found in Friends.
9. Superstore: Finding Your People Between Shifts
Anyone who has worked a busy shift will recognize the chaos at Cloud 9. Employees juggle strange shoppers, awkward rules, and personal worries while trying to get through another day.
Amy and Jonah’s connection adds romance, but the whole staff gives the show its spark. Like Friends, it finds humor in people sharing daily life.
Expect some pointed jokes about work and money alongside the sweeter moments, plus quick customer scenes that often deliver unexpected laughs.
10. The Upshaws: Family Love Without the Gloss
Money worries do not stop the Upshaws from having something sharp to say. Bennie, a mechanic in Indianapolis, tries to support his family while his mistakes keep creating fresh arguments.
Regina and her sister Lucretia refuse to let him off easily, giving the household a lively push and pull. The jokes can be blunt, and the language is adult.
Pick this for family conflict with affection underneath, rather than a polished picture of life without problems.
11. Fuller House: An Open Door and a Full Couch
Coming home is the whole point of this cheerful Full House sequel. D.J.
Tanner raises her children with help from her sister Stephanie and best friend Kimmy, creating another busy household.
Shared meals, parenting problems, and old memories drive the stories. The humor is broader and more family focused than Friends, with plenty of hugs and familiar catchphrases.
Choose it when you want low stress viewing and close bonds, especially if you already know the original.
12. The Ranch: Homecoming With Rough Edges
Returning home does not mean leaving your old problems behind. Colt Bennett comes back to his family’s Colorado ranch after chasing football dreams, only to face strained relationships and hard choices.
The setting swaps city apartments for open land, but old grudges keep everyone close. Strong language, drinking, and heavier storylines make this a more adult option.
Try it if sibling tension and family repair interest you as much as jokes; the mood can turn serious.
13. Workin’ Moms: Friendship on Very Little Sleep
Some days, getting everyone dressed feels like a major achievement. A group of Toronto mothers deals with career demands, relationships, and parenting while trying to hold onto their own identities.
Their friendships offer space for venting, bad decisions, and honest support. Unlike the carefree stretches in Friends, responsibility is always nearby here.
Expect frank talk about sex and bodies, plus messy behavior. It suits viewers who want comedy that admits loving your family can still be exhausting.
14. Younger: A Career Comeback With Complications
One small lie turns a fresh start into a balancing act. Liza, a woman in her forties, pretends to be younger to get back into publishing in New York.
Office friendships, dating choices, and the risk of discovery keep the story moving. Its glossy style and ongoing plots lean toward romantic comedy rather than a classic sitcom.
Follow the episodes in order, since secrets matter. Fans of Rachel’s career journey may enjoy watching Liza rebuild her confidence.
15. Friends from College: Old Bonds, Bad Choices
Knowing someone for decades does not guarantee treating them well. A group of Harvard friends reconnects in New York, dragging old crushes, rivalries, and secrets into their adult lives.
The ensemble setup may look familiar, but the humor is darker and the relationships are more destructive than those in Friends. Affairs and selfish choices drive much of the story.
Save it for a mood when you can enjoy flawed people without needing to cheer for every decision.
16. 2 Broke Girls: Big Dreams on a Tiny Budget
Cupcake dreams are easier to share than rent in Brooklyn. Max, a sharp waitress, teams up with Caroline, a former rich girl, after their very different lives collide.
Their friendship grows through diner shifts, business plans, and constant money trouble. A traditional sitcom setup gives the jokes a familiar rhythm, though the humor often relies on sexual remarks and stereotypes.
Watch for the central partnership and scrappy ambition if you enjoy roommates supporting each other through setbacks.