TV Shows Like Platonic
If you like Platonic, here are 10 similar TV shows — each with its current AI renewal verdict, so you can see which are still going and which have been cancelled.
Apple TV · Comedy · Platonic is renewed
Platonic taps into something real about friendships in your forties. It's not about meeting in a bar or getting fixed up by well-meaning friends. It's about two people who already know each other, who have history and shorthand and all the complicated baggage that comes with it, suddenly realizing they need each other again. Will Arnett and Rose Byrne sell this midlife reconnection with genuine affection underneath the sarcasm, making the show work both as a sitcom and as something with actual emotional stakes. The premise is familiar enough, but the execution matters, and Platonic knows that the best comedy often comes from people who can be brutally honest with each other because they've already seen each other at their worst.
The best shows like Platonic
1. Portlandia
Like Platonic, Portlandia is sarcastic about modern life without being mean to the people living it. The sketch format lets it roam across more territory, but it shares the same sensibility: finding humor in how absurd people actually are when you pay close attention to them.
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2. Peep Show
Peep Show follows two men over a decade as their friendship and lives evolve, much like Platonic explores the adult complications of rekindling a bond. Both shows treat their characters with real affection while being unflinchingly honest about how annoying people can be.
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3. The Young Ones
The Young Ones finds its comedy in four people with nothing in common forced to live together and figure it out anyway. If you enjoyed watching Will Arnett and Rose Byrne navigate their weird reunion, you'll get a kick out of watching these four lunatics do basically the same thing.
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4. Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! has the same sarcastic energy and casual weirdness as Platonic, though it swings harder into absurdity. If you like humor that doesn't explain itself and trusts the audience to keep up, this sketch series offers the same kind of fun.
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5. 'Til Death
Like Platonic, 'Til Death centers on the daily comedy of important adult relationships and the annoying, funny things that happen when you share a life with someone. Both shows understand that the best material comes from people who know each other well enough to be completely honest.
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More on shows like Platonic
What draws people to Platonic is the specificity of its setting and tone. It's not cynical exactly, but it's skeptical of the usual romantic comedy formulas. The show understands that for a lot of people, the most important relationship in their life might be with a friend, not a partner. And it's genuinely funny about the logistics of maintaining that friendship when you're older, when you have jobs and partners and other people to manage. The comedy comes from real situations getting messy, not from characters being idiots for the sake of a laugh.
The shows in this list share Platonic's affection for character-driven humor and its willingness to find the absurd in everyday life. Portlandia and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! approach satire differently, but both have that same energy of loving what they're poking fun at. Peep Show and The Young Ones go deep into the lives of their characters in ways that mix cringe with real affection. 'Til Death rounds out the list by centering an adult friendship and the daily weirdness of maintaining any important relationship. These aren't shows that think smart people are inherently boring.
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Frequently asked
- What is the most popular show like Platonic?
- Portlandia is the most popular show similar to Platonic in the IsItRenewed catalogue.
- Are shows like Platonic still on the air?
- Of the 10 shows similar to Platonic listed here, 0 currently carry a renewed verdict — the rest are cancelled, ended, or awaiting a decision.
- How does IsItRenewed pick shows like Platonic?
- The recommendations come from TMDB's similar-titles data, and each is shown with its current AI renewal verdict so you know which are still going.