Shows like Fantasmas: 20 to watch next
If you loved Fantasmas (2024) — a comedy and sci-fi & fantasy series created by Julio Torres — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Fantasmas most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like new york city, surrealism and slice of life. 11 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Seinfeld 1989★ 8.2
Shares: Comedy
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Jeffersons 1975★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Love, American Style 1969★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Night Court 1984★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Will & Grace 1998★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Mama's Family 1983★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy
Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky, argumentative Thelma.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out 2005★ 8.1
Shares: Comedy
Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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NewsRadio 1995★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Tyler Perry's House of Payne 2007★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
A multigenerational, working-class family experience life's struggles with faith, love and, most importantly, humor. Curtis, aka 'Pops', the uncle and head of the household, has house and home turned upside down when an unexpected event forces his nephew, CJ, and CJ’s kids to move in, putting three generations under one roof. This chaotic living situation takes its toll on cranky Pops, who is reluctant to have his routine disturbed. In addition to CJ’s family, Pops and Ella’s son, Calvin, a wise-cracking, broke college student, hangs out at home, making it impossible for any peace and quiet. It soon becomes evident just how wide the gap is, as the family tries to find a way to coexist through all of life’s hilarious ups and downs.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Just Shoot Me! 1997★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy
See the inner workings of a high-style magazine owned by Jack Gallo, who has hired his quick-tempered but talented daughter, Maya, to write for the publication. Challenging her at every turn is Nina, a vain and superficial former model. Then there's photographer Elliot, a man who is very popular with his portrait subjects as well as other women. completing the core staff is her father's assistant, Dennis, a glorified secretary who is generally disrespectful to one and all.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel, JioHotstar
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Lopez vs Lopez 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
The story of a working-class, old-school Latino father who moves in with his modern Gen Z daughter as they rebuild their dysfunctional relationship one argument at a time.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Becker 1998★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to offend those who try to get close to him, he is extremely dedicated to his medical practice in the Bronx, N.Y., where he always goes the extra mile to help those in need. But Dr. John Becker looks at the world around him and sees a society gone mad, full of incongruities and just plain wrong thinking. And he has no qualms about saying anything that comes to mind – anything.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Friends 1994★ 8.4
Shares: Comedy
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar
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Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 2012★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
After a naive Midwestern girl's big city dreams are dashed her first week in New York, she finds herself living with her worst nightmare in this hilarious, contemporary comedy about a female odd couple who are surrounded by an outrageous cast of characters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Odd Couple 1970★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Second City Television 1976★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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One Day at a Time 1975★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and their new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Night Court 2023★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy
Unapologetically optimistic judge Abby Stone, the daughter of the late Harry Stone, follows in her father's footsteps as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court and tries to bring order to its crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2013★ 8.2
Shares: 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.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar