Shows like M*A*S*H: 20 to watch next
If you loved M*A*S*H (1972) — a war & politics, drama and comedy series created by Larry Gelbart — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of M*A*S*H most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, surgeon and korean war (1950-53). 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Dad's Army 1968★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, War & Politics
Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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McHale's Navy 1962★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, War & Politics
An experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve at the start of World War II. McHale was made the Skipper of the Torpedo Patrol (PT) Boat #73 stationed at the U.S. Naval Installation on the island of Taratupa in the Southwest Pacific. The 73 'Family' included, among others, a con man and amateur Magician, a womanizing hunk, a dedicated Family man, a guitar-playing, moonshine-making Tennessee good ol' boy, and even a deserter from the Japanese Navy, who was an excellent cook.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Crimson Field 2014★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bluestone 42 2013★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama, War & Politics
Bluestone 42 is a comedy drama about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. So what’s the average working day for a hero? Make your keen young colleague deal with the boring paperwork? Wind up your fellow employees? Flirt with the new girl on the team? Or deal with an unseen enemy who’s trying to blow you up? Bluestone 42 is a comedy drama about a bunch of soldiers who just happen to be risking their lives diffusing hidden bombs. But who says they can’t have some fun alongside the serious professional stuff? This hilarious and often surprising series follows the adventures of a bunch of diverse characters living and working together at an army base in Afghanistan. This is a show about something easily forgotten; soldiers really enjoy being soldiers, but it’s not just a show for soldiers and it’s not just about the Army: it’s also a show for anybody who has ever fallen in love, experienced status battles at work or had a fear of failure. It is packed with the lively workmate banter and relationship minefields that most people will recognise. Even if they don’t face danger on a daily basis...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Combat! 1962★ 8.0
Shares: War & Politics, Drama
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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12 O'Clock High 1964★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First commanded by irascible General Frank Savage--and later by Colonel Joe Gallagher, the son of a Pentagon General--the Group is stationed in England, and flies long-range bombing missions into German-held Europe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Our Girl 2014★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
Drama following the extraordinary adventures of female medics in the British Army.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Foyle's War 2002★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Royal Pains 2009★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes the reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the attractive administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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'Allo 'Allo! 1984★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy, War & Politics
The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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Girlfriends 2000★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Comedy
A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds.
Stream in India on Hoichoi
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Hart of Dixie 2011★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy
New Yorker Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical school, she'll follow in her father's footsteps and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe decides to work at a small practice in Bluebell, Alabama.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Winds of War 1983★ 7.3
Shares: War & Politics, Drama
Against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor 'Pug' Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous times in the late 1930s.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pearson 2019★ 7.3
Shares: War & Politics, Drama
Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The State Within 2006★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
The State Within is a six-part British television political thriller serial written and created by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival, broadcast on BBC One from 2 November to 7 December 2006. After a plane explodes over Washington DC, panic begins to envelop the British embassy, and its ambassador to Washington, Mark Brydon, finds himself caught in a potentially damaging diplomatic incident.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Martin 1992★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. 2021★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Lahela 'Doogie' Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggles a budding medical career and life as a teenager. With the support of her caring and comical 'ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Taxi 1978★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Facts of Life 1979★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Land Girls 2009★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, War & Politics
The lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now