Shows like The Bear: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Bear (2022) — a drama and comedy series created by Christopher Storer — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Bear most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like suicide, chicago, illinois and restaurant. 17 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Shameless 2011★ 8.2
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Chi 2018★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Six Feet Under 2001★ 8.1
Shares: Drama
When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Black Rabbit 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A rising-star restaurateur is forced into New York's criminal underworld when his chaotic brother returns to town with loan sharks on his trail.
Stream in India on Netflix
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After Life 2019★ 7.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Feed the Beast 2016★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
For two friends on the brink of losing everything, a dusty pipe dream of opening up an upscale restaurant in their hometown of the Bronx is all they have left to turn their lives around. Together, they take on the insanity of the New York restaurant world, and navigate its underbelly of petty criminals, corrupt officials and violent mobsters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Succession 2018★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story 2024★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
The story of the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Claws 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Follow the life and crimes of five diverse and treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon, where there is a lot more going on than silk wraps and pedicures.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shrinking 2023★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Comedy
Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty. Will it make things better—or unleash uproarious chaos?
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Bad Sisters 2022★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for one another. But when the toxic brother-in-law they all wanted dead actually dies, it turns their lives upside down and tests their bond like nothing before.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Presumed Innocent 2024★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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The Big C 2010★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A suburban mother faces her cancer diagnosis while trying to find humor and happiness as well.
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Weeds 2005★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Chicago Fire 2012★ 8.4
Shares: Drama
An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Party Down 2009★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy
A group of struggling actors and dysfunctional dreamers wait for their big break while they are stuck serving hors d'oeurves for a Hollywood catering company 'Party Down.'
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots 2013★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
Follow the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent Savannah, Georgia, mansion.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Sneaky Pete 2015★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Tulsa King 2022★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy
New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi is released from prison after 25 years and exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a crew.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Goliath 2016★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads