Shows like Trying: 20 to watch next
If you loved Trying (2020) — a comedy series created by Andy Wolton — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Trying most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like adoption, parenthood and cynical. 14 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Breeders 2020★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
Exposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being apoplectically angry enough to want to send them there.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Politician 2019★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
Payton has known since childhood that he's going to be president. First he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape: high school.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Workin' Moms 2017★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Four women juggle love, careers, and parenthood. They support, challenge, and try not to judge each other as life throws them curveballs. Whether it is an identity crisis, a huge job opportunity, postpartum depression, or an unplanned pregnancy – they face both the good and bad with grace and humour.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Adults 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
A group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people, despite being neither "good" nor "people" yet.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Colin from Accounts 2022★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy
Ashley and Gordon are two single(ish), complex humans who are brought together by a car accident and an injured dog. Flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true self, scars and all, as they navigate life together.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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'Til Death 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
A comedy about the triumphs and tribulations of marriage and friendship from very different perspectives. It's about the funny – and sometimes annoying – things that happen between husbands, wives, parents, children, neighbors and friends day after day after day. The show focuses on Eddie and Joy Stark, a couple married for 23 years who live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Ms. Pat Show 2021★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
A woman from Atlanta finds herself in conservative middle America where she lives her life as a reluctant suburban mom.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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North of North 2025★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous and extremely public exit from her marriage. It won't be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business.
Stream in India on Netflix
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UnPrisoned 2023★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
A messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom has her life turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Mid-Century Modern 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
Three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age – decide after an unexpected death to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother. As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Running Point 2025★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
A reformed party girl must prove herself as a businesswoman when she's unexpectedly put in charge of her family's pro basketball team.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Hung 2009★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much tougher. The former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach is divorced and struggling to provide for his kids when his already run-down house catches fire. Looking to take on a second job, Ray decides to exploit his best asset in a last-ditch attempt to change his fortunes.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Home Movies 1999★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends Jason and Melissa as actors, have managed to direct over a thousand homemade films. His parents are divorced, but it doesn't feel strange since so many other kids' parents are divorced. His friend Jason actually feels upset because his parents are still together. At school, he is taught soccer by his coach John McGuirk, or as he calls him, "that weird Irish guy".
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bad Judge 2014★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
The series chronicles the personal life (and the wild lifestyle) of Rebecca Wright, a tough-as-nails judge serving on the Los Angeles County Circuit Court, whose time off the bench is spent partying and displaying a reckless behavior. Her reputation is about to be tamed—and judged—by Robby Shoemaker, a eight-year-old boy whose parents Rebecca put behind bars. He might be the one that can turn Rebecca's life around.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Platonic 2023★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
A platonic pair of former best friends approaching midlife reconnect after a long rift. The duo’s friendship becomes more consuming—and destabilizes their lives in a hilarious way.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse 2011★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Follow the ups-and-downs of Angela Williams, the owner of a successful beauty salon, and her husband of 13 years, Marcus, a former professional football player who has recently partnered with Richard Ellington and Joseph Jetson on a new sports news program called "C-Sports Now."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Flight of the Conchords 2007★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy
The trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band who have moved from New Zealand to New York City in the hope of forging a successful music career. So far they've managed to find a manager (whose "other" job is at the New Zealand Consulate), one fan (a married obsessive) and one friend (who owns the local pawn shop) -- but not much else.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Extras 2005★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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Kath & Kim 2002★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
Kath and Kim, a dysfunctional mother-daughter duo, navigate through relationship troubles, personal issues and life while trying to stay sane.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Playing House 2014★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
A single-camera buddy comedy about what happens when two best friends come back together, just when they need each other most. Inspired by the ultra-close friendship between the series' creators and stars, "Playing House" centers on mother to-be Maggie who asks her single and career-driven best friend Emma to return home from her job overseas to attend her baby shower, having no idea what’s truly in store.
Stream in India on Tencent Video