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Shows Like Absolute Power

If you liked Absolute Power (2003), a comedy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Drop the Dead Donkey

    Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    A sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. Led by editor George Dent, the staff of GlobeLink battle to maintain the company as a serious news organization…

  2. 2Less than Perfect

    Less than Perfect (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Claude Casey moved up in the secretarial world of television news, from temp to the anchor's desk. After her boss hires her full time, Claude realizes she may be in over her head in this world of assistants fighting to…

  3. 3WKRP in Cincinnati

    WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)

    ★ 7.6/10Also comedy

    When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus…

  4. 4Bad Judge

    Bad Judge (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also 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…

  5. 5The Thick of It

    The Thick of It (2005)

    ★ 8.1/10Also comedy

    Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

  6. 6Mr. Mayor

    Mr. Mayor (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    A retired businessman runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he's "still got it." Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his biggest critic and connect with his teenage daughter, all…

  7. 7The Office

    The Office (2005)

    ★ 8.6/10Also comedy

    The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

  8. 8Mock the Week

    Mock the Week (2005)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected…

  9. 9The Brittas Empire

    The Brittas Empire (1991)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure…

  10. 10W1A

    W1A (2014)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy

    The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position…

  11. 11Utopia

    Utopia (2014)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    Set inside the offices of the “Nation Building Authority”, a federal government organisation responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects, Utopia explores that moment when bureaucracy and grand dreams…

  12. 12Yes Minister

    Yes Minister (1980)

    ★ 8.3/10Also comedy

    Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.

  13. 13The Office

    The Office (2001)

    ★ 7.8/10Also comedy

    Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg.

  14. 14Decker

    Decker (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    The free world is in danger, and only one man can help. Jack Decker has sworn to defend America from foreign terrorists regardless of which spineless president is in charge. This is Decker: The Series.

  15. 15Great News

    Great News (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    A New Jersey mom puts her relationship with her daughter to the test when she lands an internship at the same TV station where her daughter works.

  16. 16Superstore

    Superstore (2015)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy

    A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers…

  17. 17The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

    ★ 7.6/10Also comedy

    The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers…

  18. 18Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place (1979)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a…

  19. 19Corporate

    Corporate (2018)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

    A dark, edgy look at life as a Junior-Executive-in-Training at your average, soulless multinational corporation. Matt and Jake are at the mercy of a tyrannical CEO and his top lieutenants while navigating an…

  20. 20NewsRadio

    NewsRadio (1995)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy

    The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.

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