Shows Like The Slap

If you liked The Slap (2011), a drama 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
Seven Types of Ambiguity (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
The shifting perspective of six characters following a complicated chain of events triggered when a child is taken and relationships are thrown into crisis.
2
Little Disasters (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
When Jess takes her baby to hospital with an unexplained head injury, her close friend, A&E doctor Liz, makes the excruciating decision to call social services, igniting an explosive chain of events.
3
Parenthood (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
The trials and tribulations of the very large, colorful and imperfect Braverman family.
4
Chesapeake Shores (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
A divorced mom deals with an old romance and complicated family issues when she returns to her hometown with her twin daughters.
5
The Young and the Restless (1973)
★ 7/10Also drama
The rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman…
6
Murder in a Small Town (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
Karl Alberg moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work but finds himself needing to call upon all his skills to solve the murders that continue to wash up on his…
7
Sullivan's Crossing (2023)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
After Neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan’s personal and professional life are thrown into turmoil she returns home to Sullivan’s Crossing. While there, Maggie is forced to navigate her complicated present while confronting…
8
Joan (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
A penniless mother makes an impulsive decision in the jewellery shop where she works, and is propelled into a different world.
9
Offspring (2010)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
An exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centering on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendency to overthink and fly off into fantasy.
10
The Fosters (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted…
11
Tyler Perry's The Oval (2019)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
A seemingly perfect interracial first family becomes the White House's newest residents. But behind closed doors they unleash a torrent of lies, cheating and corruption.
12
Four Lives (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
The true story of the courageous families of four young gay men who lost their lives to killer Stephen Port. Facing police failings, they fought for justice for their loved ones.
13
The Guardian (2001)
★ 7/10Also drama
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of…
14
Brilliant Minds (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
A rare condition — face blindness — gives an eccentric yet incredibly gifted neurologist a unique perspective on care, fueling his mission to change the way people see his patients. Alongside a team of brilliant young…
15
Les Misérables (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
France, 1815. Jean Valjean, a common thief, is released from prison after having lived a hell in life for 19 years, but a small mistake puts the law again on his trail. Ruthless Inspector Javert pursues him thorough…
16
The Rainmaker (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head to head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncovers two…
17
Greenleaf (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
The unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous as the faithful. Born of the church, the Greenleaf family love and care for each…
18
The Sister (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
Almost a decade into his new devoted married life Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions.
19
Return to Eden (1983)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
Rich but insecure heiress Stephanie Harper believes she's found true love with tennis pro Greg Marsden, but after the nuptials, Greg promptly begins an affair with Stephanie’s best friend, Jilly Stewart. Whilst on…
20
Angela Black (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Angela Black leads a seemingly idyllic life with two beautiful sons and a charming, hard-working husband while covering the fact that she is a victim of domestic violence. Until one day when Angela is approached by Ed…