Shows Like American Vandal

If you liked American Vandal (2017), a comedy and crime 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
Murderville (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crime
Eccentric detective Terry Seattle teams up with clueless celebrity guest stars to investigate a series of murders in this improvisational crime comedy.
2
The Afterparty (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and crime
Nothing is as it seems in this hilarious murder mystery where each suspect's story is told through a different film genre.
3
Documentary Now! (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.
4
Jury Duty (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
The inner workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of one particular juror, Ronald Gladden. Gladden is unaware the entire case is fake, everyone except him is an actor and everything that happens — inside…
5
Angie Tribeca (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and crime
Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.
6
The Inbetweeners (2008)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
Suburban teenage friends Will, Simon, Jay and Neil, students at Rudge Park Comprehensive, attempt to navigate the social scene, attract members of the gentler sex, and saunter amongst the cool crowd. However, despite…
7
A Touch of Cloth (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crime
Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and…
8
A.P. Bio (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
When disgraced Harvard philosophy scholar Jack Griffin loses out on his dream job, he is forced to return to Toledo, Ohio, and work as a high school Advanced Placement biology teacher.
9
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and crime
A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.
10
Welcome to Flatch (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
When a documentary crew sets out to explore the lives of residents in a small American town – their dreams, their concerns – they stumble upon the midwestern town of Flatch, which is made up of many eccentric…
11
Whitstable Pearl (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
With her son grown up, single mom Pearl Nolan decides to pursue her lifelong dream and launches a private detective agency, which she runs from her family's restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. Drawn by her…
12
Grimsburg (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crime
Marvin Flute may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown or correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there’s one mystery he still can’t crack — his family. Now that he's back in Grimsburg…
13
Deadloch (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and crime
Two vastly different female detectives are thrown together to solve the murder of a local man in the sleepy seaside hamlet of Deadloch.
14
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and comedy
For Anna, every day is the same. She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her. But when a handsome neighbor moves in across the street, Anna starts to see a light at the end of the…
15
Portlandia (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.
16
Scream Queens (2015)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy
The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast.
17
Fakes (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and comedy
Teenage best friends Zoe and Becca set out to build their own fake ID empire, but when business starts booming, their life of crime gets way too real.
18
NTSF:SD:SUV:: (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
NTSF:SD:SUV:: – meaning National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle:: – is a quarter-hour format American television comedy that parodies the police procedural and action film genres.
19
The Eric Andre Show (2012)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy
A comedic talk show from an alternate reality featuring unstable hosts, a variety of celebrities—both real and fake—and unusual studio action.
20
Heathers (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crime
A pitch-black comedy anthology set in the present day, as our heroine, Veronica Sawyer, deals with a very different but equally vicious group of Heathers. Based on the 1988 cult classic film.