Shows Like Back to Life

If you liked Back to Life (2019), a comedy and 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
Shining Vale (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
A dysfunctional family moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Patricia “Pat” Phelps, who’s convinced she’s either depressed…
2
Back (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
Estranged foster-brothers Stephen and Andrew vie to take over the family business following the death of their father.
3
Shameless (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and humor - on a rough Manchester council estate. Whilst they won't admit it, they need help and find it in…
4
Widow's Bay (2026)
★ 8/10Also drama and comedy
The mayor of a New England town resolves to turn it into the next tourist hot spot, despite local warnings that it's cursed.
5
Sweetpea (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
Rhiannon Lewis doesn't make much of an impression - people walk past her in the street without a second glance. That is until she is pushed over the edge and loses control. Rhiannon's life transforms, but can she keep…
6
Russian Doll (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and drama
Nadia keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She's trapped in a surreal time loop -- and staring down the barrel of her own mortality.
7
Brassic (2019)
★ 8.3/10Also comedy and drama
A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and…
8
Wentworth (2013)
★ 8/10Also drama
Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.
9
Mr Inbetween (2018)
★ 8.3/10Also drama
Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire.
10
Wilfred (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential…
11
Transparent (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama
An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.
12
Claws (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and 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.
13
Togetherness (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and their individual dreams alive.
14
Divorce (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
A middle-aged couple experience the pain, the relief and the trials and tribulations of a divorce in this dry, witty comedy.
15
And Just Like That… (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
This new chapter of “Sex and the City” follows Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life…
16
Animal Kingdom (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also drama
17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody and her…
17
Heathers (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
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.
18
The Outlaws (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
Seven strangers from different walks of life - people who would never normally interact - are forced to work together to renovate a derelict community centre. They resent the menial physical labour and they resent each…
19
United States of Tara (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama
Tara's multiple personalities include "T" the wild-child teenager, "Buck" the rough and tumble biker dude, and "Alice" the type-A homemaker. But with a family that loves her just the way she is, Tara never gives up…
20
The Runarounds (2025)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and comedy
Follow a tight-knit group of young adults from all walks of life who come together to form a rock band the summer after graduating from high school. Set against the backdrop of Wilmington, North Carolina, The…