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you'll love
2021
40 eps
Syfy
Comedy Science Fiction Mystery
Fish Out Of Water Alien Disguise
An alien named Harry Vanderspeigle crash-lands in a small Colorado mountain town and assumes the identity of the local doctor — who he has quietly murdered. His mission: locate a d…
If you loved Please Be My Family's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Resident Alien delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind. Same warm and comedic energy throughout.
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you'll love
2021
28 eps
Comedy Drama
Ensemble Teens Coming Of Age
Four Indigenous teenagers on a reservation in rural Oklahoma steal, scam, and save their way toward their dream of moving to California. A quietly revolutionary comedy about grief,…
If you loved Please Be My Family's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Reservation Dogs delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — belonging and identity — is the same. Same warm and comedic energy throughout.
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you'll love
2016
5 eps
Comedy Drama Slice Of Life
Single Mother Family Comedy
Sam Fox is a working actress and single mother of three daughters in Los Angeles — managing her career, her chaotic household, her aging mother, and a social life that keeps slippi…
If you loved Please Be My Family's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Better Things delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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2017
82 eps
CBC / Netflix
Comedy Drama Slice Of Life
Ensemble Female Friends Career Woman
Four mothers meet at a mommy-and-me class and become each other's survival system — navigating postpartum depression, career ambition, marriage stress, and the particular madness o…
If you loved Please Be My Family's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Workin' Moms delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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you'll love
2021
Comedy Fantasy Drama
Ghost Comedy Ensemble Cast
If you loved Please Be My Family's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Ghosts (US) delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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you'll love
2025
Comedy Drama
Found Family Unlikely Roommates
If you loved Please Be My Family's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Mid-Century Modern delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind. Same warm and comedic energy throughout.
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you'll love
2013
Drama Family Romance
Found Family Blended Family
If you loved Please Be My Family's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Fosters delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about found family that ends up messier and realer than the biological kind. Same warm and heartfelt energy throughout.
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you'll love
2019
Sci Fi Action Comedy
Found Family Superhero Team
If you loved Please Be My Family's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Umbrella Academy delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — family dysfunction and belonging — is the same.
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you'll love
2006
Comedy Drama Romance
Fish Out Of Water Underdog Story
If you loved Please Be My Family's fish completely out of water — comedy and heart in equal measure, Ugly Betty delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — belonging and identity — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.
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you'll love
2014
3 eps
Comedy Drama Slice Of Life
Male Friendship Found Family
Two gentle, slightly hapless members of the Danebury Metal Detecting Club spend their weekends searching muddy Essex fields for buried treasure, talking about life, and finding som…
If you loved Please Be My Family's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Detectorists delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — belonging — is the same. The pacing is sharp comedic timing that earns the laughs rather than demanding them.