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Series like Arrested Development (2003) Finished Arrested Development and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Arrested Development, and what it does not.
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Upper class environment Dysfunctional family Social satire Mockumentary Family dynamics Social status Satire Family loyalty Your best matches Ranked against what Arrested Development is actually about, not its genre labels.
1989 · Series · Animation · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same social satire and family dynamics Also satire at heart Told the same way, epistolary More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Archer 2009
Built around the same family dynamics and family dynamics Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 137 candidates
Shares its wry and cathartic register What's different Not about family loyalty or class Not really family comedy or mockumentary Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Arrested Development.
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2025 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same social satire and social satire Also about class Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its wry and cathartic register What's different Not about family loyalty or social status Not built around personal growth or family dynamics More violent Where it streams Apple TV Apple TV Amazon Channel Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Arrested Development.
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2024 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same social satire and social satire Also mockumentary at heart Also about class Told the same way, ensemble What's different Not about family loyalty or social status Not built around personal growth or family dynamics More violent Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Arrested Development.
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Married... with Children 1987
Built around the same family dynamics and family dynamics Also satire at heart 30 Rock 2006
Also mockumentary and satire at heart Told the same way, ensemble Modern Family 2009
Also mockumentary and satire at heart Built around the same family dynamics and family dynamics The Daily Show 1996
Also mockumentary and satire at heart Shares its wry and cathartic register Mad Men 2007
Built around the same social satire and social satire Also about social status Veep 2012
Also satire at heart Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Shameless 2011
Built around the same social satire and family dynamics Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Family Guy 1999
Built around the same social satire and family dynamics Also satire at heart Friends 1994
Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Shares its wry register The O.C. 2003
Built around the same social satire and family dynamics Also about class American Dad! 2005
Built around the same social satire and family dynamics Also satire at heart F is for Family 2015
Also set in the same dysfunctional family Built around the same family dynamics and family dynamics 
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