If The Bear (our verdict: 5/10) left you scrolling for something similar, these 8 picks scratch the same itch. Every one has been watched and reviewed by us — no algorithm filler, just what actually comes next.
The Bear streams on FX; the picks below are spread across the usual suspects, and each review says where to watch.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after The Bear.
A billionaire media dynasty tears itself apart one passive-aggressive dinner at a time — Shakespeare in Loro Piana quarter-zips.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after The Bear.
Eleven seasons of the Gallaghers surviving the South Side on charm, crime and sheer stubbornness — chaotic, filthy and far more tender than it lets on.
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Why it's a match: Hand-picked next binge after The Bear.
Jean Smart’s legendary Deborah Vance and her reluctant Gen Z writer trade venom, vulnerability, and career-ending zingers in the sharpest comedy on TV.
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Why it's a match: Same comedy and drama energy.
The high school drama we never knew we needed and the love story that keeps you coming back season after season.
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Why it's a match: Same comedy and drama energy.
Heart-warming southern charm that grows on you and becomes a household staple.
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Why it's a match: Same comedy and drama energy.
Reservation Dogs is a groundbreaking and heartwarming dramedy, offering a vital and funny glimpse into Indigenous teen life in rural Oklahoma.
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Why it's a match: Same comedy and drama energy.
Grief is messy. Friendship is chaotic. Somehow, Shrinking turns both into one of the warmest shows on television.
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Why it's a match: Same drama and comedy energy.
Jon Hamm gets fired, gets divorced, and starts quietly robbing his obscenely rich neighbours. Then it gets messy.
Read the review →Start with Succession or Shameless. Both sit in the same corner of The Stream as The Bear, and we've reviewed every title on this page so you're not going in blind.
We gave it 5/10. A fine-dining prodigy inherits his brother’s greasy sandwich shop, and every clanging pan feels like a panic attack you can’t look away from.
We list 8 shows like The Bear: Succession, Shameless, Hacks, Awkward., Hart of Dixie, Reservation Dogs, Shrinking, Your Friends & Neighbors. Every one has a full Stream & Scream review.
Awkward. is our highest-rated pick here with 9.5/10, streaming on Paramount+. The high school drama we never knew we needed and the love story that keeps you coming back season after season.
The picks on this page are spread across HBO, Netflix, HBO Max, Paramount+, while The Bear itself streams on FX. Each review says where to watch.