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Series like Louie (2010) Finished Louie 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 Louie, and what it does not.
What did you love about Louie? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Urban living Surreal comedy Comedy drama Single parenthood Fatherhood Autobiographical fiction Male vulnerability Human connection Your best matches Ranked against what Louie is actually about, not its genre labels.
2015 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Worth a look
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: cringe comedy Also comedy drama at heart Centres on the same everyman figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Kidding 2018
Centres on the same everyman figure Told the same way, single protagonist and nonlinear Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 138 candidates
Built around the same self-discovery What's different Not about urban living or single parenthood Not built around human connection or fatherhood Noticeably slower Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Louie.
Add to watchlist Not for me
2013 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Worth a look
Why it matches Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its wry and bleak register Builds as slowly Carries the same emotional weight What's different Not built around self-discovery or human connection Not really comedy drama or autobiographical fiction Moves faster Commitment 8 seasons · ~65h
Short
Where it streams Netflix The Roku Channel Netflix Standard with Ads Add to watchlist Not for me
2003 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Worth a look
Why it matches Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its melancholic and wry register Builds as slowly Asks the same amount of you What's different Not built around self-discovery or human connection Not really comedy drama or autobiographical fiction Noticeably slower Where it streams Amazon Prime Video The Roku Channel Plex Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Louie.
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Centres on the same everyman figure Told the same way, nonlinear The L Word 2004
Told the same way, single protagonist Shares its melancholic and wry register Shrinking 2023
Also about male vulnerability Centres on the same everyman figure Kyle XY 2006
Built around the same human connection and self-discovery Shares its melancholic and wry register Lucifer 2016
Told the same way, nonlinear Centres on the same antihero figure Coupling 2000
Built around the same self-discovery Shares its melancholic and wry register Sex Education 2019
Also comedy drama at heart Built around the same human connection and self-discovery
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Netflix Standard with Ads
The Roku Channel
Amazon Prime Video
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