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Series like Californication (2007) Finished Californication 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 Californication, and what it does not.
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65% Reverina match Top pick 2025 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark comedy and dark comedy Centres on the same antihero figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 136 candidates
Shares its wry and unsettling register
Builds as slowly What's different Does not promise character study Not about personal redemption or sex addiction Moves faster 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 Californication.
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2023 · Series · Drama · Comedy
Worth a look
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark comedy and dark comedy Told the same way, single protagonist Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its unsettling and cathartic register What's different Does not promise moral ambiguity or character study Not about personal redemption or sex addiction Moves faster Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Add to watchlist Not for me
1997 · Series · Animation · Comedy
Worth a look
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dark comedy and dark comedy Also satire at heart Told the same way, epistolary Centres on the same outsider figure What's different Does not promise moral ambiguity or character study Not about personal redemption or sex addiction Noticeably slower Commitment 5 seasons · ~49h
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Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Californication.
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Watched for the same thing: dark comedy and dark comedy Also drama at heart Big Little Lies 2017
Watched for the same thing: dark comedy and dark comedy Centres on the same antihero figure
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