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Series like Futurama (1999) Finished Futurama 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 Futurama, and what it does not.
What did you love about Futurama? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Retro futuristic world Corporate critique Space exploration Environmental degradation Speculative fiction Dystopia Animated comedy Science fiction Your best matches Ranked against what Futurama is actually about, not its genre labels.
62% Reverina match Top pick 2018 · Series · Animation · Comedy
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Why it matches Also set in the same space exploration Built around the same moral ambiguity Centres on the same antihero figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
The Simpsons 1989
Watched for the same thing: satire and social commentary Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 137 candidates
Told the same way, epistolary What's different Does not promise social commentary or satire Not built around identity or belonging Heavier emotionally
Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Futurama.
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2014 · Series · Animation · Action & Adventure
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Why it matches Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its melancholic and wry register Builds as slowly What's different Does not promise social commentary or satire Not built around identity or moral ambiguity Darkness Fairly light
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Where it streams Crunchyroll Crunchyroll Amazon Channel Add to watchlist Not for me
1998 · Series · Drama · Comedy
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Why it matches Built around the same identity Told the same way, epistolary Shares its playful and melancholic register Builds as slowly What's different Does not promise social commentary or satire Not built around moral ambiguity or belonging Darkness Fairly light
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Where it streams Peacock Premium Peacock Premium Plus Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Futurama.
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Watched for the same thing: satire Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Shrek 2001
Also animated comedy at heart Built around the same belonging and identity Shrek 2 2004 · 1h 32m
Also animated comedy at heart Built around the same belonging and identity Loki 2021
Built around the same identity and moral ambiguity Centres on the same antihero figure What If...? 2021
Also speculative fiction and science fiction at heart Told the same way, anthology Regular Show 2010
Watched for the same thing: offbeat humor Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Friends 1994
Centres on the same everyman figure Told the same way, epistolary 
