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Series like The Bear (2022) Finished The Bear 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 The Bear, and what it does not.
What did you love about The Bear? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Chicago Family owned business Found family Kitchen environment Character study Dramedy Workplace comedy Personal growth Your best matches Ranked against what The Bear is actually about, not its genre labels.
60% Reverina match Top pick 2013 · Series · Drama · Comedy
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Why it matches Also character study at heart Told the same way, ensemble Built around the same redemption and self-discovery More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Maid 2021
Also character study at heart Shares its hopeful and bleak register Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 138 candidates
Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not built around personal growth or found family Not about class or family dynamics Noticeably slower Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against The Bear.
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2018 · Series · Drama · Comedy
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Why it matches Built around the same personal growth and redemption Told the same way, ensemble Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its hopeful and wry register What's different Not built around self-discovery or found family Not about class or family dynamics Moves faster Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The Bear.
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2013 · Series · Drama · Comedy
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Why it matches Also about family dynamics Built around the same redemption Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its hopeful and wry register What's different Not built around self-discovery or personal growth Not about class or mental health Moves faster Commitment 8 seasons · ~65h
Short
Where it streams Netflix The Roku Channel Netflix Standard with Ads Add to watchlist Not for me
Also about class and family dynamics Told the same way, ensemble This Is Us 2016
Told the same way, ensemble Shares its hopeful and bleak register Louie 2010
Centres on the same antihero figure Built around the same self-discovery The Chi 2018
Told the same way, ensemble Shares its hopeful register The Rookie 2018 · 9 seasons
Watched for the same thing: character driven storytelling Built around the same redemption and self-discovery Bel-Air 2022
Also about class Built around the same self-discovery Friends 1994
Told the same way, ensemble Built around the same self-discovery Kyle XY 2006
Built around the same found family and self-discovery Centres on the same mentor figure Ironside 1967
Also character study at heart Built around the same redemption Superstore 2015
Watched for the same thing: character driven storytelling Also character study and workplace comedy at heart The Office 2005
Also workplace comedy at heart Built around the same personal growth
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