Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is a sci-fi fantasy mystery dark comedy-drama series created by Max Landis. Based on the novel series of the same name by Douglas Adams, the BBC America series follows Todd Brotzman, a down-and-out bellhop who unwittingly becomes the side-kick of Dirk Gently, an eccentric holistic detective. They team up to solve a complex case involving various weird phenomena. Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency stars Samuel Barnett, Elijah Wood, Hannah Marks, Fiona Dourif, Jade Eshete, Mpho Koaho, Michael Eklund, Dustin Milligan, and Osric Chau. So, if you loved the entertaining story, eccentric characters, and hilarious comedy in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Utopia (Prime Video & Britbox)

Utopia is a British sci-fi mystery dark comedy-drama series created by Dennis Kelly. The Channel 4 series follows a group of strangers who meet online to discuss a mysterious manuscript that predicted the disasters of the previous century. They are soon hunted by a ruthless organization who are killing everyone in their path. Utopia stars Alexandra Roach, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Paul Higgins, Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Adeel Akhtar, Oliver Woollford, Neil Maskell, and Geraldine James.
Good Omens (Prime Video)

Good Omens is a fantasy comedy-drama series created by Neil Gaiman. Based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Terry Pratchett and Gaiman, the Prime Video series follows angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley who are friends and enjoy their life on Earth. When they discover that Armageddon is about to happen, they team up to save the world and their life. Good Omens stars Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Sam Taylor Buck, and Jon Hamm.
Happy! (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)

Happy! is a fantasy action crime thriller dark comedy-drama series created by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson. Based on Morrison and Robertson’s graphic novel of the same name, the Syfy series follows Nick Sax, a disgraced former police detective who spends his days drinking and doing drugs. One day, he is visited by a small blue unicorn named Happy, who claims to be his daughter’s imaginary friend who has been kidnapped. Happy asks Nick for his help to save his friend. Happy! stars Christopher Meloni, Ritchie Coster, Lili Mirojnick, Medina Senghore, Patrick Fischler, and Christopher Fitzgerald.
The Good Place (Netflix, Apple TV & Rent on Prime Video)

The Good Place is a fantasy comedy series created by Michael Schur. The NBC series follows Eleanor Shellstrop, a morally corrupt woman who dies and finds herself in a heaven-like afterlife. She soon concludes that she is there because of her mistaken identity and begins to hide her true nature so that she can stay there. The Good Place stars Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D’Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto, and Ted Danson.
Reaper (Rent on Prime Video)

Reaper is a supernatural dark comedy series created by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters. The CW series follows Sam Oliver, a young man who discovers that his parents sold his soul to the devil when the devil comes knocking. Sam is forced to work for him as a reaper, who retrieves souls that have escaped from hell. Reaper stars Bret Harrison, Tyler Labine, Missy Peregrym, Ray Wise, Rick Gonzalez, Jenny Wade, Valarie Rae Miller, Donavon Stinson, and Andrew Airlie.
Dirk Gently (Britbox & Prime Video Add-On)

Dirk Gently is a British sci-fi detective mystery comedy-drama series created by Howard Overman. Based on the 1987 novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams, the BBC Four series follows Dirk Gently as he runs his holistic detective agency with the help of assistant Richard MacDuff. They work on various unrelated yet interconnected cases. Dirk Gently stars Stephen Mangan, Darren Boyd, Helen Baxendale, Lisa Jackson, and Cosima Shaw.
The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)

The Umbrella Academy is a superhero sci-fi action comedy-drama series created by Steve Blackman. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, the Netflix series follows the dysfunctional Hargreeves siblings who all possess superpowers. When their adoptive father, Reginald Hargreeves, dies, they reunite, but they soon discover that the world is about to end, and they are the only ones who can save it. The Umbrella Academy stars Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton, John Magaro, Adam Godley, Colm Feore, Justin H. Min, and Ritu Arya.
Pushing Daisies (Max & Rent on Prime Video)

Pushing Daisies is a fantasy mystery comedy-drama series created by Bryan Fuller. The ABC series follows Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring dead people back to life with just a touch. When his childhood love dies in mysterious circumstances, he brings her back to life to investigate her death. Pushing Daisies stars Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Field Cate, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, and Kristin Chenoweth.
Miracle Workers (Rent on Prime Video)

Miracle Workers is a comedy anthology series created by Simon Rich. The first season of the TBS series is based on Rich’s What in God’s Name, and it follows two low-level workers in Heaven who try to save Earth by manipulating two people into falling in love because God has decided that humans don’t deserve to live. Miracle Workers stars Daniel Radcliffe, Geraldine Viswanathan, Karan Soni, Jon Bass, Sasha Compere, Lolly Adefope, and Steve Buscemi.
Resident Alien (Peacock, Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)

Resident Alien is a sci-fi mystery comedy-drama series created by Chris Sheridan. Based on the comic book of the same name by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, the Syfy series follows an alien as he crashes into Earth and takes on the form of a vacationing doctor after killing him. He begins living in a small town and soon finds himself becoming more human because of his relationships with the local residents. Resident Alien stars Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler, Judah Prehn, and Elizabeth Bowen.
Lucifer (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)

Lucifer is an urban fantasy mystery crime comedy-drama series created by Tom Kapinos. Based on the DC Comics characters of the same name by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg, the Fox and later Netflix series is set in Los Angeles, and it follows Lucifer Morningstar, the Lord of Hell, as he takes a vacation and begins running his own nightclub in Los Angeles. He soon begins working with LAPD’s homicide detective, Chloe Decker, to solve complex murder cases. Lucifer stars Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Scarlett Estevez, Rachael Harris, Kevin Rankin, and Tricia Helfer.