Interior Chinatown is a surreal action comedy series created by Charles Yu. Based on the 2020 novel of the same name by Charles Yu, the Hulu series follows Willis Wu, a background character stuck in a police procedural called Black and White. He soon comes into the spotlight when he witnesses a crime and investigates his brother’s mysterious disappearance. Interior Chinatown stars Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Sullivan Jones, Lisa Gilroy, Archie Kao, and Diana Lin. So, if you loved the surreal aspect, comedic story, and compelling characters in Interior Chinatown here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Russian Doll (Netflix)
Russian Doll is a mystery comedy-drama series created by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, and Amy Poehler. The Netflix series follows Nadia Vulvokov, a game developer who gets stuck in a time loop and dies and relives the same night and when she tries to solve it she finds another person in the same situation as her. Russian Doll stars Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Elizabeth Ashley, Charlie Barnett, and Chloë Sevigny.
The Good Place (Apple TV, Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
The Good Place is a fantasy comedy series created by Michael Schur. The NBC series follows Eleanor, a recently deceased sales woman who lived a morally corrupt life and after dying she finds herself in a heaven-like afterlife and soon comes to the conclusion that she is there by mistake and must hide her past to stay there. The Good Place stars Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D’Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto, and Ted Danson.
Master of None (Netflix)
Master of None is a comedy-drama series created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang. The Netflix series follows Dev Shah, a 30-something actor in New York as he struggles to find work, love, and the best taco in New York. Master of None stars Aziz Ansari, Noël Wells, Lena Waithe, Kelvin Yu, Alessandra Mastronardi, and Naomi Ackie.
Atlanta (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Atlanta is a satirical surreal dark comedy-drama series created by Donal Glover. The FX series revolves around Earnest “Earn” Marks, a college dropout who begins working as a music manager for his cousin Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles and both of them come across several surreal moments while navigating the Atlanta hip-hop scene. Atlanta stars Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, and Zazie Beetz.
Man Seeking Woman (Rent on Prime Video)
Man Seeking Woman is a surreal romantic comedy series created by Simon Rich. Based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Simon Rich, the FXX series is set in Chicago and it follows a meek man in his 20s who tries to find love but keeps getting himself into surrealist and awkward moments. Man Seeking Woman stars Jay Baruchel, Eric André, Britt Lower, Maya Erskine, and Katie Findlay.
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 who has a mysterious power that allows him to touch a dead person and bring them back to life but in turn someone around them dies and also he can’t touch that person again or they die forever. When a girl he loved in childhood dies mysteriously he brings her back to life. Pushing Daisies stars Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Field Cate, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, and Kristin Chenoweth.
Living With Yourself (Netflix)
Living with Yourself is a sci-fi comedy-drama series created by Timothy Greenberg. The Netflix series follows Miles Elliot, a man who comes across a mysterious treatment that promises him a better life but when he decides to go through with it, he finds out that the people behind the treatment tried to kill him and replace him with a clone of himself. Living with Yourself stars Paul Rudd, Aisling Bea, Alia Shawkat, Desmin Borges, Karen Pittman, Zoë Chao, and Rob Yang.