Solar Opposites is a brilliant animated series about family, love, friends, and some very confused aliens. Created by the minds behind Rick and Morty, the Hulu original series follows a group of aliens escaping from the exploding home world after which they crash land into a ready-to-move-in home in suburban America. The series centers around the group as they find out more and more about the Earth and also they are waiting until Pupa, a living supercomputer is ready to evolve into its true form, and then consume and terraform the Earth. So, if you loved the incredibly dark and hilarious storylines and brilliant comedic bits in Solar Opposites here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Rick and Morty (Hulu, Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Rick and Morty is an adult sci-fi fantasy comedy-drama series created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon. The Adult Swim series revolves around Rick, an alcoholic sociopathic scientist living with his daughter’s family as he goes on various adventures with his dimwitted grandson, Morty. Rick and Morty’s voice cast includes Justin Roiland, Dan Harmon, Spencer Grammer, Chris Parnell, Sarah Chalke, Kari Wahlgreen, Maurice LaMarche, Tom Kenny, Brandon Johnson, and Nolan North.
Final Space (Rent on Prime Video)
Final Space is an adult sci-fi fantasy comedy-drama series created by Olan Rogers. The TBS and Adult Swim series revolves around an astronaut named Gary who is serving his prison sentence in Space but soon he meets a planet-destroying alien Mooncake. Gary immediately bonds with Mooncake but what he doesn’t know is that his new friend has some untapped evil powers, which the sinister Lord Commander wants to acquire. Final Space’s voice cast includes Olan Rogers, Coty Galloway, Tom Kenny, David Tennant, Conan O’Brien, Fred Armisen, Tika Sumpter, Jane Lynch, Steven Yeun, John DiMaggio, Alan Tudyk, and Keith David.
Invader Zim (Paramount+ & Prime Video Add-On)
Invader Zim is a sci-fi dark comedy series created by Jhonen Vasquez. The Nickelodeon series revolves around Zim, an alien who dreams of becoming a great space invader but he is hopelessly incompetent. To get rid of Zim, his planet’s leaders send him on a nonsense mission to invade Earth and Zim ends up setting his base on Earth pretending to be a human child to infiltrate humanity. Invader Zim’s voice cast includes Richard Steven Horvitz, Jhonen Vasquez, Andy Berman, Rosearik Rikki Simmons, Melissa Fahn, and Wally Wingert.
Close Enough (Rent on Prime Video)
Close Enough is an adult dark comedy animated series created by J.G. Quintel. The HBO Max series follows a young married couple entering their 30s as they deal with life’s many challenges including raising their little daughter and lack of money while living with their divorced friends. Close Enough’s voice cast includes J.G. Quintel, Gabrielle Walsh, Kimiko Glenn, Jason Mantzoukas, Jessica DiCicco, James Adomian, and Danielle Brooks.
Jeff & Some Aliens (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Jeff & Some Aliens is an adult comedy animated series created by Sean Donnelly and Alessandro Minoli. Based on a sketch of the same name by Video Lou, the Comedy Central series revolves around three aliens sent to Earth by the Galactic Council to observe the most ordinary human, who turns out to be Jeff who begins to live with them. Jeff & Some Aliens’ voice cast includes Alessandro Minoli, Brett Gelman, Josh Fadem, Jon Daly, Carlos Alazraqui, Richard Kind, Alicia Silverstone, and Fred Tatasciore.
3rd Rock From the Sun (Rent on Prime Video)
3rd Rock From the Sun is a sci-fi comedy series created by Bonnie Turner and Terry Hughes. The NBC series revolves around four extraterrestrials in human form on their expedition to Earth to observe the behavior of human beings but they end up living on Earth as a normal human family eventually becoming the humans they were here to observe. 3rd Rock From the Sun stars John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the lead roles with Simbi Khali, Jane Curtin, Wayne Knight, Ian Lithgow, and Elmarie Wendel starring in supporting roles.
The Midnight Gospel (Netflix)
The Midnight Gospel is an adult animated dark comedy adventure series created by Pendleton Ward and Duncan Trussell. The Netflix series revolves around a space caster as he ventures into trippy worlds via his universe simulator trying to ponder on heavy questions about life and all of its mysteries. The Midnight Gospel’s voice cast includes Duncan Trussel, Phil Hendrie, Stephen Root, Maria Bamford, Doug Lussenhop, Joey “Coco” Diaz, Christina P., Steve Little, and Johnny Pemberton.