Unstable is a workplace comedy series created by Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe, and Victor Fresco. Created by and starring the Lowe father-son duo, the Netflix series follows Jackson as he tries to save both his father and his father’s company after Ellis starts spiraling out because of his wife’s death. Unstable also stars Sian Clifford, Aaron Branch, Rachel Marsh, Emma Pilar Ferreira, Fred Armisen, Tom Allen, JT Parr, Lamorne Morris, and Iris Apatow. So, if you loved the feel-good, workplace, and absurd comedy in Unstable here are some similar shows you could watch next.
The Grinder (Rent on Prime Video)
The Grinder is a legal comedy series created by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel. The Fox series follows the story of Dean Sanderson, a Hollywood star famous for playing a lawyer in a popular television series as he returns to his hometown to work as a real lawyer in his family’s law firm after his series is canceled. The Grinder stars Rob Lowe in the lead role with Fred Savage, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Connor Kalopsis, William Devane, Hana Hayes, Natalie Morales, and John Owen Lowe starring in supporting roles.
The Ranch (Netflix)
The Ranch is a comedy-drama series created by Don Reo and Jim Patterson. The Netflix series follows the story of the Bennett family as their youngest son returns home after failing to become a football star to work on the ranch with his family, but he continuously comes in conflict with his father while his big brother makes fun of him. The Ranch stars Ashton Kutcher, Sam Elliott, and Danny Masterson in the lead roles with Debra Winger, Elisha Cuthbert, Grady Lee Richmond, Megyn Price, and Kelli Goss starring in supporting roles.
Tires (Netflix)
Tires is an adult workplace comedy series created by Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, and John McKeever. The Netflix series is set in one location of the Valley Forge Automotive Center, a family-owned auto-repair chain and it follows the story of Will, the manager who tries to make his location successful to please his father. But the only thing in his way are his foul-mouthed and obnoxious employees, who don’t respect him. Tires stars Gerben in the lead role with Shane Gillis, Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox, Stavros Halkias, Andrew Schulz, Anthony Moore, McKeever, Matt McCusker, Kerry Feehan, Rachel Keefe, and Ryan Shaner starring in supporting roles.
Space Force (Netflix)
Space Force is a satirical workplace comedy series created by Steve Carell and Greg Daniels. The Netflix series revolves around the people tasked with establishing the sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces, the United States Space Force. We follow the story of General Mark R. Naird as he tries to work with scientists to make this branch successful while also trying to please the high-ranking military officials, who want to see him fail. Space Force stars Carell in the lead role with John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Jimmy O. Yang, Don Lake, Noah Emmerich, Alex Sparrow, Roy Wood Jr., and Lisa Kudrow starring in supporting roles.
Better Off Ted (Rent on Prime Video)
Better Off Ted is a satirical workplace comedy series created by Victor Fresco. The ABC series is set in the fictional stereotypically evil megacorporation of Veridian Dynamics and it follows the story of the head of the research and development department Ted Crisp as he tries to please the money-hungry executives while also trying to work with anxiety-filled scientists to make everything from fake meat to human popsicle. Better Off Ted stars Jay Harrington in the lead role with Andrea Anders, Portia de Rossi, Jonathan Slavin, Malcolm Barrett, Isabella Acres, Terry Rhodes, Rizwan Manji, and Max Jobrani starring in supporting roles.
American Auto (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video)
American Auto is a workplace comedy series created by Justin Spitzer. The NBC series is set in a Detroit-based Payne Motors and it follows its employees as they struggle to work under a new CEO, who knows very little about cars as she was hired from the pharmaceutical industry. American Auto stars Ana Gasteyer, Harriet Dyer, Jon Barinholtz, Tye White, Michael Benjamin Washington, Humphrey Ker, X Mayo, Brad Hall, Elizabeth Hinkler, and Matthew Moy.
Mythic Quest (Apple TV+)
Mythic Quest is a workplace comedy-drama series created by Charlie Day, Megan Ganz, and Rob McElhenney. The Apple TV+ series follows the employees of a fictional video game studio who made the biggest multiplayer video of all time as they struggle with expanding their game while struggling with irrational leaders. Mythic Quest stars Rob McElhenney and Charlotte Nicado in the lead roles with Jessie Ennis, Ashly Burch, Danny Pudi, Imani Hakim, David Hornsby, Caitlin McGee, F. Murray Abraham, and Naomi Ekperigin starring in supporting roles.