25 Great Workplace Comedies to Stream (That Aren't 'The Office')
There are only so many times you can rewatch The Office (or even The Office). In fact, in the likely event that you aren't a Peacock Premium subscriber, you can't even stream much of the American series at all anymore.
But fear not: As some of us enter our second year of working at home there are still plenty of critic-approved streaming workplace comedies to satisfy any nostalgia you may have for days of toiling in a crowded office surrounded by your coworkers. (Or merely to kill the extra hours you have to spend at home.) Our suggestions for your next workplace comedy binge—including information on where to stream each show—can be found in alphabetical order in the gallery above. Most of these shows are from the past few decades, but at the end of the gallery we have compiled suggestions for some additional classic workplace sitcoms, as well as a few titles that are just getting started. (Shows such as Sports Night and NewsRadio not currently streaming in full on any free or subscription service are excluded.)
124 episodes (7 seasons) streaming at Peacock (Premium); Seasons 1-2 also at Peacock (Free)
Note: The 2020 reunion special is not currently streaming
The workplace: The Parks and Recreation department of Pawnee, a small town in Indiana.
What originally began as a potential spinoff from The Office (from two of that show's producers, Greg Daniels and Michael Schur) and indeed started (to mixed reviews) as a very similar, albeit female-led, series evolved into one of the most beloved comedies of the 21st century to date. Amy Poehler's Leslie Knope eventually turned into almost the exact opposite of The Office's Michael Scott: ultra-competent and absolutely respected and adored by her co-workers. The award-winning series became known for its optimism and warmth but also boasted the most wonderfully silly assortment of small-town residents outside of The Simpsons' Springfield (as well as TV's all-time greatest news anchor).
“You’d never have picked it to become the funniest comedy on American network TV. ... Parks and Recreation pulls off the neat trick of making you love the characters even as you laugh at them.” —Sarah Hughes, The Independent