25 Great Workplace Comedies to Stream (That Aren't 'The Office')

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – April 8, 2021

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.)

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Stath Lets Flats (2018–present)

12 episodes (2 seasons) streaming at HBO Max

The workplace: Michael & Eagle Lettings, a family-owned property rental firm in North London.

Out of all the shows here, relative newcomer Stath Lets Flats may be the most like The Office—that is, the original, Ricky Gervais version of The Office. A similar cringe comedy of incompetence (minus the mockumentary gimmick), Stath was created by and stars Jamie Demetriou, who plays the title character—a man from whom you definitely do not want to lease an apartment. And his colleagues, including Demetriou's real-life sister Natasia Demetriou (who also stars as Nadja on What We Do in the Shadows), are only marginally more competent. Under the radar in the U.S., where both seasons have been streaming on HBO Max since last summer, the show deserves a wide audience.

Season 3 is in pre-production and could air as soon as late 2021, while an American remake (from The Good Place writer Joe Mande) is currently in development at Fox.

“I watched both seasons in one day and then I sat and thought about why Stath Lets Flats is the first show in nearly 20 years to feel like a legitimate successor to The Office. ... The great thing about Stath Lets Flats, though, is that it’s not a copy or a knockoff or a barely adapted new version. ... What I didn’t expect about Stath Lets Flats, but was extra delighted to discover, was how nice it felt to spend a day in such a goofy, peculiar, distinctive little world.” —Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture

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