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7th Heaven (TV series)
7th Heaven, American family drama created by Brenda Hampton, aired 1996–2007 on The WB and The CW; 11 seasons, 243 episodes about minister Eric Camden's family; longest-running U.S. family drama.
A Million Little Things
A Million Little Things (ABC, 2018-2023) is DJ Nash's Boston-set ensemble drama about friends coping with Jon's suicide, inspired by Nash's friend's death, running five seasons and compared with This Is Us.
After the Party (TV series)
After the Party: New Zealand six-part drama (2023, TVNZ 1), created by Robyn Malcolm and Dianne Taylor, starring Malcolm as teacher Penny who accuses ex-husband Phil of a sex crime; distinct from the Apple comedy The Afterparty.
Army Wives
Army Wives is an American Lifetime drama series (2007-2013, seven seasons) created by Katherine Fugate from Tanya Biank's book Under the Sabers, following military spouses at fictional Fort Marshall, South Carolina.
Baskets (TV series)
Baskets is an FX dark comedy (2016-2019, 4 seasons, 40 episodes) created by Zach Galifianakis, Louis C.K., and Jonathan Krisel, starring Galifianakis as twins Chip and Dale Baskets and Emmy-winning Louie Anderson as their mother Christine in Bakersfield.
Better Things (TV series)
Better Things is a comedy-drama series that aired on FX from 2016 to 2022, following actress Sam Fox. Co-created by Adlon and C.K., it won a Peabody Award.
Big Love
Big Love is an HBO drama (2006-2011), created by Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, about polygamist Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) and his three wives in suburban Utah, versus the Juniper Creek compound.
Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)
Brothers & Sisters, ABC family drama (2006-2011, five seasons) created by Jon Robin Baitz; the Walker siblings of Los Angeles confront their father William's death, his mistress Holly Harper, and the failing Ojai Foods company; starring Sally Field, Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, and Matthew Rhys.
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers & Sisters: ABC family drama (2006-2011) created by Jon Robin Baitz about the Walker siblings after patriarch William's death; 109 episodes, Sally Field Emmy winner, distinct from the 2026 Tamil series.
Bupkis (TV series)
Bupkis is a 2023 Peacock half-hour comedy in which Pete Davidson plays a heightened fictionalized version of himself, co-created with Judah Miller and Dave Sirus, starring Edie Falco and Joe Pesci, eight episodes, cancelled after one season.
Disinherited
Disinherited is an upcoming FX crime drama created by Peter Gould of Better Call Saul, starring Victoria Pedretti and Kiera Allen as sisters pulled into generational wealth and buried crimes by an unexpected inheritance; ordered to series in March 2026, expected 2027.
Dutton Ranch
Dutton Ranch is a 2026 Paramount+ neo-Western drama, a Yellowstone sequel spinoff starring Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler rebuilding in Rio Paloma, Texas; nine episodes, biggest Paramount+ original launch, renewed for season 2.
Family (1976 TV series)
Family (1976 TV series), ABC prime-time drama 1976-1980 about the Lawrence family of Pasadena, created by Jay Presson Allen, produced by Mike Nichols, Spelling and Goldberg; 86 episodes, four Emmy acting wins.
Fat Friends
Fat Friends: ITV comedy drama (2000-2005, four series, 25 episodes) by Kay Mellor about a Leeds slimming club, starring Alison Steadman and Ruth Jones, launching Corden and Jones's Gavin & Stacey partnership.
Fire Country
Fire Country is a CBS drama (2022) starring and co-created by Max Thieriot as convict firefighter Bode Leone in fictional Edgewater, California; it spawned the spinoff Sheriff Country and was renewed through season 5.
Firefly Lane
Firefly Lane is a Netflix drama series (2021-2023) created by Maggie Friedman from Kristin Hannah's 2008 novel, starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as friends Tully and Kate across three decades.
Gentefied
Gentefied is a Netflix bilingual comedy-drama (2020-2021) created by Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez, executive produced by America Ferrera, about Mexican-American cousins saving their grandfather's Boyle Heights taco shop amid gentrification; canceled after two seasons, 18 episodes.
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, airing 2000–2007 on The WB/The CW, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as mother-daughter Lorelai and Rory Gilmore in Stars Hollow, Connecticut, revived by Netflix in 2016 as A Year in the Life.
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life is Netflix's 2016 four-episode revival of Gilmore Girls, written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, ending with Rory's "I'm pregnant" reveal; it leaves Netflix worldwide on November 25, 2026.
Ginny & Georgia
Ginny & Georgia is a Netflix comedy-drama series created by Sarah Lampert, starring Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry as a mother and daughter in Wellsbury. Three seasons; season 4 due 2027.
God Friended Me
God Friended Me is an American CBS comedy-drama (2018-2020) created by Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, starring Brandon Micheal Hall as atheist podcaster Miles Finer, who receives Facebook friend requests from an account claiming to be God; canceled after two seasons and 42 episodes.
Greenleaf (TV series)
Greenleaf is an OWN drama series (2016-2020, 5 seasons, 61 episodes) created by Craig Wright and executive-produced by Oprah Winfrey, about the Greenleaf family running Calvary, a Memphis megachurch, starring Merle Dandridge, Keith David, and Lynn Whitfield.
Grown Ups (upcoming TV series)
Grown Ups is Netflix's upcoming eight-episode Irish family drama adapted from Marian Keyes' 2020 novel, created by Samantha Strauss, starring Sarah Greene, Barry Ward, Aisling Bea, and Robert Sheehan as the Casey clan; filmed in Dublin and Wicklow, distinct from the Sandler films and earlier sitcoms of the same name.
Hal & Harper
Hal & Harper is a 2025 American comedy-drama series created by and starring Cooper Raiff with Lili Reinhart and Mark Ruffalo, about codependent siblings after their mother's death; it premiered at Sundance 2025 and streamed on MUBI from October 19 to November 30, 2025.
Half Man (TV series)
Half Man is a 2026 six-part BBC/HBO drama created by and starring Richard Gadd, with Jamie Bell, about stepbrothers Niall and Ruben across four decades in Glasgow; premiered April 2026, Metacritic 67, Rotten Tomatoes 80%.
Heartland (Canadian TV series)
Heartland is a Canadian CBC family drama premiering October 14, 2007, based on Lauren Brooke's books, set on an Alberta horse ranch with Amy Fleming and the Bartlett-Fleming family; the longest-running one-hour Canadian drama, reaching season 20.
Horace and Pete
Horace and Pete is a 2016 ten-episode web series by Louis C.K., starring C.K., Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco, and Alan Alda as owners of a century-old Brooklyn bar, self-financed, sold directly on his website, later on Hulu, and a Peabody winner.
It's Not Like That
It's Not Like That is a 2026 Prime Video faith-based family drama created by Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson, starring Scott Foley and Erinn Hayes as a widowed pastor and divorced mom; canceled after one eight-episode season despite a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Jack & Bobby
Jack & Bobby is a 2004–2005 WB drama, also called Jack and Bobby, about brothers Jack and Bobby McCallister, one of whom becomes US president elected in 2040; Bobby is the future president, Jack dies young.
Kidding
Kidding: Showtime comedy-drama (2018–2020), created by Dave Holstein, starring Jim Carrey as children's TV host Jeff Pickles aka Mr. Pickles, directed by Michel Gondry; canceled after two seasons.