Shows like The Office
8 picks with a similar feel
What defines The Office, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A light, small-scale comedy series, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are tags such as employer employee relationship, office and workplace comedy.
Here are 8 shows with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on The Office (2005).
- 1
Parks and Recreation (2009)
TV8.0
Why it's like The Office: Also light and intimate. Common ground: employer employee relationship, workplace comedy, mockumentary.
- 2
Superstore (2015)
TV7.5Easier to follow
Why it's like The Office: Also light and intimate. Common ground: workplace comedy, sitcom.
- 3
Mythic Quest (2020)
TV7.4Easier to follow
Why it's like The Office: Also light and intimate. Common ground: workplace comedy, sitcom.
- 4
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
TV8.2
Why it's like The Office: Also light and intimate. Common ground: workplace comedy, sitcom.
- 5
Running Point (2025)
TV7.3Easier to follow
Why it's like The Office: Also light and intimate. Common ground: workplace comedy.
- 6
Community (2009)
TV8.0Easier to follow
Why it's like The Office: Also light and intimate. Common ground: sitcom.
- 7
New Girl (2011)
TV7.2Easier to follow
Why it's like The Office: Also light and intimate. Common ground: sitcom.
- 8
ted (2024)
TV7.9Easier to follow
Why it's like The Office: Also light and intimate. Common ground: sitcom.
Boxlist compares The Office with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like The Office?
- Picks with a similar feel include Parks and Recreation, Superstore, Mythic Quest and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Each shares part of The Office's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 8 shows.
- How are these shows like The Office chosen?
- Boxlist compares The Office with every show in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.2 or more from at least 150 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.