Best drama & comedy shows streaming, ranked.

In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.

The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

Larry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in this comedy series that shows how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events.

A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, tedium and romance.

With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a blind flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.

Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.

Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.

The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.

A family chooses a match for their daughter Noriko, but she, surprisingly, has her own plans.

The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.

A young chef from the fine dining world returns to Chicago to run his family's sandwich shop.

Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.

The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.

The Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company.

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.

The Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.

During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.

A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

A married Sicilian baron falls in love with his cousin and vows to wed her, but with divorce illegal he must concoct a crime of passion to do away with his wife.

In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.

The daily lives of healthcare professionals in a Pittsburgh hospital as they juggle personal crises, workplace politics, and the emotional toll of treating critically ill patients, revealing the resilience required in their noble ...

In the not-too-distant future Joel Robinson is held captive by Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank, forced to watch B-Grade movies on the Satellite of Love with the help of his robot friends: Cambot, Gypsy, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot.

Follows US president Josiah Bartlet and his administration as they tackle various political issues in order to maintain peace and harmony in the nation.

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

Three different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.

A suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eccentric staff and student body.

A fiercely independent teenager tries to make her own way in the world while wanting to get out of her hometown of Sacramento, California, and to get away from her complicated mother and recently-unemployed father.

After being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. The only asset left to them is a small, unsophisticated town: Schitt's Creek. They relocate there. Culture shock ensues.

Follows the struggle of Richard Hendricks, a Silicon Valley engineer trying to build his own company called Pied Piper.

The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.

A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman see the value of his own life.

Bret and Jemaine are Flight of the Conchords, a folk-rock band from New Zealand living in New York City in search of stardom.

As a reserved young graduate vacations in a seaside town, he hopes his girlfriend will join him. But he ends up bonding with a local young woman whose female friend is also smitten with him.

Q, Sal, Joe and Murr are real-life best friends who love challenging each other to the most outrageous dares and stunts ever caught on hidden camera.

Six best friends talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love.

Comedy series about Vinnie and Dylan, who have grown up together and are inseparable. When Dylan's girlfriend wants to move in search of a better life for her and her son, he must face the hardest decision of his life.

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.

An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.

In 1970, a curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school remains on campus during Christmas break to supervise held over students, and ends up forming an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker.

Legendary long-running television variety show featuring skits and songs by Carol Burnett, her comedy troupe, and their celebrity guests. Stars Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway.

When death is your business, what is your life? Laced with irony and dark situational humor, the show approaches the subject of death through the eyes of the Fisher family, who owns and operates a funeral home in Los Angeles.

While the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy.

In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.

A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.

Comedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct.

Guido seeks peace after his success but faces pressure from past collaborators. As he struggles with creativity, he reflects on his life and past romances.

Film star, Vince Chase, navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.

An orphaned young man in India pursues his dream of becoming a writer while navigating life's challenges and personal growth.

When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.

A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.

Following the suspicious death of the Bongomian king, his disregarded prince assumes the throne, initiating an intricate tale.

A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.

Former Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about.

A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.

The exploits of various guests and employees of a luxury resort over the span of a week.

A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.

Born on the original Christmas day in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for the messiah.

The personal and professional lives of six friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.

The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.

A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.

Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.

Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor.

A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.

When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.

In France during World War II, René Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating René.

Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets put on a vaudeville show at their theatre, bringing in a famous celebrity to help out for each episode.

A devout Catholic man's rigid principles are challenged during a one-night stay with Maud, a divorced woman with an outsize personality.

Dr. Steve's adventures with restaurants, family time, and facing fears, joined by special guests Jan Skylar, Wayne Skylar, and David Liebe Hart.

Features Jerrod Carmichael in a standup comedy show at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City.

A comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show.

Liz Lemon, head writer of the sketch-comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star while trying to run a successful television show without losing her mind.

Cleaver Greene is a drug addict who has a massive gambling debt with some very shady characters and is in love with a prostitute. He's also a very good criminal lawyer, capable of winning unwinnable cases.

Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child.

Explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old.

Andy Millman is an actor with ambition and a script. Reduced to working as an extra with a useless agent, Andy's attempts to boost his career invariably end in failure and embarrassment.

Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

After his wife divorces him, a Polish immigrant plots to get even with her.

A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.

Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.

A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.

Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.

After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.

An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.

When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby Japanese fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.

A woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child.

A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor.

The TV series of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe that, more often than not, puts bizarre, unique, and insane twists in their skits.

After a tragic event, a woman finds herself alone while everyone else continues with their lives as if nothing had happened.

A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.

In Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.

Sam is a true Kansan on the surface, but, beneath it all, struggles to fit the hometown mold. Grappling with loss and acceptance, she discovers herself and a community of outsiders who don't fit in but don't give up.

Decades of a love triangle concerning two friends and an impulsive woman.

Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased saleswoman who lived a morally corrupt life, finds herself in a heaven-like afterlife in a case of mistaken identity and tries to hide her past in order to stay there.

A chronicle of five friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS.

A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

The life, or lack thereof, of a proprietor of a gas station, which is the only stop for miles around and a hub of action on the Canadian Prairies.

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.

A little boy is held captive in a room with his mother since his birth, so he has never known the world outside.

Dave Chappelle returns to D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.

A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.

A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.

Many years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach Physical Education at his old middle school.

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

A workplace comedy centered on a group of dedicated teachers - and an oblivious principal - in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life.

Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.

Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.

A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s.

A closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.

Depicts the end days of a decadent zamindar (landlord) in Bengal, and his efforts to uphold his family prestige even when faced with economic adversity.

Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.

The misadventures of a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store.

Essex and Wales collide when Gavin and Stacey fall in love, bringing their friends, family and baggage with them.

Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron offers up his perspective on our increasingly uncertain world.

Three best friends living in San Francisco share the nuances and complexities of contemporary gay relationships as they explore a variety of options, both in love and in life.

Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.

The wild misadventures of Edina "Eddy" Monsoon and her best friend Patsy Stone, who live in a nearly constant haze of drugged, drunken selfishness.

An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favorite musicians to perform at his home.

Comedians Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie perform a variety of comedy skits and the occasional musical number.

A tramp sneaks into a upper class golf resort. The tramp meets a rich woman who is having an argument with her drunken husband. Complications arise when she mistakes the tramp for her husband.

A directionless man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.

The lives of four socially awkward scientists take a wild turn when a beautiful and free-spirited girl moves in next door.

Two couples spend an interesting day together.

North and South is a four-part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story of Margaret Hale, a middle-class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton.

A comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin.

The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.

A group of young offenders doing community service gets struck by lightning during a storm and start to develop superpowers.

A poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.

Follows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.

This is a sketch-comedy show. The twist here is that all of the sketches (even the monologue) are connected in some strange way.

A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.

JD and Turk scrub in together after a long break. Medicine and interns have evolved, but their friendship remains strong. New and familiar faces at Sacred Heart bring laughs, emotion, and unexpected moments.

A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.

An adolescent with two siblings tests his various theories about life as he endures the trials of growing up alongside a good friend.

When an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in de...

Life at home changes when a house-wife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a saleswoman.

The head of a Japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where he left a son who thinks he is his uncle, and tries to make up for the lost time, but his current mistress grows jealous.

In the late '50s, young Ingemar learns a lot about life and himself when he is sent away from his sick mother to live with his aunt and uncle in a town full of eccentrics.

Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.

Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals acce...

An outcast in a prominent fashion company, a sweet-hearted and unattractive assistant falls hopelessly in love with her boss.