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Hulu’s new miniseries Tiny Beautiful Things based on the best-selling collection by Cheryl Strayed focuses on the messy parts of life and how trauma and grief can have lasting effects. Starring Kathryn Hahn as Clare, the series centers on a writer who becomes an advice columnist while her own life is falling apart, forcing her to look back at her life and face her anguish. If you’re looking for more shows like Tiny Beautiful Things to binge next, here are 8 suggestions that will leave you laughing and crying.
8 Shows Like Tiny Beautiful Things To Watch
After Life (2019-2022)
Number of seasons: 3
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Tom Basden, Tony Way, Diane Morgan, Mandeep Dhillon, Ashley Jensen, David Earl, Kerry Godliman, David Bradley, Roisin Conaty, Paul Kaye, Joe Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton, Ethan Lawrence
Synopsis: “After Tony’s wife dies, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude that takes his old world by storm.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (2020-2021)
Number of seasons: 2
Cast: Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Maeve Press, Adam Faison, Ivy Wolk, Lillian Carrier, Lori Mae Hernandez, Carsen Warner, Mason Gooding, Maria Bamford
Synopsis: “After their father’s untimely death, Nicholas and his two half-sisters are left to cope with not only a devastating loss, but also the realization that Nicholas is the one who must rise to the occasion and hold it all together.”
Where to watch: Hulu
I Know This Much Is True (2020 miniseries)
Number of seasons: 1
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Philip Ettinger, Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Kathryn Hahn, Juliette Lewis, Archie Panjabi, Rob Huebel, Imogen Poots, John Procaccino, Aisling Franciosi
Synopsis: “Following the parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness.”
Where to watch: Crave, HBO, Hulu
Life & Beth (2022 – )
Number of seasons: 1, with a second on the way.
Cast: Amy Schumer, Michael Rapaport, Michael Cera, Violet Young, Susannah Flood, Murray Hill, Kevin Kane, Laura Benanti, Yamaneika Saunders, Rosebud Baker, Sas Goldberg, Gary Gulman, Jonathan Groff, LaVar Walker
Synopsis: “After an unexpected incident, Beth starts having flashbacks to her teen self and learns how she became who she is and who she wants to become.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu
Little Fires Everywhere (2020 miniseries)
Number of seasons: 1
Cast: Kerry Washington, Reese Witherspoon, Lexi Underwood, Megan Stott, Jade Pettyjohn, Gavin Lewis, Joshua Jackson, Jordan Elsass, Rosemarie DeWitt, Tiffany Boone, AnnaSophia Robb, Huang Lu, Luke Bracey
Synopsis: “Based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller, Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Prime Video
One Mississippi (2015-2017)
Number of seasons: 2
Cast: Tig Notaro, Stephanie Allynne, Noah Harpster, John Rothman, Casey Wilson, Rya Kihlstedt, Carly Jibson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Beth Grant, Timm Sharp, Carol Mansell
Synopsis: “One Mississippi is a dark comedy inspired by comedian Tig Notaro’s life. Tig returns to her hometown in Mississippi, where she contends with the death of her mother and her own mortality as she embarks on a painful yet hilarious journey that unearths uncomfortable truths about her family and her self.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video
This Way Up (2019 – )
Number of seasons: 2 so far, no word yet on season 3
Cast: Aisling Bea, Sharon Horgan, Tobias Menzies, Kadiff Kirwan, Aasif Mandvi, Indira Varma, Ekow Quartey, Chris Geere, Dorian Grover, Pik-Sen Lim
Synopsis: “A young woman puts her life back together after suffering from a nervous breakdown.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Prime Video
The Way Home (2023 – )
Number of seasons: 1, with a second on the way.
Cast: Chyler Leigh, Sadie Laflamme-Snow, Andie MacDowell, Evan Williams, Jefferson Brown, Alex Hook, Natalie Hall, Al Mukadam, Nigel Whitmey, Kataem O’Connor, Kaitlin Doubleday
Synopsis: “Three generations of strong and independent women living together in the small farm town of Port Haven embark on an enlightening and surprising journey none of them could have imagined as they learn how to find their way back to each other.”
Where to watch: Hallmark Channel, Peacock, Prime Video
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