After four seasons and a perfect finale, The Good Place has come to an emotional and wistful end that kept true to the truly original concept at its core. The first season sees Eleanor Shellstrop ending up in the "Good Place" following her comical death due to a mix-up, when she really belongs in the "Bad Place." A twist in the season finale led to the show re-inventing itself in every subsequent season.
The original high concept nature of the show felicitated the endearment of its story and characters to an audience as no other show could, and also led to an incredible use of philosophy and ethics that was praised by critics. So, now that the show has passed on, here are some other high concept shows to help you "take it sleazy."
10 Veronica Mars
If what made The Good Place so enjoyable for you was the lovable loser Eleanor Shellstrop, then look no further for your next Kristen Bell fix. Veronica Mars revolves around the titular daughter of the local sheriff who becomes a teenage P.I. when the murder of her best friend isn't getting solved.
It's closer to a Buffy The Vampire Slayer than an out-and-out comedy, but the pure high concept of a high school student turned private investigator is sure to fill fans of any zany Kristen Bell project with glee. With four seasons to sink your teeth into, it's even the same length as The Good Place.
9 Pushing Daisies
Bright whimsical visuals combined with the ever-present humor of death quickly became The Good Place's go-to mise-en-scène, and created something entirely original. Or, that would be true if Pushing Daisies hadn't been there first.
While there are some pretty substantial stylistic differences between the two shows, they both utilize a bright color pallet with a little Wes Anderson whimsy to juxtapose the often dark and existential humor. So, if you fancy trading in the afterlife for a pie maker who can bring the dead back to life with a poke of his finger, and who also teams up with a P.I. and his previously dead girlfriend to solve mysteries, this is the show for you.
8 Santa Clarita Diet
Comedies about dead people aren't exactly common fare; even less common are comedies about dead people with an intriguing world and lore-centric plot. Luckily, as long as you're prepared to change up angels and demons for a good ol' zombie-based mystery virus, you'll find that in Santa Clarita Diet.
The show stars Drew Barrymore as real estate agent Sheila Hammond, who's infected by a mystery disease. It's heavily implied the disease comes from her take-out dinner, and it's a scream to watch as she becomes a fully sentient cannibalistic, walking id.
7 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
It usually doesn't get more high concept than a group of dead people trying to unravel the afterlife's convoluted and unwinnable good place, bad place system, but The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt comes close.
With a positive attitude and a vibrant pink-and-yellow color pallet contrasting with the drab reality of New York life, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt sees the titular heroine finally released from a doomsday cult after 15 years of captivity in an underground bunker. If that kind of bizarre comedy sounds like your thing, there are four seasons of it on Netflix.
6 Community
So, you need some comfort, feel-good, borderline existential entertainment to replace The Good Place as your current go-to show, and you need it now? Look no further than Community, from the mind behind Rick and Morty, Dan Harmon. Community centers around a brilliant ensemble cast as they navigate getting their community college degrees.
Having run for six seasons (with varying quality), there's plenty to keep you going, and with the same upbeat tone underlined by the depressing reality of adulthood, this can be your replacement comedy minus the whole "every character is already dead" thing.
5 American Vandal
A comedy that's played far more straight than anything else on this list, this send-up of the true-crime documentary is sure to tickle the fancy of The Good Place fans who appreciated it's more meme-able nature, as well as the reinvention of the show from season to season.
The first season of American Vandal revolves around high school friends Peter and Sam as they launch an investigation into who drew "phallic images" on the cars of 27 school faculty members. Unfortunately, Netflix has canceled the show before a third season could ride the streaming waves, but between the two seasons available, it makes for a laugh-riot viewing experience.
4 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Did you enjoy The Good Place, but ultimately decided that there weren't enough original song and dance sequences for you? Then Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is your next binge-watching experience, with its satirical, surprisingly well-choreographed show tune in every episode.
This wacky, vibrant,, and ultimately insane yet incredibly emotionally intelligent sit-com sees Rebecca Bunch move from New York to West Covina, California in pursuit of an ex-boyfriend from her teens. It's a hidden gem, consistently garnering rave reviews so good that it powered through four seasons with some of the lowest ratings ever to do so.
3 Lovesick (Scrotal Recall)
A very British option for those in need of a messy love story now that Eleanor and Chidi have said their goodbyes. Lovesick (or its original, better, title Scrotal Recall) sees struggling romantic Dylan contract chlamydia and, while contacting his previous sexual partners, recounting the enchanting car wreck that has been his love life.
The show tends to muse very heavily on the nature of love and what one should dedicate their life to while dipping and diving into the inherent comedy of a British love life. It's a Netflix original with three seasons and another on the way, so there's no excuse not to get binging.
2 GLOW
GLOW is a fictionalization of the real-life 1980s TV phenomenon, the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling, and is most definitely a drama-comedy through and through, taking its characters to some very real, relatable, and engaging places with both moving and hilarious results.
After struggling actress Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie) has an affair with her best friend's husband she finds herself forced to work with her on a wrestling project, directed by a man with a very different creative attitude to her own traditional approach to acting. The quality of the character drama here is matched by its comedy, and with the fourth and final season on the way, what are you waiting for?
1 Miracle Workers
If you really, really, just need a show that's basically the same as The Good Place, but can stand alone on its own merit, then may we suggest Miracle Workers? While it may not include a ragtag group of damned souls, it does feature a quirky corporate send-up of Heaven.
The show stars Daniel Radcliffe as Craig, a desk jockey angel responsible for filtering human prayers, and Geraldine Viswanathan as Eliza, a transfer from the Department of Dirt. The first season shows the pair teaming up to course-correct God, played by Steve Buscemi, who has given up on the human race to invest more time in his favorite hobbies.
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