Shows Like BoJack Horseman

Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg with the same melancholic, philosophical tone and adult animation sensibility as BoJack.

From BoJack's lead designer Lisa Hanawalt with the same anthropomorphic-animal world, adult animation tone, and themes of trauma, addiction, and friendship.

Character-driven adult animation with heart and dysfunction, though far warmer and less nihilistic than BoJack.

Netflix adult animation that blends sitcom comedy with serious dramatic exploration of dysfunction, depression, and broken family dynamics.

Adult animation centered on an alcoholic, nihilistic protagonist whose self-destruction wounds those around him.

Netflix adult animated comedy that uses absurdity to explore real emotional pain, anxiety, and shame.

Adult-oriented continuation that earnestly explores depression, identity, and existential drift through animated fantasy.

Adult animation about flawed characters seeking redemption from addiction and self-destruction, though far more musical and stylized.

Sharp satirical adult animation that uses humor to deliver pointed, often cynical social critique.

Adult animation about thirty-somethings juggling friendship, marriage, and life transitions with a surreal comedic edge.

Animated drama with a deeply depressive, self-loathing protagonist and existential, philosophical undercurrent.

Adult animation that hides genuine melancholy and emotional weight inside a slick comedic premise.

Live-action character comedy about flawed friends muddling through young adulthood, sharing BoJack's millennial-malaise sensibility.

Hollywood-insider satire skewering showbiz egos and the soul-crushing sitcom machine BoJack also lampoons.

Long-running adult animated satire that uses crude comedy as a vehicle for pointed social commentary.

Hollywood comedy ecosystem hangout that overlaps with BoJack's showbiz-insider milieu.

Mainstream adult animated sitcom with cutaway gags and pop-culture satire, but lacks BoJack's emotional depth.

Foundational adult animated sitcom whose satire of American life informs BoJack's Hollywood lampooning.