12 Netflix Shows Like Parks and Recreation That Are Leslie Knope-Approved

Right after Parks and Recreation, Michael Schur created The Good Place, a screwball comedy about the afterlife. Kristen Bell plays Eleanor Shellstrop, a woman who believes that she was put in The Good Place by accident. Similar to the gang in Parks and Recreation, Eleanor and her new friends try their best to be good people despite their personal flaws.

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American Vandal gives the true crime genre a hilarious and satirical makeover as it explores a high school forever changed by someone tagging staff cars with phallic images. Like Parks and Recreation, the series will surprise you with hidden depths that go beyond its silly humour.

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Amy Poehler's Saturday Night Live BFF Tina Fey is the creator of Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, a colourful and fiercely optimistic series about a young woman (Ellie Kemper) who moves to New York City after being kept in a bunker for many years by a creepy cult leader (Jon Hamm). Its sweet and funny stories will remind you of the tender workplace relationships in Parks and Recreation.

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If you need a little bit of sunshine in your life, Queer Eye, like Parks and Recreation, will give it to you in a jiffy. The show revolves around a group of five gay men with different specialties who give people makeovers. If you love Pawnee's local politics, there's even an episode where they jazz up a mayor!

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GLOW showcases a bit more drama than Parks and Recreation, though its warm humour, strong characters, and colourful set design will feel familiar to fans of the Michael Schur show. Plus, it features a few seasoned comedy actors, such as Alison Brie and Marc Maron.

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Arrested Development revolves around a much more dysfunctional cast of characters than Parks and Recreation. Still, it'll certainly give you that kick of goofy humour. Jason Bateman plays a man who must hold together his spoiled and wealthy family when his father ends up in prison for shady business practices.

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Besides launching her own makeup line, Drew Barrymore is keeping busy as the realtor mom turned zombie in Netflix's hilarious Santa Clarita Diet. On top of lots of blood, you'll still get a full course of sweet characters and silly jokes.

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Gilmore Girls shares with Parks and Recreation an offbeat sense of humour and a small town setting. Plus, you'll see a bit of Leslie and Ann in the smart, fast-talking Gilmore women!

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Like Parks and Recreation, The Office is a sweet, often goofy workplace comedy about a tight-knit group of employees with an idealistic and sometimes flighty boss. (Well, technically Ron's the boss of the Parks and Recreation office, but we'll say that Leslie is Michael Scott's counterpart.) Both shows will give you a fix of hilarious office pranks and wonderfully memorable characters.

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Before charming us on The Good Place, Ted Danson stole our hearts as Sam Maloney on Cheers. While most of the action takes place at a regular Boston bar, don't be fooled by the show's humble setting. You'll find yourself caught up in the sharp jokes, lovable characters, and wholesome storylines.

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We know, we know, The West Wing is a straight-up drama. Still, it has a few key Parks and Recreation elements: Chris Traeger's smouldering Rob Lowe and political scandals (though they're of the lighter variety on the comedy).

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Fred Armisen previously worked with Amy Poehler on Saturday Night Live, developing an offbeat, absurd brand of humour. On Portlandia, he and guitarist Carrie Brownstein put on quirky sketches portraying colourful residents in Portland, OR.

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