If you watched and loved The Handmaid’s Tale, which concludes after its sixth and final season, you might be looking for something else to watch that’s similar. To bide your time between episodes, or once you have binged your way through the show, there are several shows worth checking out with similar themes from all the top streaming services.
Here, I have gathered 6 shows to stream if you liked The Handmaid’s Tale. One is new with just a single season, so it’s a quick binge. Others have multiple seasons to keep you busy and entertained for months to come.
Kill Tony: Kill or Be Killed -2025
Tony Hinchcliffe has been hosting Kill Tony for nearly 12 years. The stand-up comedy variety show has gained a cult following over the years. It started in small comedy rooms and has since grown to some of the world’s most famous arenas, like Madison Square Garden. After Hinchcliffe stole the show at The Roast of Tom Brady, Netflix got into business with the comedian for three Kill Tony specials, with the first being Kill or Be Killed.
If this is your first Kill Tony episode, here is the format. Hundreds of comedians drop their names into the Bucket of Destiny. If a comedian’s name is called, they get to perform stand-up for one minute onstage. Then, Hinchcliffe, co-host Brian Redban, and a panel of comedians conduct an interview that typically leads to a roast. The jokes are quick, the laughs are abundant, and the craziness never stops. That’s Kill Tony in a nutshell.
Watch Kill Tony: Kill or Be Killed on Netflix.
The Madness 2024
Colman Domingo is having a moment. In the past three years, Domingo has won an Emmy for his performance on Euphoria, received two Oscar nominations for Best Actor (Rustin, Sing Sing), and signed on to be in the cast of Steven Spielberg’s next movie. Despite the busy schedule, Domingo still found some time to headline The Madness, a conspiracy thriller series that aired in November.
Muncie Daniels (Domingo) is an author and rising star in media. Right before his career is about to take off, Muncie discovers the dead body of a white supremacist in the Poconos. Much to his dismay, Muncie is framed for murder and becomes the top suspect. Now, Muncie goes into survival mode, doing whatever he can to stay alive. The Madness is a throwback to the ’70s political thrillers that fed into people’s paranoia.
Watch The Madness on Netflix.
Paradise 2025
Already renewed for a second season, Paradise has a similar premise in that people reside in an oppressive society. It does not disrespect women like Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale.
But it is one where the central protagonist rises up to fight against injustices. Similarly, a powerful person uses their influence (and wealth) to create a society they believe is better than the one that existed before. Paradise will keep you gripped through its eight-episode first season. The political thriller has an equally tremendous cast and a story about good intentions rooted in an evil need for control and a desire to cope with trauma.
Stream Paradise on Hulu.
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Servant 2019-2023
Servant has similar religious themes to The Handmaid’s Tale. The main plot centers around a woman who loses her baby and receives a lifelike doll that she believes to be real. A young woman is hired to help her care for the “baby,” but it turns out this woman may possess supernatural abilities. As the story unfolds, it dives into topics of religious oppression, cults, and morality.
Servant takes the theme to a psychological horror slant, so the feel and tone of the show are different. But it’s a show fans of The Handmaid’s Tale will appreciate for the way it handles the manipulation of vulnerable women, especially pertaining to their children, and religious control. The series ended after four riveting seasons.
Stream Servant on Apple TV+.
Silo 2023
A post-apocalyptic sci-fi dystopian drama, in Silo, the people who reside in an underground silo don’t have anywhere else to run, like June (Elisabeth Moss) does in The Handmaid’s Tale.
The outside world, or so they are told, is an uninhabitable wasteland. They live under the rule of a few individuals who appear to have a cult-like mentality, fueled by warped beliefs and characterized by brainwashing and coercive control.
Like in The Handmaid’s Tale, people are forbidden from owning certain items or reading certain materials, namely anything that might remind them of the world before. Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) starts to believe that there’s more to what’s going on, and her actions result in the rallying of a resistance. Silo is just as dark, though not as disturbing, with fantastic acting and a cast to match. The series has been renewed for a third and fourth season to conclude the story.
Stream Silo on Apple TV+.
The Walking Dead 2010-2022
The Walking Dead might not initially seem like a show that fans of The Handmaid’s Tale would appreciate. But there are elements throughout that are reminiscent of themes you’ll find in that series and plenty of life lessons to be learned from the show.
As the group navigates survival in a post-apocalyptic world, they come across different groups of survivors who all live by their own principles. Some are religious in nature, while others believe in the survival of the fittest.
There are groups that will happily deliver punishments by death. There are also ones like The Saviors, where Negan claims to respect women yet forces them to be his polygamous wives, tearing them away from their real partners. In both shows, it’s about survival through dire circumstances, the need to make polarizing moral decisions, and groups coming together who might never have done so in the real world.
Stream The Walking Dead on Netflix.
The Leftovers 2014–2017
Based on the Tom Perrotta novel of the same name, the supernatural drama The Leftovers centers around a disastrous event that has wiped out two percent of the world’s population.
Those who survive deal with the breakdown of mainstream religion and the rise of cults with leaders and members who believe themselves to be, or to be following, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Featuring conflict between two major groups, like in The Handmaid’s Tale, The Leftovers touches on differences in beliefs and faith, dealing with trauma, and fighting back for what you believe in. The Leftovers may have only lasted three seasons, but it ranks among the best HBO shows ever.
Stream The Leftovers on Max.
