Better Things fingerprintMasterful craft, big heart.
Calm and low-key
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout editing and score
Calm and low-key
Better Things is calm and low-intensity.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
Expect plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy.
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout editing and score
Look and sound: the editing and score stand out.
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Better Things is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 88). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: strong language, sexual content, drug use, and violence.
5 seasons
It has 5 seasons with 52 episodes of about 23 minutes each.
Not quite. Critics rate Better Things higher (93) than audiences (81). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It ran from 2016 to 2022 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+64GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Better Things in 78 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 63 storytelling tropes for Better Things, including Amazingly Embarrassing Parents, Cool Big Sis, Ambiguous Gender Identity.
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