10 Best Shows Like Murderville | ScreenRant
Murderville is bound to get a second season because of how popular a television series it is. It's become a trending show, ending up in the top 20 of IMDb searches over the past few weeks. Luckily, there are many shows like this satirical crime comedy that can be binged on multiple streamers.
There's a lot to expect from a new season of Murderville, including new guest celebrities and new murders to solve. Great comedic actors like Tiffany Haddish, Steve Martin, or Andy Samberg would be great additions to a second season of Murderville. These stars also happen to be some of the actors found in shows like Murderville, so until Murderville is renewed, check out some of the shows these actors star in.
10 The Afterparty (2022-) Apple TV+
Currently airing on Apple TV+ is the star-studded crime comedy The Afterparty. Tiffany Haddish is Detective Danner and her job is to solve a murder at a high school reunion gone wrong. The Afterparty stars comedic actors as possible murder suspects, and they each have their own version of events of what happened during their fateful reunion.
Viewers will enjoy The Afterparty and its best characters because each episode focuses on a different one and how they interpreted the evening, similar to how Murderville has a rotating roster of guest celebrities. Crime and investigation are treated with comedic effect as Detective Danner cracks jokes as she tries to get to the bottom of this series' murder mystery. Each character acts as a rotating guest star in each episode as they retell their version of events, making this a perfect companion series to Murderville.
9 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021) Peacock
One of the longest run crime comedies on TV happens to be the best satirical take on the genre. Brooklyn Nine-Nine stars Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta, a detective who doesn't get bogged down by his investigations into crimes ranging from petty (and we mean petty) burglary to murder.
A lot of the comedy found in Murderville is similar to that in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Both lead detectives find themselves busy cracking jokes while solving crimes and both Murderville's Terry and Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Jake are paired with the bravest detectives who have to put up with their antics. They all, in one form or another, play the no-nonsense detectives that keep Jake on track just like the celebrities tasked with reigning in Terry Seattle on Murderville.
8 American Vandal (2017-2018) Netflix
Veering more into the true-crime nature of investigative work, American Vandal stars Tyler Alvarez and Griffin Gluck as Peter and Sam, two high school students who begin an investigation into the pranks that befall their school. The show finds its comedy in how ludicrous such an investigation would be even when Peter and Sam take it seriously.
The satire is top-tier and a great pairing to the hijinks found in Murderville. For example, the first season of American Vandal focuses on the spray painting of male genitalia on faculty cars. It's a silly crime that American Vandal investigates, which is directly related to the zany ways each victim is murdered. Although the two series focus on different aspects of investigative work, it is the tone of each series and the silliness of the crimes that make American Vandal a great watch after Murderville.
7 Reno 911! (2003-) HBO Max and Paramount+
Focusing on some of the most unqualified police officers in television history, Reno 911! is purely unscripted. When viewers watch this comedy, they get to see beloved comedic actors like Niecy Nash, Thomas Lennon, and Wendi McLendon-Covey improv their ways into solving crimes and making arrests.
Viewers will love this series for the antics the officers get into. Murderville plays a joke on each unsuspecting celebrity guest whereas Reno 911! plays the joke on its cast of improv actors. Any fan of the improv element of Murderville will no doubt love Reno 911!. Whereas Murderville is half improv with only the guest stars not receiving a script, Reno 911! is completely improv without a script in sight.
6 Only Murders in the Building (2021-) Hulu
A lot like American Vandal, this new comedy series satirizes the true-crime podcast versus the true-crime series. Starring Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building follows the trio as they investigate (and document via their podcast) a murder that occurs in their apartment building.
This series walks the fine line between laughing at the true-crime podcast obsession while enjoying the mystery element of actually solving the murder. The setup is similar to Murderville in that regard. By the end of each show, the mystery is solved, making Only Murders a satisfying comedy like Murderville. Any viewer who enjoys the hijinks Terry Seattle puts his guest celebrities through will instantly find the hijinks Short, Martin, and Gomez get into hilarious as well.
5 Castle (2009-2016) Hulu
The classic comedic pairing of the straight-laced character with a funny one never gets old. It's probably one of the most popular and oldest running pairing in pop culture after star-crossed lovers. Castle follows mystery novelist Richard Castle as he helps Detective Kate Beckett solve murders. She's the dedicated officer to his charming ego.
Murderville subverts the serious cop and silly sidekick trope with its half-improv style, but any viewer will enjoy the classic pairing of Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic as Richard Castle and Kate Beckett. When Murderville goes for pure laughs, this show does too but with a lot of heart mixed in, found in Castle's best episodes. For example, Castle creates a family dynamic between Castle and Beckett with his teenage daughter. Murderville subverts this trope, but any viewer will love going back to that classic investigative pairing.
4 Medical Police (2020) Netflix
Any fan of the genre-smashing Murderville will find Medical Police uniquely fascinating and hilarious. Medical Police follows Rob Huebel and Erinn Hayes as doctors tasked with figuring out how to stop a deadly virus before it decimates the entire world. On their way of solving medical cases, the doctors figure out that there is a major conspiracy they must solve also.
Medical Police infuses subverting both the investigator trope with the medical doctor trope to comedic success. Not only do police procedurals get skewered in Murderville and Medical Police, but so do medical procedurals like Grey's Anatomy. Although the cases on Murderville revolve around murder, they're played for laughs. The same can be said for Medical Police and how they treat medical cases and a deadly conspiracy.
3 Trial & Error (2017-2018) Amazon Prime
The comedic pairing of a straight-laced lawyer and his eccentric murder victim is the heart of Trial & Error. Starring Nicholas D'Agosto as attorney Josh Segal and John Lithgow as his client Larry Henderson, Trial & Error satirizes the law procedural by focusing the antics around the quirky small town Josh relocates to for work.
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His colleagues are just as quirky, placing him into the same type of spot Murderville places its guest stars. It's an interesting concept of making the straight-laced character the protagonist of the series when typically the flamboyant character is the one leading the series. For example, most of the series like Murderville find the charming protagonist paired with the no-nonsense type, like Terry Seattle in Murderville.
2 Angie Tribeca (2016-2018) Hulu
Angie Tribeca, starring Rashida Jones as the titular detective, is a police procedural that satirizes the genre with its outrageous crimes of the week. The show is gonzo in the best way for how it plays with audience expectations, subverting them for laughs. Murder is treated with a seriousness that becomes funny as the details emerge.
By these factors alone, Angie Tribeca is a spiritual sister to Murderville in both style and characterization. For example, the second episode focuses on a string of murders targeting bakers. Although the plot of the murders occurring is important in any typical procedural, like Murderville, Angie Tribeca focuses on the jokes that arise from the oddball pairing of "lone-wolf" Angie and her new partner Jay.
1 Murder in Successville (2015-2017) BritBox
This is the series that started the satirical take on crime with celebrity guest stars. This British series used improv to solve fake murders with a guest actor along for the ride. Created by Andy Brereton and Avril Spary, Murder in Successville is the British original to Murderville.
Any viewer who enjoys watching the original series American spinoffs come from will have to watch Murder in Successville. Murder in Successville focuses on British celebrity guest stars in more ways than one. While Murderville focuses on one celebrity guest star, Murder in Successville is filled with celebrities at every turn. It's required viewing for any fan of Murderville, especially fans who enjoy British celebrities and the type of humor that comes from across the pond.