25 Netflix shows to watch if you miss Friends

Netflix shows like Friends: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Seasons: 4 + interactive movie

Created By: Tina Fey and Robert Carlock

Starring: Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane, Jane Krakowski

Sure, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt might make more sense on a “Netflix shows to watch if you miss 30 Rock” list, but don’t underestimate the quirky comedy as a descendant of Friends. Essentially, the comedy centers on a group of four friends in New York City clashing in a perfect storm of chaos and complications… except they are basically all the Phoebe.

Ellie Kemper stars in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as the titular Kimmy Schmidt, a 30-something woman freed from an underground doomsday cult that she’s spent half her life living in. She reenters the world with the optimism of the 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped but the trauma of a woman struggling to find her place in a terrifying world.

While the series doesn’t try to make light of Kimmy’s situation and doesn’t always succeed in portraying the realities of escaping a cult (until Kimmy vs. the Reverend), it’s a surrealist and hilarious living cartoon from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. And once again, none other than Lisa Kudrow pops up in a significant role as Kimmy’s rollercoaster-addicted mother in the second season. That’s a can’t-miss guest spot to behold for Friends fans.