Why this fits: Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed matches The 'Burbs by turning suburban domestic pressure into a darkly comic mystery where deception escalates into real danger and a tightly wound, suspenseful unraveling.
- blackmail
- dark comedy
Taste-matched follow-ups
Shows like The 'Burbs
If you want more suburban menace, deadpan neighbor comedy, and slow-burn revelations, begin with the strongest matches and keep going.
- suburban paranoia
- buried secrets
- neighbors
- slow-burn mystery
6 shows to try next
Closest matches first, then broader nearby picks.
IMDb 8.0Why this fits: Beef connects to The 'Burbs through its slow-burn dark comedy about how a petty conflict metastasizes into obsession, exposing the fractures beneath ordinary lives with escalating psychological dread.
- dark humor
- awkward cringe
- IMDb 7.9
Why this fits: Solsidan is a tonal cousin to The 'Burbs, using dry, observational humor about status anxiety and neighborly competition to make suburban relationships feel tense, suspicious, and quietly unraveling.
- suburban life
- family comedy
IMDb 8.0A nearby match from the broader catalog.
- neighbors
- buried secrets
- suburban paranoia
IMDb 8.0A nearby match from the broader catalog.
- neighbors
- buried secrets
- suburban paranoia
IMDb 8.1A nearby match from the broader catalog.
- neighbors
- buried secrets
- suburban paranoia
Need another angle?
Search the archive for more like this
If these picks still leave you wanting more, describe the tone, tension, or structure you want next.