Franklin & Bash is a legal comedy-drama series co-created by Kevin Falls and Bill Chais. The TNT series follows best friends and lawyers Elmo “Jared” Franklin and Peter Bash as they are hired into a prestigious law firm where they repeatedly come into conflict with the buttoned-up lawyers because of their free-wheeling attitudes. Franklin & Bash stars Breckin Meyer, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dana Davis, Kumail Nanjiani, Malcolm McDowell, Reed Diamond, Gracelle Beauvais, Heather Locklear, and Toni Trucks. So, if you loved the buddy comedy, interesting story, and entertaining characters in Franklin & Bash, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Boston Legal (Hulu & Disney+)
Boston Legal is a legal comedy-drama series created by David E. Kelley. The ABC series is a spin-off of The Practice, and it follows the duo of Alan Shore and Denny Crane as they work together as lawyers at the prestigious law offices of Crane, Poole & Schmidt in Boston. They tackle both civil and criminal law cases. Boston Legal stars James Spader, Monica Potter, Rhona Mitra, Lake Bell, Mark Valley, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, René Auberjonois, Julie Bowen, and Justin Mentell.
Suits (Netflix, Peacock, & Rent on Prime Video)
Suits is a legal comedy-drama series created by Aaron Korsh. The USA Network series is set in New York City, and it follows the duo of Mike Ross, a college dropout with a photographic memory and Harvey Specter, one of the sought-after lawyers in the city. When Harvey hires Mike as a lawyer despite knowing of his lack of college education, both of them must keep his background a secret. Suits stars Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty, Gina Torres, Amanda Schull, and Katherine Heigl.
So Help Me Todd (Rent on Prime Video)
So Help Me Todd is a legal comedy-drama series created by Scott Prendergast. The CBS series follows the mother-son duo of Margaret and Todd, a lawyer and a down-and-out private investigator. To help her son, Margaret hires Todd to work with her firm on investigating the cases she takes on. So Help Me Todd stars Marcia Gay Harden, Skylar Astin, Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, and Inga Schlingmann.
Psych (Prime Video, Peacock, & Apple TV)
Psych is a detective comedy-drama series created by Steve Franks. The USA Network series is set in Santa Barbara, and it follows freelance consultant Shawn Spencer, who teams up with his reluctant best friend Gus to work on a criminal case with the police department after he lied to them about being a psychic. Psych stars James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Corbin Bernsen, Kirsten Nelson, and Anne Dudek.
White Collar (Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, & Rent on Prime Video)
White Collar is a police procedural comedy-drama series created by Jeff Eastin. The USA Network series follows the unlikely duo of renowned con-artist Neal Caffrey and principled FBI Special Agent Peter Burke, who team up to solve several white collar crimes and catch dangerous masterminds. White Collar stars Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason, Tiffani Thiessen, Natalie Morales, Hilarie Burton, and Alexandra Daddario.
Bull (Paramount+, The Roku Channel, Sling TV, & Rent on Prime Video)
Bull is a legal comedy-drama series co-created by Phil McGraw and Paul Attanasio. The CBS series follows Dr. Jason Bull, a trial science expert and a psychologist who works with his brilliant employees to aid his lawyer clients with selecting the right jurors so that they have the desired verdict. Bull stars Michael Weatherly, Freddy Rodriguez, Geneva Carr, Christopher Jackson, Jaimee Lee Kirchner, Annabelle Attanasio, and MacKenzie Meehan.
The Rainmaker (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video)
The Rainmaker is a legal drama series co-developed by Michael Seitzman and Jason Richman. Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by John Grisham, the USA Network series follows Rudy Baylor, a young lawyer with strong principles who is fired on his first day from a prestigious firm and is forced to take on a job with a notorious ambulance chaser. He soon agrees to represent a grieving mother against a hospital being represented by the firm he was fired from. The Rainmaker stars Milo Callaghan, Lana Parrilla, Madison Iseman, P.J. Byrne, Dan Fogler, and Wade Briggs.