'Glee' Meets 'Fleabag' in This 4-Part Comedy Series That's Officially a Streaming Hit

Published Oct 17, 2026, 7:36 PM EDT

Erin Konrad’s love for everything entertainment dates back to elementary school when she became obsessed with classic Hollywood musicals. When she’s not catching up on all her favorite television shows, she’s advising her friends and family on what they should binge watch next.

She has her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Creating content for Collider gives her the opportunity to combine her writing skills with her passion for television and movies. She spends her free time trying to beat her personal record of reading 137 books in a year and cuddling with her dog, Gracie.

There are very few television series that have been able to effectively use songs to tell their stories. FOX’s six-season musical, Glee, is perhaps the most well-known and beloved. With a wide range of musical performances featuring hit songs in each episode, the series never shied away from using music as a key element of its storytelling. During its reign from 2009 to 2015, the massively popular show was unstoppable, and it has recently been climbing streaming charts as well. If you’re looking for a binge-watch that promises the same incredible utilization of music, with the dark comedy vibes found in Prime Video’s brilliant Fleabag, there’s one show that will definitely fit the bill.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premiered on The CW back in 2015, filling in the gap *Glee *was leaving behind. Throughout its four seasons, the dark comedy somehow always stayed under the radar, despite its unique and captivating story and talented cast. Created, written, and directed by Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna, the series follows Rebecca Bunch (played by Bloom), an Ivy-League-educated lawyer working in New York City. Rebecca struggles with depression and anxiety, and decides on a misguided whim to move to the quiet suburb of West Covina, California. The (real-life) location is the hometown of her childhood sweetheart, Josh Chan (Vincent Rodriguez III), and Rebecca is determined to win him back. She gets a job at a small, local law firm run by the quirky Darryl Whitefeather (Pete Gardner), which is a far cry from the high-profile job she’s used to. She bonds with her supportive, bored co-worker, Paula Proctor (Donna Lynne Champlin), and her new roommate, the deadpan Heather Davis (Vella Lovell), and ends up forming a complicated bond with Josh’s best friend, Greg Serrano (Santino Fontana in Seasons 1-2 and Skylar Astin in Season 4). It’s clear from the start that Rebecca is no typical protagonist. She makes horrible decisions, and self-sabotages at every turn, but that makes her journey all the more addictive to watch.

Four Netflix characters, four completely different ways of showing up for somebody. This is the one who fits how you actually do friendship, and what having them in your life would be like.

You do not do friendship at half volume, and neither does he. What you want is somebody who says yes to the plan before you have finished describing the

You are the friend who makes things happen, and so is she. Together you would be mildly exhausting to everyone around you and completely delighted with

You have no patience for pleasant lies, and she has no ability to tell them. What looks like coldness from the outside is the most reliable friendship on this

You look after whoever is having the worst day. So does he. It is the least strategic way to move through the world and the best possible quality in a friend.

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