Schitt’s Creek creator and star Dan Levy teamed up with Rachel Sennott of I Love L.A. and Bottoms fame to create a new crime–comedy, Big Mistakes, that released in April earlier this year.
Big Mistakes follows two siblings, Nicky (Dan Levy) and Morgan (Taylor Ortega), who accidentally get pulled into a life of organised crime after the latter steals a necklace as a gift to their dying grandmother.
What starts as a small mistake leads to major consequences for the pair, with the series playing out alongside their mother, Linda’s (Laurie Metcalf) mayoral bid.
Film News Blitz’s Darshan Kaur Gill explores five shows to watch next if you loved Netflix’s Big Mistakes.
‘Deli Boys’ (2025 –)
The Hulu original crime comedy, Deli Boys, created by Abdullah Saeed, follows two Pakistani–American brothers whose lives are upended after the sudden and gruesome death of their father.
After losing everything and coming to terms with their father’s criminal proceedings, the pair are thrust into the same life of crime that resulted in their dad’s death.
Starring: Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, Asif Ali, Amita Rao, Alfie Fuller, Brian George
‘Good Girls’ (2018 – 2021)
Good Girls is an NBC crime comedy–drama series created by Jenna Bans.
The series follows three financially struggling suburban mothers who plan a local supermarket heist, only to find themselves entangled in money laundering, smuggling and organised crime, after they accidentally steal money belonging to a local gang leader.
Starring: Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman, Retta, Manny Montana, Reno Wilson, Matthew Lillard
The Outlaws (2021 – 2024)
The Outlaws is a British dark comedy thriller series written by Stephen Merchant and Elgin James for BBC One.
The idea came from Merchant’s parents, who did community service in Bristol when he was growing up.
The show, set in Bristol, takes seven characters, all from completely different backgrounds, who are forced to complete community service together, following their lives when they discover a bag full of money, unaware that the owners are dangerous drug dealers and criminals.
Starring: Christopher Walker, Stephen Merchant, Eleanor Tomlinson, Gamba Cole, Rhianne Barreto, Darren Boyd, Clare Perkins, Jessica Gunning
‘The Brothers Sun’ (2024)
Netflix’s The Brothers Sun is an American action comedy drama series created by Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu.
The show only ran for one season, following the lives of the Sun family after the head of the family is shot by a mysterious assassin.
Main character Charles Sun, a Taipei gangster, must return to LA to protect his mother and his clueless younger brother from the same fate.
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien, Sam Song Li, Highdee Kuan, Joon Lee, Madison Hu, Alice Hewkin, Jenny Yang
‘How to Get to Heaven from Belfast’ (2026 – )
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is an Irish comedy thriller series for Netflix created by Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee.
Three middle–aged friends reunite after the death of an old school friend, setting out on a mission to solve the mystery of her suspicious death whilst they attempt to keep their own dark secret under wraps.
Starring: Caoilfhionn Dunne, Roisin Gallagher, Sinead Keenan, Bronagh Gallagher, Darragh Hand, Natasha O’Keefe, Saoirse–Monica Jackson.
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