HBO is home to brilliant television series that pull in viewers and entrance them with enticing drama and side-splitting comedy. HBO has been a powerhouse for exciting series for decades and continues to push out spectacular series that become award-winning classics.

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The White Lotus is one of the most recent series released by HBO; the show was created, written, and directed by Mike White, known for School of Rock. The show stars Jennifer Coolidge, Connie Britton, and Murray Bartlett and tells an episodic story about a handful of residents at a tropical resort. Each episode pries into the lives of each person trying to get away from the reality of the world and exposes the secrets of their past and the skeletons in their closet. As The White Lotus slowly comes to a close until It's likely next season, here are some similar shows to watch and binge on a weekend.

8 Barry

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Barry stars Bill Hader as Barry Berkman, a struggling actor in Los Angelus moonlighting as a hitman to pay the rent. The series explores the struggles of being a gun for hire and how it eats away at the passion Barry feels inside, wanting to perform.

Each episode is a whacky series of unfortunate events that land Barry in a pit of trouble where he must then resort to his more undesirable traits in order to get himself out of his predicament. Barry has three seasons and recently announced its fourth with Bill Hader returning; fans of dramatic action will enjoy the show and find it hard to put down.

7 The Shrink Next Door

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The Shrink Next Door is a dark comedy mini-series developed by Georgia Pritchett for Apple TV; the series is based on a podcast created by Joe Nocera.

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Dr. Herschkopf is a small-time psychiatric therapist that becomes a sinister member of the lives of his patients. Herschkopf uses the vulnerability of the people he treats to instill himself in their lives and take advantage of their weaknesses. The Shrink Next Door is loosely based on the real events that took place involving Dr. Herschkopf, who was ostracized from the psychiatric field for violating his oath.

6 Hacks

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Jean Smart stars as Deborah Vance in this comical romp about a washed-up female comedian struggling to retake the stage in a risky endeavor. As Deborah plans a comeback as a casino headliner, she meets Ada Daniels, played by Hannah EinBinder, a publicly shamed comedy writer who's been blacklisted by most clients. The two form a partnership, and personalities clash from Deborah's delusional diva mentality and Ada's abhorrent arrogance. Hacks is a surprisingly well-developed story that gives a strong impression of one's struggles as they strive for greatness, flaws and all.

5 Big Little Lies

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Big Little Lies is a suspenseful drama that takes place in the city of Monterey, California. Reece Witherspoon is Madeline McKenzie, a stay-at-home mom who, along with Nicole Kidman's character, Celeste White, becomes friends with Jane Chapman, played by Shailene Woodley.

Jane is a single mother struggling to keep everything under control who becomes the center of controversy when her young son is caused of assaulting another female student. The main focus of the story is Jane's attempt to combat the hostility now directed at her and her child as the conflict quickly reaches a boiling point and blood is shed.

4 The Flight Attendant

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Breakout star Caley Cuoco stars in this murder-mystery drama as Cassandra Bowden, a young flight attendant whose life is in a downward spiral thanks to alcoholism. Things become dire when one poor decision finds Cassandra at the center of a murder after a one-night stand goes sour as she wakes up next to her suitor, stiff as a board.

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Panic forces Cassandra to flee and search for the answer that could aid her in proclaiming her innocence. Caley Cuoco delivers a strong presence in the suspenseful series developed by Steve Yockey.

3 The Resort

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Andy Siara's The Resort follows a married couple whose relationship has grown stale, prompting them to take a trip to Mexico. Once there, they become embroiled in a strange case involving two people who went missing more than a decade prior.

Peacock's The Resort shares quite a few similarities with The White Lotus, and both series blend mystery, dark comedy, and hints of horror. Along with the main present-day couple, the series also spends a fair amount of time with the missing characters via flashbacks, and those sequences are some of the most memorable in The Resort.

2 Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin

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Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is the spin-off series of the highly acclaimed murder and suspense show that originally debuted on ABC Family of the same name. The story follows a group of "it girls" who are terrorized by an unseen force that seeks to judge them for the grievances their parents committed.

In a winding mystery that tests the mental fortitude of the girls, terror and potentially fatal encounters wait around every corner. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin was based on the best-selling novel by Sara Shepard and adapted by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

1 Succession

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Succession enthralls viewers with the story of the cutthroat environment of the Roy family; high-society millionaires, the several children of Logan Roy face off in psychological warfare to become the heir to their father's multimedia empire as their confidence in his health begins to wane. Every sibling plays their cards in order to gain more control over individual family members, which fills the series with shady double-dealing, betrayal, and hostile business practices.

Brian Cox stars as the family head, Logan Roy, alongside Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Kieran Culkin, Natalie Gold, Sarah Snook, and Alan Ruck as his children.

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