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Please Like Me

★ 8.5 21K votes 2013–2016 4 seasons · 32 episodes Ended ABC TV
Grew the BeardSeason 1 rated 7.9. From season 3 on it settled around 8.6.
Queer storiesLGBTQ+ lives and relationships at the center.This show: 10/10Mental healthPsychological struggle treated with real seriousness.This show: 9/10NaturalisticUnderstated, lifelike performances and look.This show: 8/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 8/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 8/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 8/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 8/10Contemporary lifeRecognizably the present day, ordinary life included.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Josh ThomasThomas WardJohnDebra LawranceDavid RobertsRenee Lim
Starring
Josh ThomasThomas WardJohnDebra LawranceDavid RobertsRenee Lim
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About

"Deadpan comedy that keeps ambushing you with grief"

Josh Thomas plays a version of himself: a twenty-something who's just been dumped, come out to his family, and started noticing his mum's depression is more serious than anyone admits. From there it drifts through share houses, bad dates, and family dinners rather than following a tight plot. The humor is dry and deadpan, delivered in a flat, almost mumbling Australian style, but it keeps swerving into genuine grief and anxiety without warning. It's small-scale and slow-paced, carried by its performances and its refusal to tidy up sadness into neat sitcom beats.

Watch it for

the way it slides from awkward comedy into real depression and back without ever feeling cheap.

Maybe skip if

you want fast plotting or jokes that don't sit next to genuine sadness.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Season 12013
7.92K62h 47m
The first season begins with Josh realizing that he is gay after being dumped by his girlfriend and forced to move back home with his mother after she overdoses on painkillers.
Season 22014
8.23K104h 10m
Josh faces new trials in love and life including getting dumped, receiving a call from an old flame and dealing with Rose's stay at a mental hospital.
Season 32015
8.53K104h 12m
As Josh and Arnold's relationship heats up, Arnold decides to come out to his family. Meanwhile, Claire returns from Berlin and faces a big decision.
Season 42016
8.72K62h 32m
Josh prepares for looming departures and relocations while confronting his true feelings about his tumultuous relationship with boyfriend Arnold.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Josh Thomas Josh
Thomas Ward Tom
John John the Dog
Debra Lawrance Mum
David Roberts Dad
Renee Lim Mae
Hannah Gadsby Hannah
Keegan Joyce Arnold
Caitlin Stasey Claire
Emily Barclay Ella

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