The best satirical shows to stream right now that nail the madness of modern life

In a world where billionaires cosplay as astronauts and political debates sound like group chats gone wrong, there's only one genre that truly gets the modern human condition: satire. These TV shows entertain as much as they eviscerate. With side-eyes sharper than scripts and jokes that sting because they’re true, they remind us that if you’re not laughing, you’re probably crying.

From power-drunk royals to emotionally bankrupt CEOs and fang-toothed freeloaders, here’s your definitive list of the best satires that roast society—and serve it rare. Because let's face it: reality stopped being funny a long time ago.

The Studio

Streaming on: Apple TV+

It’s Hollywood, but hold the glamour. The Studio dives into the chaos of modern moviemaking, where art battles algorithm, and where every green light for a new project needs a brand strategy. Seth Rogen plays a movie buff and painfully earnest studio exec caught between streaming nightmares and egomaniacal auteurs. The comedy is dry, sharp, and painfully relatable. It’s like watching your creative dreams get filtered through a budgeting spreadsheet.

Cunk on Earth

Streaming on: Netflix

If David Attenborough and your clueless cousin had a baby, it would be Philomena Cunk. Played by Diane Morgan, this mockumentary-style show follows Cunk as she stumbles through the history of civilisation with deadpan questions like “Was World War II a sequel, and if so, was it better than the original?” Equal parts absurd and genius, it brilliantly skewers the way we present—and often misunderstand—history. You’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, and you might accidentally learn something. Maybe.

Veep

Streaming on: JioCinema (HBO)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Selina Meyer: vice-president of the United States, queen of savage comebacks, and a walking HR violation. If the West Wing was allergic to sincerity and powered entirely by pettiness, you’d get Veep. The writing is razor-sharp, the insults are museum-worthy, and the political commentary hits harder than your morning cup of joe.

The Regime

Streaming on: JioCinema (HBO)

Kate Winslet is a paranoid, power-drunk dictator ruling a fictional European country that’s crumbling faster than her grip on reality. Think velvet-draped palaces, oil-painting aesthetics, and some of the most hilariously deluded monologues on television. It’s giving Marie Antoinette if she had a PR team and a delusional personality. Which she probably did.

The White Lotus

Streaming on: JioCinema (HBO)

Welcome to paradise, where the décor is coastal chic and the emotional baggage is Louis Vuitton. With each season set in a luxury resort, this show gleefully dissects class, power, and privilege—one awkward poolside conversation at a time. Bonus: the hauntingly catchy theme song (for the first two seasons, at least) that will score all your future trust issues.

The Boys

Streaming on: Prime Video

If Marvel heroes were real, they’d be corporate sell-outs with god complexes. Enter The Boys, a graphic, gory takedown of celebrity worship, brand activism, and late-stage capitalism. It’s as if The Avengers had a gigantic scandal and a lawsuit... and the public still cheered. 

Succession

Streaming on: JioCinema (HBO)

Yes, technically a drama. But also, a masterclass in biting satire, wrapped in cashmere and cruelty. The Roy family’s toxic power games are as entertaining as they are traumatising. It’s King Lear for media moguls—except no one learns anything, and everyone swears like it’s an Olympic sport.

Arrested Development

Streaming on: Disney+ Hotstar

A delightfully dysfunctional family tries (and fails) to hold it together post-scandal. Expect banana stands, hand turkeys, and one-liners that aged better than most early-2000s comedy. It’s self-aware, absurd, and hilarious.

What We Do In The Shadows

Streaming on: Disney+ Hotstar

Four vampires share a house in Staten Island and argue about chores. Yes, it’s as funny as it sounds. This dry-as-dust mockumentary puts a fang-filled spin on mundane immortality and centuries of unresolved roommate tension. Imagine The Office, but everyone drinks blood and wears capes.

Satire isn’t just funny. Sometimes, it slaps you across the face with a designer glove and then asks, “Do you get the metaphor?” These shows do exactly that. They hold up a mirror to society and then draw on it with red lipstick. 

Whether you're into palace intrigue, political pettiness, or undead bickering, this list is your ultimate binge-watch bible.

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