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2020 · Series · TV-14 · your starting pointIf you want that same blend of bureaucratic frustration mixed with genuine warmth about messy parenthood, you'll probably connect with Instant Family or Dream Children—both nail the emotional stakes of navigating systems designed to judge you while building an unconventional family. For something that trades the heartfelt tone for darker psychological territory but keeps the theme of couples pursuing parenthood through unconventional means, The Nest might scratch a different itch, though it'll likely feel bleaker than what drew you to Trying in the first place.
Shows like Trying, ranked
1. Instant Family (2018)
The emotional core centers on navigating adoption's bureaucratic hurdles and heartwarming chaos, with both couples discovering that parenthood rarely looks like they imagined but proves infinitely rewarding.
2. Preggoland (2014)
Ruth's deadpan fumbling through social expectations while navigating life's messiest transitions mirrors the show's warm comedy about how badly we all perform adulthood when stakes feel impossibly high.
3. No Hard Feelings (2023)
The film's exploration of unconventional family formation and navigating judgment from those around you mirrors the messy authenticity that defines how this couple confronts societal expectations about what parenthood should look like.
4. With Child (2015)
The same warmth and humor infuses parenting struggles with genuine emotional stakes, letting messy family moments and relationship complications drive both comedy and character growth.
5. Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
The awkward intimacy of navigating fertility and parenthood with wry humor and a core cast of loyal friends who show up despite their own chaos defines both stories' warmth.
6. Icon (2020)
Sam's fumbling attempts to become a responsible adult despite overwhelming chaos mirror the couple's journey through parenthood's bureaucratic gauntlet, both finding humor in how unprepared people can be for life's biggest commitments.
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