Apple TV+ Trends: Top 5 Comedy Series to Get You Through the Last Few Days of Work

Apple TV+ offers a wide variety of original programming. Comedy is especially plentiful. And of all the sitcoms on the streaming service, these five are currently the most popular.

The Big Door Prize (2023-present, 2 seasons, 6.4 on IMDb)

Adapted from M.O. Walsh's book of the same name, this comedy series is set in a small town where an enigmatic machine appears out of the blue in a local store. As it turns out, it can tell you what your true purpose in life is. As a result, the townspeople begin to turn their lives upside down in search of happiness and their true destiny.

Episode 8 of Season 2 will premiere on May 29.

Loot (2022-present, 2 seasons, 6.8 on IMDb)

Starring SNL's Maya Rudolph, the comedy series centers on Molly Wells, a forty-five-year-old divorcing her husband of twenty years, tech billionaire John Novak. The divorce leaves Molly with depression and $87 billion. To combat the former and put the latter to good use, she immerses herself in the work of her old charitable foundation, trying to make the world a better place.

Episode 10 of Season 2 will premiere on May 29.

Acapulco (2021-present, 3 seasons, 7.7 on IMDb)

This bilingual comedy tells the story of Maximo Gallardo Ramos, a successful Malibu-based real estate mogul who has gone from rags to riches. The series follows him in his present life, but mostly focuses on his retrospectives, showing his origin story as a hardworking young man who finds employment at the most prestigious resort hotel in Acapulco.

Episode 6 of Season 3 will be released on May 29.

Trying (2020-present, 3 seasons, 8.0 on IMDb)

The British comedy series follows Nikki and Jason, a couple desperately trying to conceive a child. When this proves unattainable, they decide to have a child another way – through adoption. However, the process is just as difficult as they face a host of new issues, from bureaucracy to mutual communication.

Episode 3 of Season 3 will premiere on May 29.

Ted Lasso (2020-2023, 3 seasons, 8.8 on IMDb)

Although the comedy-drama about the fictional AFC Richmond soccer club, its players, staff and owners ended a year ago, it's still one of the most streamed shows on Apple TV+. The sports series follows the titular American football coach who is hired by the original owner of AFC Richmond to coach his football players. While the owner, who is about to lose the club in a divorce, hopes that Ted will make things worse for Richmond, Lasso leads the team to success.