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After LifeAfter Life
Netflix, 2019 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama | ► Trailer
4.4


After Life centers on Tony, who had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on. He thinks it's like a Super Power - not caring about himself or anyone else - but it turns out to be tricky when everyone is trying to save the nice guy they used to know.


WalkerWalker
The CW, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Action, Crime, Western | ► Trailer
3.4


Walker centers on Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there's harder work to be done at home. He attempts to reconnect with his children, navigate clashes with his conservative family, and find unexpected common ground with his new partner (one of the first women in Texas Rangers' history), while growing increasingly suspicious about the circumstances surrounding his wife's death.


Fuller HouseFuller House
Netflix, 2016 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family | ► Trailer
3.7


This is a revival of the 1987-1995 comedy series Full House, follows D.J. Tanner-Fuller who is pregnant and a recent widower who is now a veterinarian and her two young children, her younger sister Stephanie Tanner, now an aspiring singer and her best friend Kimmy Gibbler and her teenage daughter when they all move in together to help DJ with her soon to be born baby.


Wolf Like MeWolf Like Me
Stan, 2022 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | ► Trailer
4.1


Everyone brings their own set of baggage to a new relationship. Gary and Mary are no different. Gary is an emotional wreck and struggles to provide for his daughter since the death of his wife. Mary has a secret she can't bring herself to share with anyone. The universe brought these two together for a reason, they just need to keep following the signs.


The UnicornThe Unicorn
CBS, 2019 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance | ► Trailer
3.4


A tight-knit group of best friends and family helps Wade embrace his "new normal" in the wake of the loss of his wife one year ago. As a sometimes ill-equipped but always devoted single parent to his two adolescent daughters, he is taking the major step of dating again. To Wade's amazement, he's a hot commodity with women, and his friends explain that he's the perfect single guy - a "unicorn": employed, attractive, and with a proven track record of commitment. With his daughters and best friends rooting him on and hoping he'll find happiness again, Wade and his healing heart are ready to try life... and love... again.


BeforeBefore
Apple TV+, 2024 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Mini-Series | ► Trailer
3.9


A child psychiatrist who shortly after losing his wife encounters a troubled young boy.


Northern RescueNorthern Rescue
CBC, 2019 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Family | ► Trailer
4.1


Northern Rescue follows widowed Search & Rescue officer John, as he moves his family to a small northern town and navigates new challenges. As the family struggles to adapt to their new surroundings and cope with the loss of their mother, they must also learn to accept help from their new friends.


Full HouseFull House
ABC, 1987 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Family | ► Trailer
3.8


Danny, a widower talk-show host, has three daughters (D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle). Lucky for him, his brother-in-law Jesse, a true Elvis super-freak, and Joey, a struggling comic, help him raise the girls. A sitcom about a really full house (by the last season, nine people and a dog live under the same roof).


KenanKenan
NBC, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family | ► Trailer
2.4


Kenan centers on a newly widowed dad determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law become more involved in their lives.


The NannyThe Nanny
CBS, 1993 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Romance | ► Trailer
3.9


After being fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, a cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich British widower. As time passes, the two fall for each other.


8 Simple Rules8 Simple Rules
ABC, 2002 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama | ► Trailer
3.8


8 Simple Rules is about a married couple with three children and is set in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. The father, is a sportswriter who is prompted by his wife's return to nursing to take a more active role in raising their two teenage daughters, and their son.


800 Words800 Words
Seven, 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Family | ► Trailer
4.8


Erik Thomson plays George, a man who used to skate through life but who is now stumbling. When his wife dies suddenly, George makes a rash decision to move his two teenaged kids away from the big smoke of Sydney to the picturesque town of Weld in New Zealand. All he wants to do is make a fresh start but it seems that everyone - his kids, the townspeople, the universe - have other ideas.


The Brady BunchThe Brady Bunch
ABC, 1969 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family
4.3


In this series, Michael Paul Brady marries Carol Ann Tyler Martin and they combine their families. Mike had three sons from a previous marriage and Carol had three daughters also from a previous marriage. Mike's previous wife had died and the fate of Carol's previous husband was never explained. However, creator Sherwood Schwartz, originally intended Carol to have been divorced, but ABC balked at that idea. So thus we have two parents (Mike and Carol),six kids (Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, Bobby & Cindy), one housekeeper (Alice), and the family dog (Tiger), all living under one roof.


EntitledEntitled
Channel 4, 2023 On Hiatus | Comedy, Thriller
1.7


It follows Gabe, an American widower who must get to know his British wife's estranged family in their crumbling gothic mansion in the English countryside as they compete for his affections - and his newly inherited fortune.


The WidowerThe Widower
ITV, 2014 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.2


Over a thirteen year period Malcolm Webster poisons and murders his first wife and then tries to do the same thing to his second wife before moving on to a new scheme to deceive his new fiancée.


Only ChildOnly Child
BBC iPlayer, 2024 Running | Comedy, Drama | ► Trailer
2.7


Richard's long overdue visit to recently-widowed Ken results in him realising that his dad may need a bit more full time help than he'd realised. Not that Ken would agree, but that statement is pretty much true about anything. Ken is an eccentric, strong-willed technophobe who is very much set in his ways, leaving Richard to worry about his dad growing old.


Date My DadDate My Dad
UP, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Drama | ► Trailer
2.5


Since the loss of his beloved Isabella three years ago, Ricky Parker's only agenda has been to be the best dad he can be. But little does Ricky realize that his girls have an agenda of their own: get dad a girlfriend.


BensonBenson
ABC, 1979 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Politics
4.0


In this spin-off of Soap, Benson DuBois was sent to be the butler to Governor Gatling, who was the widowed cousin of Jessica Tate. Living in the home besides Gatling was his daughter Katie, his German housekeeper Gretchen, and his secretary Marcy


Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru.Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru.
Tokyo MX, 2024 Running | Comedy, Drama, Anime, Animation | ► Trailer
3.0


Keisuke Niijima has lived in grief since his wife, Takae, passed away 10 years ago. But when a young girl visits, claiming to be Takae reincarnated, Keisuke and his daughter, Mai, are drawn into a miraculous reunion. As the girl reveals intimate details only they could know, the Niijima family slowly begins to heal, rediscovering love and warmth in the most unexpected way.


A Gentleman and a Young LadyA Gentleman and a Young Lady
KBS2, 2021 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
4.3


Lee Young Guk is a widower with three children. He still hasn't gotten over the death of his wife. He decides to hire Park Dan Dan as a live-in tutor for his kids and he becomes attracted to her. Meanwhile, Park Dan Dan has bright and positive personality despite her harsh situation.


Single FatherSingle Father
BBC One, 2010 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Family, Lifestyle
1.0


Dave's wife has just died, leaving him to bring up their four children alone. Follow as the drama unfolds, as the single father battles his feelings as he tries to keep his family afloat.


Eight is EnoughEight is Enough
ABC, 1977 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Drama, Family
3.5


The trials and tribulations of the Bradford brood, which consists of eight very independent children.


Devil's PlaygroundDevil's Playground
Showcase, 2014 Cancelled/Ended | Drama
1.0


The year is 1988. It is 35 years after the events of Fred Schepisi's classic film, The Devil's Playground. Tom Allen, now in his 40s and recently widowed, is a respected Sydney psychiatrist and father of two children. A practising Catholic, Tom accepts an offer by the Bishop of Sydney to become a counsellor of priests. During these sessions, he will uncover a scandal and become embroiled in the Church's attempts to cover it up. Tom's quest for justice will push him to his limits, and reveal a side of Church power and official corruption he could never have imagined.


My Three SonsMy Three Sons
CBS, 1960 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family
2.0


Widower Steve Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and is later aided by the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.


Gimme a Break!Gimme a Break!
NBC, 1981 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy
2.5


Nell Harper, a black housekeeper, agrees to move into the Glenlawn, Cal. home of her late friend Margret Kanisky after she passes away to keep house for her husband, chief of police Carl Kanisky, and their 3 daughters, Katie, Julie and Samantha.


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