TV series

It Gets Worse

2026 · 1 season

A wry, fast-paced sitcom about flailing through your twenties, mixing awkward laughs with a quiet sense of dread.

Overview: Three best friends from college face eviction in London. As they scatter across the city, they navigate friendship, dating disasters, and adulting - all while the world crumbles around them.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, light and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, isolation, class
Content: Strong language. Mild sexual content. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
isolation
class
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy
Created by: Leo Reich
Starring: Leo Reich, Emily Fairn, Olive Gray, Gary Beadle, Simon Haines, Lena Dunham, Andrew Scott
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English