A beloved Netflix comedy has been named as the best 'comfort show' out there - with viewers saying they couldn't help but binge all 53 episodes at once15:19, 21 Aug 2026If you're on the hunt for a new series to curl up with on the sofa, one hugely popular Netflix comedy could be exactly what you're looking for - and it comes with more than 50 episodes to keep you going. There's nothing quite like settling in with a show that feels like a warm hug. Comfort TV is a genre unto itself, covering everything from long-running sitcoms to feel-good dramas, and the shows that fall into this category tend to be ones we return to time and again.‌Classics such as Friends, Gilmore Girls, The Office, and How I Met Your Mother have long been considered the gold standard of comfort viewing, but a new contender has emerged - and telly fans on Reddit are convinced it belongs right at the top of the pile. This comes after Netflix viewers also heaped praise on a sci-fi show deemed "better" than Game of Thrones.‌The show in question is The Good Place, the NBC fantasy comedy now available to stream in full on Netflix. Created by Michael Schur, the series ran for four seasons between 2016 and 2020, amassing 53 episodes across its run. Fans have long championed it as essential viewing, but a recent Reddit thread has thrust it firmly back into the spotlight.‌The thread began when one user asked for comfort show recommendations, listing Psych, Community, Scrubs, House, How I Met Your Mother, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia among their favourites.They wrote: "I'm currently looking for a comfort show that I can binge! Some of my faves are Psych, How I Met Your Mother, Community, House, Scrubs, and Always Sunny in Philadelphia. My taste is kind of all over the place. [I] just like a good story with some good/fun characters."‌More than 100 people responded with their suggestions, and one show kept coming up again and again."The Good Place would be a good one," said one commenter.Another enthusiastically agreed: "Coming here to say the same thing. The top answer will always be The Good Place. Got better with each season. The character development was different from any other show because of the premise of the show. And one of the best finales ever."‌A third simply wrote: "Absolutely. Peak comfort TV."What is The Good Place about?The Good Place follows Eleanor Shellstrop (played by Kristen Bell), a woman who, upon her death, is mistakenly admitted to a blissful, Heaven-like afterlife realm. The neighbourhood is run by an afterlife "architect" named Michael, portrayed with scene-stealing charm by Ted Danson. Knowing full well that she doesn't deserve her place there, Eleanor sets about hiding her less-than-saintly past to avoid being sent to the "Bad Place" - the show's version of Hell.The plot then expands over the show's four seasons, with some episodes exploring what is happening back on Earth in the land of the living, and others detailing more about the Bad Place and its cast of characters.Article continues belowThe ensemble cast is one of the show's greatest strengths, with William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, and Manny Jacinto all turning in memorable performances alongside Bell and Danson. The series also boasts a host of notable recurring guest stars, including Adam Scott, Maya Rudolph, Marc Evan Jackson, Tiya Sircar, and Stephen Merchant.Critically, the show was a significant success, earning 14 Primetime Emmy Award nominations as well as four Hugo Awards and a prestigious Peabody Award, with praise consistently directed at its inventive storytelling, witty scripts, and the warmth it brings to surprisingly deep philosophical themes.All four series of The Good Place are available to stream on Netflix right now.