Top 250 Tv Shows Like Extra

A list of the best tv shows similar to Extra. If you liked Extra then you may also like: Becker, Caitlin's Way, Whirlybirds, Derry Girls, The Diplomat and many more great tv shows featured on this list.

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Mutlu earns his living as an extra but his clumsiness causes a lot of troubles.

Becker

Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to offend those who try to get close to him, he is extremely dedicated to his medical practice in the Bronx, N.Y., where he always goes the extra mile to help those in need. But Dr. John Becker looks at the world around him and sees a society gone mad, full of incongruities and just plain wrong thinking. And he has no qualms about saying anything that comes to mind – anything.

Caitlin's Way

Caitlin, a tough city girl and an orphan since age eight, faces two options when she gets in trouble with the law: Go to juvenile hall, or move to the wilds of Montana to live with distant cousins.

Whirlybirds

Whirlybirds is a syndicated American drama/adventure television series, which aired for 111 episodes — broadcast from February 4, 1957, through January 18, 1960. It was produced by Desilu Studios . The show centered around Chuck Martin (Kenneth Tobey) and Pete (P.T.) Moore (Craig Hill), owners of 'Whirlybirds, Inc', who flew their helicopter (N975B) between Longwood Field and anywhere where they could be of help to someone in trouble.

Derry Girls

Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.

The Diplomat

The six-part series follows Laura Simmonds and her Barcelona Consul colleague and friend Alba Ortiz as they fight to protect British nationals who find themselves in trouble in the Catalan city.

The Drew Carey Show

Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.

Extra

Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It was initially produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution. From 1995-2003 it was distributed by Time-Telepictures Television a joint merger between Time Magazine and Telepictures. Extra also had a spinoff show called Celebrity Justice, which ran for only three seasons from 2002–2005. Extra is one of two Warner Bros. Television shows to be syndicated to NBCUniversal television stations, the other being The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Extra is also one of two WBTV entertainment programs, the other being TMZ on TV.

Extras

Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.

The Fall Guy

Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.

Funny You Should Ask

Hosted by Jon Kelley (Extra, The Mole), Funny You Should Ask is a comedy game show featuring a panel of comedians who interact with contestants. In each episode, the laughs and the cash stakes increase as the comedians answer questions, while the two players decide if they're right or wrong.

Good Trouble

After moving to The Coterie in Downtown Los Angeles, Callie and Mariana Foster realize that living on their own is not all that it’s cracked up to be.

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

Jo Brand is joined by three different celebrity Bake Off fans to shine a spotlight on the good, the bad and the soggy bottomed from the most recent episode.

Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost is a half-hour Saturday-morning children's series that debuted on ABC in the fall of 1991. Re-runs were later picked up by Nickelodeon. Tiger Toys received the license to produce a toyline based on the series, which included regular and "talking" action figures, several dinosaurs and playsets, an electronic Crystal Sword, as well as an electronic LCD game and a board game. The Porter family, Tom, Kevin, and Annie get sucked into a prehistoric alternative world while taking a family vacation. The Porters build a tree house, hook up with a few locals, Tasha - orphaned, an extra smart dinosaur, Stink - a monkey man, and Christa - another human who has lived in the Land of the Lost since she was a little girl. The Porters must deal with living with dinosaurs and avoiding the evil advanced Sleestaks.

Mighty Express

Catch a ride with the Mighty Express — a team of trains and their kid friends who overcome trouble on the tracks with quick thinking and teamwork!

The Outsiders

The story of the Curtis brothers, a group of troubled teens in 1960s Oklahoma, struggling to make it as a family. A follow-up to the novel and film of the same name.

Project G.eeK.eR.

THE FUTURE! Mister Moloch created an artificial human, code-named Project G.K.R. He is known as Geeker, and his synthetic body has almost unlimited power. Moloch plans to use him to conquer the world, but Lady Macbeth, a streetwise thief, stole him before he could receive the programming which would force him to be Moloch's fighting machine. Lady Macbeth was helped by a superintelligent dinosaur, Noah. It's too bad he can't control his powers cause Mr. Moloch wants him back really bad. Without Lady Macbeth and Noah, he'd be a bucket of extra crispy!

Sam & Cat

Sam Puckett is loud, independent, and tough as nails, while Cat Valentine is sweet as pie and super flighty. But that doesn't stop this unlikely pair from becoming best buds and roomies! Together, they're a power duo with a love for fun and adventure -- it's just too bad that it doesn't come cheap. Burgers at their favorite robot restaurant Bots don't grow on trees, after all. A booming out-of-home babysitting business quickly becomes the answer to their empty-pocket problems, but also an extra reason for countless wacky adventures to come!

The Ren & Stimpy Show

Ren and Stimpy are a mismatch made in animation heaven with nothing in common but a life-long friendship and an incredible knack for getting into trouble. Join them in their bizarre and gross world for some outlandish situations coupled with hilarious jokes.

Tucker's Witch

Rick and Amanda Tucker own and operate their private detective agency in Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles. Amanda's psychic powers become an asset in solving cases but also tend to get the spouses into various troubles.

The Circuit

The Circuit is an Australian television drama series. The six part first season screened on SBS TV, premiering on 8 July 2007 at 9:30 pm, and concluding on 12 August 2007. Season 2 began airing on 1 December 2009. The series stars Aaron Pedersen and Gary Sweet and centres on mixed-race solicitor Drew Ellis who joins the district to work at the Kimberley Circuit Court. Filmed mainly in Broome, Western Australia and surrounding areas, the show had a budget of more than $4 million, and 1,000 local Aboriginal extras have been employed for the production.

The Secret Lives of Men

The lives of three divorced men, Michael, Phil and Andy, who have stuck together through most of their lives. They have been thrust back into the lives of bachelors and love to play their sacred game of golf (maybe a little too much). One other thing they have in common... troubles with women.

Gary: Tank Commander

Corporal Gary McLintoch of the 104th Royal Tank Regiment returns to Scotland after a tour of duty in Iraq. Can he and his crew keep out of trouble until their next tour?

Detective School

Detective School is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC for four months in 1979, for a total of 13 episodes. The show was about an assortment of students who went to night school to learn basic detective skills, but who kept getting caught up in real criminal cases and getting themselves and their teacher into trouble. This show was written, directed, and produced by Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff, the creators of Diff'rent Strokes.

Hardcore Pawn

Meet the Gold family. As owners of Detroit's biggest pawn shop, they've bought and sold things you can't begin to imagine. Every day brings new danger as the Golds operate in the heart of one of America's most troubled cities. With 50,000 sq ft of cash and goods surrounding them, there are millions to be made, but their profits come with huge risk.

Extra Virgin

Extra Virgin is a show hosted by Debi Mazar on the Cooking Channel, along with her husband Gabriele Corcos. The show focuses on their Tuscan heritage and food.

Beyond Scared Straight

Observing programs for troubled teens in which inmates reveal the realities of prison life in the hope of deterring them from a life of crime.

Gaspard and Lisa

Gaspard and Lisa are two adventuresome friends from Paris who sometimes find themselves in trouble while they learn about the world around them.

Privates

Privates is a 2013 BBC One drama television series set in 1960 which follows the stories of eight privates who are part of the last intake of National Service, and their relationships with their officers and non-commissioned officers, civilian staff and families. The series was written by Damian Wayling, directed by Bryn Higgins and produced by Nick Pitt. The setting is the fictional North Yorkshire Regiment, although for dramatic effect the characters are from a variety of backgrounds including London, Liverpool, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Filmed in Northern Ireland, extras were provided by soldiers, wives and families of 2nd Battalion, The Rifles. Locations were Ballykinler Army Base, Tyrella Beach, South Promenade Newcastle.

Karadayi

The Kara family's life is turned upside down because of a wrongful accusation that results in the imprisonment of Nazif Kara for a murder he didn't commit.

LazyTown Extra

This show features the LazyTown characters in short, humourous sketches whilst Ziggy visits the UK to encourage healthy eating and getting active.

Bordertown: Laredo

The Laredo Police Department's Narcotics Unit targets on a suspected stash house known for selling low levels of heroin and cocaine. In addition, the suspected dealer was recently involved in an officer shooting which puts up their guard more. Roly takes the lead in the case, putting extra pressure on him to find drugs. Despite finding a weapon and a scale, they don't find much more.

Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe

Charlie Brooker and guests cast their collective eyes over all that the telly, cinema, news and computer games have to offer, in order to wring a little laughter from a hilariously troubled world.

Dynamo

A sci-fi/fantasy/cute cyberpunk web series featuring ultra-secretive intelligence agents, average people just trying to get by, and a mysterious character who causes trouble for everyone.

The Job Lot

The daily troubles of the people who work in a busy West Midlands Job Centre, and the people who don’t work there, or anywhere else for that matter.

Time Riders

B.B. Miller is a motorcycle riding time traveller who gets into various troubles throughout history with her companion Ben, a Victorian street urchin.

Neighbourhood Blues

Documentary series following the work of groundbreaking police teams as they confront the problems of troubled communities.

Uncle

Andy is a dissolute out-of work musician who forges an unlikely alliance with his 12-year-old nephew Errol after being morally blackmailed into looking after him by his chaotic sister Sam - all on the day Andy was planning to kill himself. Not a natural with either kids or responsibility, he tries to keep his new charge out of trouble while being knee-deep in it himself.

Poyraz Karayel

A defamed ex-cop, who is struggling to get back his son, is put on undercover duty within the biggest mafia in Istanbul.

LESlieVILLE

LESlieVILLE follows the story of two women with a strong connection, played by Canadian theatre actors Samantha Wan and Tiffany Martin. The trouble is, one of them is already taken — a storyline based on the personal experience of series writer and director Nadine Bell.

Idiotsitter

When wild child Gene is put under house arrest in her family's mansion, her parents hire buttoned-up nanny Billie to look after her. Trapped in each other’s company, the two strike up an unlikely friendship and cause all sorts of trouble. It's an odd-couple story that reaches new depths of depravity.

Dice

Hickory, dickory, dock — the Dice Man's back and he's ready to rock. The semi-true stories of Andrew Dice Clay, whose unique brand of humor often gets him in trouble. Once on top, the comedian now must work to resurrect his career, pay his gambling debts, manage his sons’ rock band, fend off old fans and keep his family afloat.

Black Heart

Blaming a crooked media mogul for the death of his journalist sister, a surgeon enlists the help of a beautiful psychologist to get revenge.

Akbari Asghari

A romantic comedy about two sisters and their journey from a western to Oriental life.

Extra Gear

Extra Gear is the brand new companion show to Top Gear, bringing tons of behind-the-scenes content to audiences for the first time. Hosted by Rory Reid and Chris Harris, the half hour after show presents exclusive new footage, interviews, and specially recorded films. Rory and Chris will also be joined by a celebrity guest or renowned figure from the motoring world to reflect on that week’s episode of Top Gear.

Easy

This eclectic, star-studded anthology follows diverse Chicagoans fumbling through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture. First dates, friends with benefits, couples with kids. Whatever your relationship status is, it's always complicated.

Cracked

Meet anxious Ed and his beloved brood. All eight eggs are blessed with incredible luck. Unfortunately, things are different for dad. Overprotective and perfectionist, Ed causes trouble and threats, never missing an opportunity to make things worse for himself. Happily, the babies always end up safe.

Jérémie

This summer, Jérémie is determined to mojo back! Haunted by a painful secret, the young woman finds refuge in a new job at the Domaine du Lac beach along with five lifeguards: Raphaëlle, Camille, Olivier, Thomas and Maxim. What better way to forget your troubles than partying in the sun?

Attention, Love!

A boy and a girl were destined to be together since birth. A long time ago, two best friends each had a child. One named his son Li Zheng, which means “attention,” and the other named his daughter Shao Xi, which means “at ease” in military terminology. The two kids grew up to embody their names, with Li Zheng being diligent and paying extra attention to everything he wants to achieve in life and Shao Xi being more laid back and lazy in her approach to life and school. When Li Zheng returns to Taiwan after growing up in Japan, he meets Shao Xi for the first time in high school. Despite their polar opposite personalities, the strong pull of their fates bring them together. Can they each adapt to be with each other or will the strong forces of life keep the two apart?

Strangers

Meet Isobel. Struggling to make rent, she turns her extra bedroom into extra cash - all while trying to figure out exactly who she is. Spoiler alert: It's complicated. Strangers is a coming-out-of-age story about finding yourself.

Animal Cribs

Antonio Ballatore, his project manager Grace, and his right hand-dog, Chewie the bulldog, along with a team of Catsperts and Barkitects, transform drab, cramped homes and outside areas into functional, high-style spaces for both pets and the people they love. Antonio's excitement for both design and animals drive him to go the extra mile for his clients and their four-legged, winged, and scaly friends. The newly designed spaces, renovated specifically for the homeowners and their pets, feature design elements that alter homes to become creative and purposeful spaces for all to enjoy. This season, viewers will see a cabin redesign for a family and their blind dog; a complete backyard renovation featuring a pet-safe fire-pit; a man-cave that can accommodate 20 pets; and a room design complete with a soaring sculptural cat climbing wall, among other design transformations.

Girls Incarcerated

An eight-part documentary series that goes behind the scenes at Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility in Indiana, where teenage girls struggle to overcome their troubled pasts and find hope for the future.

Atropa

A troubled Off-World Officer, running from his past, finds himself slammed directly into it when he boards the mysterious spaceship Atropa. A love-letter to the grungy science fiction movies of the 1970s and 80s.

Burma with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve travels to beautiful and troubled Burma, also called Myanmar, to explore the country after the forced delocation of ethnic Rohingya Muslims from their homes.

Acı Aşk

Bulut is working for Ferman Köklükaya, the owner of a big construction company. A successful and ambitious man, Bulut is also married to Ferman's spoiled daughter Sude. Ferman caused the death of Bulut's father working as the site manager; but Bulut does not know about this yet. Sude and Bulut have an unhappy marriage and one day, at a hotel opening, Bulut meets the young and beautiful promising violinist Melek. It is love at first sight.

The Tuckers

A character-led comedy about a family of chancers, low on cash but high on spirit - determined to survive through any means necessary. They run a catering business and a few things on the side. Peggy rules the roost with her son Glyn next in command. His children Billy and Bobby are never far from trouble, and Bobby's ex-wife Natalie lives next door, with Shaks, a young girl with an appetite for mayhem.

James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain

James May follows a year inside Hornby Hobbies – an iconic British toymaker on the brink of collapse.

Prisoner of Love

After his mother left his father for another man, Ömer’s perception of women was forever damaged, and he considers them unreliable, untrustworthy and even dangerous. The only woman he has time for is his beloved sister Ayse, for whom he would do anything. Ayse herself is a great romantic and wants nothing more than for her brother to be happy and find love for himself. When she falls ill, and with only months to live, Ömer understands that the only way for his sister to die happy is for him to be married

Escortes

Valérie Blais explores the secretive world of those that professionally offer pleasure, comfort or intimacy in Quebec. More than twenty escorts recount their stories, and some of the unusual, a little crazy, or downright troubling client requests.

Troubles

In 1919, Major Brendan Archer arrives in Ireland to reunite with his fiancée, Angela Spencer. Unfortunately, the family home, The Majestic Hotel, is a decaying shadow of its former self, as is Angela. Puzzled by the changes, Archer's attentions are soon drawn to her lively friend, Sarah Devlin, a passionate Irish Nationalist. They fall in love, but the Major soon discovers some disturbing aspects about their relationship, which threatens to explode into violence, destruction, and murder.

The Troubles: A Secret History

In a landmark 7-part series, Spotlight - Northern Ireland’s leading team of investigative journalists - reveal important new discoveries about the conflict known as the Troubles, in the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops to Northern Ireland.

Sex/Life

A woman's daring sexual past collides with her married-with-kids present when the bad-boy ex she can't stop fantasizing about crashes back into her life.

Trigonometry

In crowded and expensive London, cash-strapped couple Gemma and Kieran open their small apartment to a third person. Somehow, their new addition, Ray, makes the flat seem bigger, not smaller. Gradually, many things become easier, nicer and better with an extra pair of hands.

The Trouble with Maggie Cole

What happens when idle gossip escalates out of control and starts to affect people’s lives. Set in a picturesque fishing village, the series centres on Maggie Cole, the self- appointed oracle of this close-knit community.

The Station: Trouble on the Tracks

Going behind the scenes with staff at Birmingham New Street station to provide a vivid insight into the variety of situations they face, from flooding to industrial action, irate passengers, parties on the concourse and even nudity on the platforms.

Troubled Waters

Returning to her hometown following a police blunder that had dramatic consequences, investigator Marianne must resolve a murder as soon as she arrives. She throws herself into this affair that upsets the community and her own family.

Hotel Paranormal

First person testimony accounts of those who have dared to stay or work at hotels that are cursed and troubled by paranormal activity.

Tell Me Your Secrets

A complex thriller revolving around three characters, each with troubling pasts clouding their intersecting motives: Emma is a young woman who once loved a dangerous killer, John is a former serial predator desperate for redemption, and a grieving mother Mary who is obsessed with finding her missing daughter.

Terror Lake Drive

A single mother tries to dodge her troubled past by relocating to another city with her defiant teenager, only to discover there are forces that cannot be outrun.

The Con

Explore the troubling tales of people taken in by claims and promises that proved too good to be true, from identity fraud and misleading romance to the high-profile college admission scandal and Fyre Festival. It will reveal how the victims were fooled and the cost of their false trust - emotional and financial. Featuring interviews with the key people, including victims and eyewitnesses, and, in some cases, law enforcement and the perpetrators themselves.

Acans

The story of the advertising agency employees and their confused president trying to cope with the capricious customers, troubled celebrities and the crises they face every day.

Fleishman Is in Trouble

Recently separated forty-something Toby Fleishman dives into the brave new world of app-based dating with the kind of success he never had dating in his youth. But just at the start of his first summer of sexual freedom, his ex-wife disappears, leaving him with the kids and no hint of where she is or whether she plans to return.

Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

Explore the science and medical innovations that conquered some of the world's deadliest diseases and doubled life expectations for many across the globe.

Inside Out

Southern California home renovators Carmine Sabatella and Mike Pyle begrudgingly agree on one thing: a beautifully updated home requires great design indoors and out. The series follows Carmine, a real estate agent and interior designer, and Mike, a landscape designer, as they each pitch their design plans to clients. The budget is set, so the guys must be persuasive to score a bigger chunk of the dollars to either max out the interiors or make the most of the outdoor spruce up. More money for Carmine will mean clients get all they want and more for their home’s interior, while extra cash for Mike will give the property wow-factor curb appeal and major outdoor living perks. No matter who gets the majority of the renovation budget, both the interior and exterior will get a stunning transformation.

Johnny Test

How much trouble could one imaginative boy, his faithful dog and two science-loving sisters possibly get into? Hmm, that sounds like a challenge!

The Girl From Carolina

Ferrari Thunderbird Taylor (aka Ferra) is never looking for trouble. Sometimes, and usually one of her good-for-nothing friends has something to do with it, it just sneaks right up and throws her for such a loop that she has no choice but to turn around strap on her heels, straighten her Bumpit and tell it what for.

House of Maxwell

One family, fifty years of scandal. The rise and fall of a media mogul and the unravelling of his deeply troubled family. A staggering tale of money, sex, privacy and power.

Swan Boy

An anthropomorphic 20-something swan of low station and (in his finest moments) medium intelligence gets into trouble ranging from the mundane to the fantastic to the surreal.

Parish

Gray Parish is a good man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime for life as a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending him on a relentless quest with moral intentions and dangerous consequences.

Afghanistan: Getting Out

Finding a way to end a war. Insiders tell the long and troubled story of a chaotic conflict, revealing the political pressures that helped seal the fate of Afghanistan.

Trouble at Topshop

The story of the rise and fall of an iconic fashion brand and of an entrepreneur with ambitions to be king of the high street.

The Warship: Tour of Duty

The exciting, surprising and often moving story of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s first operational mission: a seven-month voyage to the other side of an increasingly troubled world.

Rough Cut

Dal y Mellt (Welsh for Catch the Lightning) is an adaptation of the novel of the same name. It follows the troubled story of Carbo, as he is drawn into a world of wrongdoing, lies, secrets and theft.

Wordsworth & Coleridge: Road Trip

Frank Skinner and Denise Mina are hitting the road to explore William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Frank adores the verse of Wordsworth and focuses on what made William tick. Denise, the creator of dark and haunting fiction, concentrates on Coleridge, exploring what draws her to his unique and troubled imagination.

Angels of Death: Origins

Based on the series Angles of Death, showing how the crew came about, and adding extra details to previous characters in the Angles of Death show

Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

Bad Boys Texas

The Bad Boys are back and this season they are bringing serious heat with some new guys and a Texas roadtrip! Executive Produced by Natalie Nunn, the Bad Boys will be hosting and performing at some of the most lit clubs the state has to offer, all while bonding over drinks and flying fists. Let it be known — the Boys are back and there’s gonna be trouble.

Still I Rise

Maxime Salomon, a rebellious policewoman, takes under her wing four young people with troubled pasts.

Secrets of the Asylum

Abandoned for decades, America's most notorious asylum is being renovated. The new owners are plagued by troubled souls. A paranormal investigator and psychic medium unlock Eloise Asylum's history.

Bir Derdim Var

The series tells the story of Dr. Nilüfer Toska, a dedicated psychiatrist with a special talent for helping troubled teens. For Dr. Nilüfer, there are no hopeless cases. Her unique understanding of the adolescent mind keeps her one step ahead of her colleagues. But Dr. Nilüfer’s genius carries a steep price. Despite her success, she is haunted by an awful secret that, if it ever came out, could ruin her career.

Turtle Island

The lush and tropical paradise of Turtle Island is the domain of the wise and benevolent turtle king Tiki and his loyal subjects. They happily dwell on their dream island, but trouble lurks on the horizon in the form of a crew of dastardly pirates intent of seizing Turtle's Island's enormous box of treasure.

The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping

Years after being sent to a disciplinary school, a woman still haunted by her experiences exposes the corruption and abuse of the troubled teen industry.

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