Not shows, but video games.

Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Death Stranding. Death Standing hit especially hard for me, since I was half-way through the game when my mom died, so the whole rest of the game I just could not apply things to that.

Genddy Tartakovsky’s Primal. The show is visceral and intense and forces you to acknowledge that you and anything around you can lose everything in the snap of fingers, for no real reason except “thats just how life is sometimes”. And it does this despite having no comprehensible dialog.

Not a show, but a book and a movie adaptation: Interview with A Vampire is actually about Anne Rice’s daughter.

I was a sad, broken and despairing atheist when I wrote ‘Interview with the Vampire’ [in 1973, after the death of her daughter from leukaemia]. I pitched myself into writing and made up a story about vampires. I didn’t know it at the time but it was all about my daughter, the loss of her and the need to go on living when faith is shattered. But the lights do come back on, no matter how dark it seems, and I’m sensitive now, more than ever, to the beauty of the world – and more resigned to living with cosmic uncertainty.

Vampires are the best metaphor for the human condition Here you have a monster with a soul that’s immortal, yet in a biological body. It’s a metaphor for us, as it’s very difficult to realise that we are going to die, and day to day we have to think and move as though we are immortal. A vampire like Lestat in Interview… is perfect for that because he transcends time – yet he can be destroyed, go mad and suffer; it’s intensely about the human dilemma.

Easy answer would be the Galactica remake. The entire show is essentially watching humanity break down because of the collective weight of what it lost as a society.

Peacemaker

The Midnight Gospel, particularly the finale

I think you’re asking for someone to say a particular thing so I take the bait and say: The Leftovers.

Zoeys Extraordinary Playlist. The way it shows the characters most intimate thoughts that they try to conceal from the world.

Mmm… Berserk (1997) was the first thing that came to mind.

BoJack Horseman

The Bear. The show is just a bunch of people trying to process the grief of traumatic life experiences while simultaneously trying to survive the loss of a beloved person in common. All this through the power of cooking and yelling very loudly. The food is awesome though.

Another easy answer would be Six Feet Under. This show has the most beautiful finale.

Drive My Car

Deadwood. WandaVision.

Don’t watch shows. Watch videos essays from people with philosophy degrees. Watch the videos where they talk about scary things being applied to your life. Or ask questions you’re scared to ask and look for information about it. Gl