TV Shows Unique to Death and Grief

When you’re grieving, sometimes finding a show that discusses loss and grief is helpful. Storylines that depict the relationship of the person you’ve lost or the way your loved one passed away, can be healing all their own. Below are some TV shows that cover a variety of loss and grief topics.

1. "This Is Us" - This show deals with the lives of a family and the loss of one of its members. It explores the different ways that each member of the family copes with their grief and how it affects their relationships with each other.

2. "Dead to Me" - This show deals with a woman who is struggling to cope with the loss of her husband. It explores the different ways that she copes with her grief, loss, and forgiveness through humor. 

3. "The Big C" - This show deals with a woman who is diagnosed with cancer and how she copes with the disease and the possibility of her own death.

4. "A Million Little Things" - This show deals with a group of friends who are coping with the unexpected death of one of their own by suicide. It implores them to begin really living.

5. "The Widow" - This show deals with a woman who is struggling to cope with the loss of her husband and the secrets that he kept from her.

6. "The Leftovers" - This show deals with a group of people who are coping with the loss of loved ones in a mysterious global event. 

7. "Parenthood" – This show takes its viewers through the ins and outs of life and death, illness, and drama of an older couple with their four children and their families.

8. "In the Dark" - This show deals with a blind woman who is struggling to cope with the loss of her best friend.

9. "The Bridge" - This show deals with two detectives as they hunt down a serial killer on the U.S.-Mexican border. 

10. "Six Feet Under" - This show deals with a family who runs a funeral home but are surprised by the death of one of their own.

11. "Gilmore Girls" - This show details the relationship with a mother-daughter relationship while tackling the deep issues of life.

12. "The Fosters" - This show deals with a foster family and how they cope with the death of one of the foster children. 

13. "The Handmaid's Tale" - This show deals with a woman who is coping with the loss of her daughter and how it affects her relationships with others.

14. "Grey's Anatomy" – The setting of this show revolves around a group of doctors and how they cope with the death of a colleague and friend. It explores the different ways that each character copes with their grief and how it affects their relationships with others.

15. "Stranger Things" – This investigative drama deals with the supernatural while covering friends and family searches for answers.

16. "The Good Place" - This show is about the place good people go when they pass away. When Elanor arrives she realizes she isn’t meant to be there.

17. "Life & Beth" – Based loosely on the life of Amy Schumer, this dramatic comedy deals with unresolved issues when a close loved one passes away.

18. “WandaVision” – This is the story of a Marvel superhero who is distraught over the death of her partner. 

19. “Sorry For Your Loss” – A writer and recently widowed woman along with her family tries to grapple with the death of her husband.

20. “The End” – This dark comedy is about a woman and her family while she faces palliative care. This show centers around how we look after our loved ones as they die.

21. “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” – This story revolves around two sisters who are suddenly thrust into caring for their half-brother after the death of their father.

22. “I Know This Much Is True” – Two twin brothers take us through their journey of loss and grief after the death of their mother, a baby, marriage, and more.

23. “After Life” – The editor of a small-town newspaper finds himself drowning in grief after the death of his wife. Initially suicidal, he begins doing whatever he wants.