# Utopia (Australian comedy TV series)

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Utopia (Australian comedy TV series) and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Fans praise its writing and how closely it seems to predict real events; it runs only two seasons.

## Why people recommend it

- Writing praised as genius (2 comments): "This shows the genius of Utopia's writers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46068581)) "remaking it into absolute shit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925962))
- Feels like a documentary, predictive (2 comments): "Funny enough, I recently stumbled upon an Australian comedy show called Utopia that looks more and more like a documentary now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46068119)) "It's just two seasons, I suggest everyone watch it to get a sense of what I mean by predictive programming." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48550954))
- Recommended as quality television (3 comments): "I miss the quality of TV shows we reached with Mr. Robot, Silicon Valley, Utopia (UK), and Westworld" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47546084)) "remaking it into absolute shit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925962)) "Definitely recommend the show" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46378819))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Office](https://hackerapproved.com/p/office.md): 23 recommend
- [Red Dwarf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/red-dwarf.md): 20 recommend
- [Yes Minister](https://hackerapproved.com/p/yes-minister.md): 9 recommend
- [It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia](https://hackerapproved.com/p/it-s-always-sunny-in-philadelphia.md): 9 recommend
- [Yes, Prime Minister](https://hackerapproved.com/p/yes-prime-minister.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Utopia (Australian comedy TV series)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/utopia/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).