If you liked 'Fleabag' you have to watch this 6-episode series on Netflix: it's Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 'Friends'

Fleabag has gone down in history as one of the great series of this century so far. The proposal by Phoebe Waller Bridge stands out for many things, but one of the main ones, at least the one that leaves an indelible mark on the viewer, is its breaking of the fourth wall, where what initially seems like a complicit wink from a confident person is revealed as a defense mechanism. And when the lie of that crystal finally breaks, the viewer breaks with it.

What Fleabag achieved in terms of critical acclaim, awards, and connection with the audience, combined with a perfect ending in every way, will be irreplaceable. But for those who miss that magic and Phoebe Waller-Bridge's voice, today we recommend a series that she created, wrote, and starred in the same year that the series that gave her recognition premiered. 

What it's about

Like in Friends, the protagonists of Crashing are young Londoners who exchange New York apartments for cohabitation in a disused public hospital that has been converted into a communal home, a kind of social housing rental where tenants act as property guardians.

In the first episode, Lulu (Waller-Bridge) travels to London to surprise her childhood friend Anthony (Damien Molony). There she discovers that she shares housing with several young people, including his fiancee, Kate; his friend Sam, obsessed with sex; the French artist Melody, and the shy Fred.

Anthony is delighted by Lulu's arrival, but she awakens insecurities in his girlfriend, due to the undeniable chemistry between the two friends. Despite this, at the end of the party, Kate invites Lulu to move into the available room. 

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in 'Crashing'.

Why watch it

From that moment on, there will be many parties, misunderstandings, sex, heavy emotional baggage, romances, secrets, jealousy, mistakes, guilt feelings, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge playing the ukulele.

Crashing and the first season of Fleabag  premiered in 2016 on British television with very few months apart. The second made history with its return in 2019, achieving unanimous acclaim from critics, audiences, and the industry awards, and although Crashing is not at the level of Fleabag, it does breathe Waller-Bridge's spirit through and through. 

A series about the millennial generation, with a self-destructive protagonist and the unmistakable irreverent tone of British comedies, which has only six half-hour episodes and can be watched in an afternoon.

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence