Given Darren Star's perfection of the New York TV show scene in Sex and the City and Younger, it was only a matter of time before he took on Paris in 2020 with Emily in Paris The star is particularly adept at describing “the city itself as a character,” and tends to focus on the career-centric women who dominate their respective cities

“Emily in Paris” tells the story of Emily Cooper (Lily Collins), a Chicago native who travels to Paris to offer an American perspective to a marketing firm Of course, that makes her a fish out of water Emily must navigate French culture in and out of the office as a career-minded single woman looking for love as much as a promotion

Between other star-driven shows, city-centric series like “Gossip Girl” and badass career women series like “The Mindy Project,” the best shows like “Emily in Paris” to stream after you finish watching “Emily in Paris” season 4 Let me introduce you

Some leave for other countries to fulfill their career aspirations Others pretend to be 15 years younger in order to resume a career that was halted by marriage or childbirth Darren Star's show “Younger” tackles the concept of age discrimination in the workplace when Liza Miller, played by Sutton Foster, struggles to return to the publishing industry

Liza's new status as a fake millennial makes her dating life more complicated when she meets a 20-something man in a bar and has to execute a lie The work life and love life of a New York career woman is already a fascinating theme that viewers will never tire of, but the nuances of Liza's secrets make her efforts to rise in the publishing industry and avoid being discovered all the more interesting

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The 1950s are a far cry from the 2020s, but Amy Sherman-Palladino's “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel” is well aware of women forging their own paths in new territory Miriam “Midge” Maisel, played by Rachel Brosnahan, takes to the microphone to roast herself as a former housewife after discovering her husband's infidelity and embarks on a comedy career she never would have dreamed of New York City doesn't feature much in this series, but the comedy club culture takes on a life of its own

Furthermore, Midge's romance arc, while present, is not even in the top 10 percent of relationships depicted on the show Rather, Midge's interactions with her children and parents as a career woman in the 1950s are far more interesting Her friendship with her manager, Susie (Alex Borstein), is arguably the show's most important relationship (though we can't help but sympathize with Midge and Luke Kirby, who is a fictional character mimicking real-life comedian Lenny Bruce)

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When you think of shows set in the city and featuring career-minded women, “Sex and the City” is probably the first that comes to mind That makes sense given the fact that Darren Star's OG show was the inspiration for “Emily in Paris,” a series from the late 90s and early 00s that, as you might imagine, centered on the sex and career lives of four New York women

Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, writes a sex advice column while narrating Sex and the City But, let's face it, her personal relationship concerns don't exactly make for great advice But hey, some of the best advice givers don't follow their own words of wisdom Then again, the sex component of romance was never a hardship for Carrie

Star's 1998 series ran for six seasons until 2004 and featured Kim Cattrall (Samantha Jones), Kristin Davis (Charlotte York), Cynthia Nixon (Miranda Hobbes), David Eigenberg (Steve Brady), Chris Knott (Mr Big), and Willie Garson (Stanford Blatch) Sex and the City “also spawned two movies, a prequel show, a revival series” and so on”

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Mindy Lahiri and Emily are tied for first place when it comes to main character energy Mindy Kaling created and starred in the 2012 series “The Mindy Project” Yes, she even named her gynecologist protagonist after herself The Mindy Project is another show set in New York City, with a moderately self-absorbed protagonist balancing a demanding job with big-city dating woes From a mildly sexist pastor to a self-centered womanizer and drug addict, Mindy's taste in men leaves much to be desired

Of course, Mindy also has to deal with making a name for herself in the revolving door of male doctors in her practice Ultimately, Mindy comes to view her life through the eyes of a rom-com, and throughout the series, she actively strives to become a better person to varying degrees

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Few shows have depicted the chaos of historical comedy as well as “The Greatest” Long before we had the term “girl boss,” Yekaterina the Great overthrew her husband and ruled Russia in 1762 This Hulu series takes no small liberties with the history that inspired the show Still, this modernized period piece is witty feminism at its best, as German Catherine (Elle Fanning) overcomes Russian culture shock as she struggles to bring science and ethics to the country she married into

Besides, her relationship with Peter (Nicholas Hoult) is one of the most uninhibited we've seen on television As a result, the international fish-out-of-water element, the career-minded woman in charge, and the emphasis on a specific city all add to the energy of “Emily in Paris”

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True friendship is about remaining best friends even when one friend lives in Astoria, Queens, and the other in Gowanus, Brooklyn Naturally, New York is the third BFF in “Broad City” Unlike Emily, neither Ilana Wexler (Ilana Glaser) nor Abbi (Abbi Jacobson) are particularly adept at reaching their career goals Abbi dreams of becoming an artist, while Ilana is content with her priorities as a lax stoner Still, the comedic flair is alive and well, and their romance is equally troubling

Glaser and Jacobson are close friends in real life and created the show after it failed to achieve the success they had hoped for during their Upright Citizens Brigade days

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The CW series “Gossip Girl” may start with the characters in high school, but the vibe is there Let's be frank: upper-class teens in Manhattan are caught up in more adult situations than people twice their age Arguably the most important relationship on the show is that of best friends (and sometimes nemesis) Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and Selina Van Der Woodsen (Blake Lively) However, “Gossip Girl” focuses on a large group of friends and their parents

Together they appear as Gossip Girl, an anonymous blogger who follows the numerous scandals of Manhattan's elite Of course, the romances of the main group of friends are downright incestuous, and by the end of the show's six-season run, everyone is dating basically everyone Nevertheless, what makes the show stand out is the whodunit element of figuring out who Gossip Girl really is (even though the writers didn't seem to think much of this conundrum, despite teasing it so intensely)

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