New TV Show 'It Gets Worse' Is Gen Z's Answer To 'Fresh Meat'

Leo Reich’s new A24-produced comedy series for Channel 4, It Gets Worse, arrives as Gen Z’s answer to the era-defining sitcom Fresh Meat. The show centers on Ethan, the creator also playing the lead, a 24-year-old living in London with friends from university—Abi (Emily Fairn) and Sam (Olive Gray). Struggling through everyday 20-something life, Ethan is trying to fix a damp flat and navigate relationships and identity in familiar London settings such as Peckham DIY screenings and Dalston poetry nights. The review says the series avoids “out-of-date snark,” relying instead on consistent, sharply timed jokes and grounded, meandering plotlines.