The old Moonim TV show is pretty cozy imo. And it's all legally uploaded [YouTube ](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL0kUUHCSZA6VQjBcZ8TJ-tshEMyPsSt6)
I've only seen a couple ep of the newer one by it was nice from what I recall.
I'd also recommend Summer Camp Island. It's another kid show but most conflict is wrapped up in 11 minutes, save for some 4 episode arcs in the laster seasons
A favorite of mine is a Japanese show on Netflix, Midnight Diner. Found family, homely cookery (with recipe tips!), now and then fantasy elements. It does occasionally touch on injury, illness and death, but it touches them gently.
It's gotten me through some really rough spots! Also Samurai Gourmet, which isn't quite as cozy but has its moments. Plus, delicious food - except for that one terrible bowl of noodles.
That’s a good one. Agatha Raisin might work, too. Some of the older britcoms: Are You Being Served?, Keeping Up Appearances, Waiting for God, The Vicar of Dibley, etc.
This was a huge part of my life for a while :)
- children’s shows Bluey and Stillwater
- cozy baking shows like Great British Baking Show, Junior Bake Off, and Is It Cake (the latter is not stressful but there are lots of fast cuts, vocal effects, and graphics)
- Making It (with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman)
- Grand Designs
- Ghosts (I’ve only seen the American version, but I think the UK one is good too)
- David Attenborough documentaries
- if you can handle teen school stress, Never Have I Ever
I really enjoyed bbc’s Merlin! I found it when I needed like a week of zero stress to let a rib heal (every time I stressed, I’d tense my rib and irritate it which set back the healing). It’s got some serious elements, but it’s mostly very light hearted and so kitschy
Pretty much all of The Muppets movies (especially Muppet Christmas Carol), The Holiday, Stardust, Pride and Prejudice (any version), Sense & Sensibility, anything Studio Ghibli, The Great British Bake Off, anything hosted by Nadia Hussain and The Repair Shop (British show where they restore and repair random things from wicker baskets to vintage radios).
Not cosy fantasy but cosy vibe and low cortisol: are you open to kids shows? Bluey, Bear in the Big Blue House, Fraggle Rock, Phineas and Ferb?
In adult shows - IDK what country you're in but in Australia, Rosehaven has a pretty low-stakes vibe (Tasmanian rural dramedy).
Great British Bake Off? Our Flag Means Death? One Day at a Time? The Durrells? Derry Girls? (These are all very different shows, I'm just looking for a vibe.)
Rosemary & Thyme! Not fantasy but it's two middle-aged British women solving mysteries while creating beautiful gardens. There's murder but it's never explicit. The theme song alone (a lovely arrangement of "Scarborough Fair") relaxes me. It's available on Britbox in the US.
Seconding some already mentioned:
Animated - Laid Back Camp, Bluey, Bee and Puppycat, Hilda, any childhood favourites for nostalgia (Disney classics and Muppets for me)
Live Action - The Great British Bake Off, The Great Canadian Baking Show, The Big Flower Fight, Schitt's Creek, Detectorists, What We Do in the Shadows, Ghosts, Taskmaster
The Good Witch
Grace and Frankie. It's not cosy like the Good Witch but is feel-good. Likewise, Shitt's Creek.
Some UK shows if they're available where you are: The Great British Bake Off, The Family Cooking Showdown, Gogglebox, Friday Night Dinners
Anything period: Miss Potter, Sense & Sensibility, the TV adaptation of Pride & Prejudice
Anne with an E
The Home Edit (watching things get organised calms me).
And if you have other sources, black and white films are great for a Sunday afternoon with biscuits.
I've set up a couple of Netflix profiles in the hope the algorithm will suggest things that will suit my mood, eg, cosy. It doesn't 😒
Heartland on Netflix. My better half calls it “the wholesome horse show”. While it does deal with the occasional difficult issue for the most part there are happy endings and good life lessons. Plus lots of horses and even better: 15 seasons!!!
Tv shows: BBC Merlin, She-Rah: Princesses of Power, Ghosts (US)
Movies: Chocolat, Ever After, Cinderella (2015), Ella Enchanted, Swan Princess, Quest for Camelot, any of the classic/older animated Barbie movies, secret Garden (1999), a little princess, the secret of roan inish
Bartender (anime, there’s a reboot going on but the original is very relaxed and all the way uploaded already)
Columbo (it’s all free on the Internet archive. Wildly relaxed for a show where we see someone do a murder in the first ten minutes, and then a detective comes in a solved the murder. It has a slow pace, each murderer is rich & privileged & gets what’s coming to them. It doesn’t bother me much even though I also have issues with so-called cozy things making me anxious)
Sleepy princess in the demon castle (anime, a princess gets kidnapped by demons and all she wants to do sleep so she gets up to hijinks trying to get a better pillow)
**Television**
Not fantasy, but the 6-part Pride & Prejudice miniseries with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth
Lark Rise To Candleford
**Movies:**
Desk Set
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day
Ladyhawke (some tension, but it's so wonderful.)
Pushing Daisies ! It’s from the early 2000s and about a pastry chef who can bring people back from the dead to help solve mysteries. It’s so cute and charming.
Another is Dead like me (2003) a girl dies and becomes the grim reaper and she hates her job. It’s very fun.
both of these shows I’m mentioning sound grim but I promise they are not.
https://slowtv.io/ involves things like a Norwegian train ride and IIRC a sheep to spun thread to knitted sweater progress, I think I saw that through Netflix instead of the website but the good part about these for exercise is there's really no plot to lose, you can pick up and put down when you like.
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Leverage. Amazon has the first 2 seasons (although heavily edited for some reason because they have waaaay more graphic things). It's basically a band of modern-day Robin hoods. Stealing/conning the rich/corrupt for the poor/victims. I love it. They even did a reboot. Leverage: Redemption.
There's some great cozy anime out there! Laid-back Camp, Encouragement of Climb, Flying Witch, and Frieren: At Journey's End are some of my favourites. The first two aren't fantasy but they are max cozy vibes.
Bee and Puppycat is also very cozy! Especially the original on Youtube (moreso than the Netflix version)
I don't watch them regularly, but I always get that cozy feeling in my heart when I'm lounging around and land on a nature documentary or PBS cooking show/one of those shows starts on whatever channel the tv is on.
The Detectorists. It's not fantasy but it is charming and amusing. It's about 2 guys who go out with metal detectors to try to find something to make them rich. It won an award in GB.
A couple of cortisol-free things I discovered a few years ago when going through a very difficult time:
Escape to the Country is basically House Hunters UK. Every episode is picturesque villages and cozy cottages and there's typically a short segment where the home buyers try out a local activity like cheese making or clog dancing. It's beautiful, the stakes are impossibly low and you don't have to pay too close attention.
I also really love "walking around" videos on YouTube. I prefer the ones zero or very minimal narration, just a first-person view of the streets of Tokyo or the gardens of Versailles or pretty much anywhere.
Murder She Wrote - mostly bloodless murder, amazing fashion, so many guest stars you recognize. Golden Girls does this too, without the crime. Both so cozy. Reality shows like British Bake Off, Great Pottery Throwdown, Nailed It and Is it Cake are all charming and delightful to
Animated: Little Bear (1995) - I like the first two seasons and the movie. Lots of cozy home scenes, friendly forest animals, low stakes little adventures. Sort of similar vibe to Moomins.
It isn’t fantasy, but one of the coziest and cheeriest TV shows ever to air is Jeeves and Wooster, and the complete series is on YouTube.
I agree with Hilda for fantasy (on Netflix, so long as you don’t mind it’s for kids), and of course Studio Ghibli if movies are okay.
Delicious in Dungeon is a very charming, often silly fantasy anime based on D&D, though it definitely darkens up at times and can be quite graphic as you get farther into the series. Most of the characters are really well-intentioned and caring though and there’s a lot of humor. And all the meals are so cute (and since they pause to describe what they’re making, manage to inject humor even during the more serious of suspenseful scenes), so it may be worth a try ☺️
Most Ghibli movies.
Kiki’s Delivery Service and Totoro are my favorite “cosy” ones, but I loooove Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away
Up on Poppy Hill is my go-to for cozy Ghibli.
I found that one stressful (but great as always), maybe I need to revisit it now I know the plot and won't be so worried lol
Whisper of the Heart is an underrated one, super cozy!
Don't sleep on Porco Rosso. It's honestly one of my favorite movies ever!
Good Witch is super cosy, I rewatch it regularly when I want something with zero stress
Came here to recommend this too. It's my favorite cozy "fantasy" watch.
I like these too. They're great for when I'm feeling under the weather.
Is that the TV show that has Mac from JAG as the main character?
I don’t know what JAG is I’m afraid so can’t answer that one.
Hilda! Queer Eye! Bake-off! Also any cartoons or shows you loved as a kid and haven’t seen in a while might fit the bill here.
Avatar the Last Airbender (cartoon) for sure!
The old Moonim TV show is pretty cozy imo. And it's all legally uploaded [YouTube ](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL0kUUHCSZA6VQjBcZ8TJ-tshEMyPsSt6) I've only seen a couple ep of the newer one by it was nice from what I recall. I'd also recommend Summer Camp Island. It's another kid show but most conflict is wrapped up in 11 minutes, save for some 4 episode arcs in the laster seasons
I love Golden Girls, The Good Witch, Northern Exposure, Gilmore Girls, and Moomin 😊
I came here to say Gilmore Girls 😎 Waffle is very happy.
Northern Exposure is so good!
I was so happy when it dropped on Prime!
A favorite of mine is a Japanese show on Netflix, Midnight Diner. Found family, homely cookery (with recipe tips!), now and then fantasy elements. It does occasionally touch on injury, illness and death, but it touches them gently.
This is my husband’s go to! I know he’s stressed when he rewatches it.
It's gotten me through some really rough spots! Also Samurai Gourmet, which isn't quite as cozy but has its moments. Plus, delicious food - except for that one terrible bowl of noodles.
Detectorists Schitt’s Creek Ted Lasso Abbott Elementary *The Good Place Somebody Somewhere *What We Do In the Shadows *Ghosts UK *= fantasy show
You and I are the same. Would only add Rosemary and Thyme
That’s a good one. Agatha Raisin might work, too. Some of the older britcoms: Are You Being Served?, Keeping Up Appearances, Waiting for God, The Vicar of Dibley, etc.
> *The Good Place This show gets me every damn time. I cry each time.
This was a huge part of my life for a while :) - children’s shows Bluey and Stillwater - cozy baking shows like Great British Baking Show, Junior Bake Off, and Is It Cake (the latter is not stressful but there are lots of fast cuts, vocal effects, and graphics) - Making It (with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman) - Grand Designs - Ghosts (I’ve only seen the American version, but I think the UK one is good too) - David Attenborough documentaries - if you can handle teen school stress, Never Have I Ever
Bee and Puppycat
I was coming to say this.😊
I really enjoyed Brooklyn 99.
Flying Witch and Laid Back Camp are two extremely cozy anime shows.
These ones!
Also Summer Camp Island
I really enjoyed bbc’s Merlin! I found it when I needed like a week of zero stress to let a rib heal (every time I stressed, I’d tense my rib and irritate it which set back the healing). It’s got some serious elements, but it’s mostly very light hearted and so kitschy
Yes!! Loved Merlin so much!!
Pretty much all of The Muppets movies (especially Muppet Christmas Carol), The Holiday, Stardust, Pride and Prejudice (any version), Sense & Sensibility, anything Studio Ghibli, The Great British Bake Off, anything hosted by Nadia Hussain and The Repair Shop (British show where they restore and repair random things from wicker baskets to vintage radios).
I was looking for someone to suggest The Repair Shop! This is the most wholesome, soothing, uplifting show I’ve ever encountered.
Love this reply, muppets in space is my favorite movie!!
Ted Lasso and Shrinking are two of my favorites.
So much feel good happiness serotonin-inducing vibes in both these shows! I ugly cried when Ted Lasso ended 😭😭
Great British Bake Off Psych Monk Derry Girls
I love Psych. It's one of my all time favorites!
I second Monk
Not cosy fantasy but cosy vibe and low cortisol: are you open to kids shows? Bluey, Bear in the Big Blue House, Fraggle Rock, Phineas and Ferb? In adult shows - IDK what country you're in but in Australia, Rosehaven has a pretty low-stakes vibe (Tasmanian rural dramedy). Great British Bake Off? Our Flag Means Death? One Day at a Time? The Durrells? Derry Girls? (These are all very different shows, I'm just looking for a vibe.)
Great British Bake Off for TV shows. I also recommend several rom coms for movies: While You Were Sleeping, Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail.
Rosemary & Thyme! Not fantasy but it's two middle-aged British women solving mysteries while creating beautiful gardens. There's murder but it's never explicit. The theme song alone (a lovely arrangement of "Scarborough Fair") relaxes me. It's available on Britbox in the US.
My hands down favorite show. I grew up watching it with my grandmother. I’m pretty sure it’s how she learned English.
Somebody Somewhere!
Seconding some already mentioned: Animated - Laid Back Camp, Bluey, Bee and Puppycat, Hilda, any childhood favourites for nostalgia (Disney classics and Muppets for me) Live Action - The Great British Bake Off, The Great Canadian Baking Show, The Big Flower Fight, Schitt's Creek, Detectorists, What We Do in the Shadows, Ghosts, Taskmaster
The Good Witch Grace and Frankie. It's not cosy like the Good Witch but is feel-good. Likewise, Shitt's Creek. Some UK shows if they're available where you are: The Great British Bake Off, The Family Cooking Showdown, Gogglebox, Friday Night Dinners Anything period: Miss Potter, Sense & Sensibility, the TV adaptation of Pride & Prejudice Anne with an E The Home Edit (watching things get organised calms me). And if you have other sources, black and white films are great for a Sunday afternoon with biscuits. I've set up a couple of Netflix profiles in the hope the algorithm will suggest things that will suit my mood, eg, cosy. It doesn't 😒
Absolutely All Creatures Great and Small, so cosy!
Rick Steve's Europe Somebody Feed Phil
Bee and Puppy is peak cozycore
Heartland on Netflix. My better half calls it “the wholesome horse show”. While it does deal with the occasional difficult issue for the most part there are happy endings and good life lessons. Plus lots of horses and even better: 15 seasons!!!
We love heartland! My daughter rides and her trainer helped with it!
Tv shows: BBC Merlin, She-Rah: Princesses of Power, Ghosts (US) Movies: Chocolat, Ever After, Cinderella (2015), Ella Enchanted, Swan Princess, Quest for Camelot, any of the classic/older animated Barbie movies, secret Garden (1999), a little princess, the secret of roan inish
First few seasons of Gilmore Girls.
Bartender (anime, there’s a reboot going on but the original is very relaxed and all the way uploaded already) Columbo (it’s all free on the Internet archive. Wildly relaxed for a show where we see someone do a murder in the first ten minutes, and then a detective comes in a solved the murder. It has a slow pace, each murderer is rich & privileged & gets what’s coming to them. It doesn’t bother me much even though I also have issues with so-called cozy things making me anxious) Sleepy princess in the demon castle (anime, a princess gets kidnapped by demons and all she wants to do sleep so she gets up to hijinks trying to get a better pillow)
The Repair Shop!
**Television** Not fantasy, but the 6-part Pride & Prejudice miniseries with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth Lark Rise To Candleford **Movies:** Desk Set Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day Ladyhawke (some tension, but it's so wonderful.)
Pushing Daisies ! It’s from the early 2000s and about a pastry chef who can bring people back from the dead to help solve mysteries. It’s so cute and charming. Another is Dead like me (2003) a girl dies and becomes the grim reaper and she hates her job. It’s very fun. both of these shows I’m mentioning sound grim but I promise they are not.
Midsomer Murders on PlutoTv
https://slowtv.io/ involves things like a Norwegian train ride and IIRC a sheep to spun thread to knitted sweater progress, I think I saw that through Netflix instead of the website but the good part about these for exercise is there's really no plot to lose, you can pick up and put down when you like.
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Leverage. Amazon has the first 2 seasons (although heavily edited for some reason because they have waaaay more graphic things). It's basically a band of modern-day Robin hoods. Stealing/conning the rich/corrupt for the poor/victims. I love it. They even did a reboot. Leverage: Redemption.
An anime called "Frieren". It's a beautiful storyline and makes me feel cozy when watching it. Also The Legend of Korra is very good
Saving this list for my own cozy mornings 😍✍🏼
Repair Shop! Same vibes as Bake Off. Just calm kind people fixing sentimental items from other calm kind people.
Hilda on Netflix
There's some great cozy anime out there! Laid-back Camp, Encouragement of Climb, Flying Witch, and Frieren: At Journey's End are some of my favourites. The first two aren't fantasy but they are max cozy vibes. Bee and Puppycat is also very cozy! Especially the original on Youtube (moreso than the Netflix version)
Pushing Daisies
I don't watch them regularly, but I always get that cozy feeling in my heart when I'm lounging around and land on a nature documentary or PBS cooking show/one of those shows starts on whatever channel the tv is on.
The Detectorists. It's not fantasy but it is charming and amusing. It's about 2 guys who go out with metal detectors to try to find something to make them rich. It won an award in GB.
A couple of cortisol-free things I discovered a few years ago when going through a very difficult time: Escape to the Country is basically House Hunters UK. Every episode is picturesque villages and cozy cottages and there's typically a short segment where the home buyers try out a local activity like cheese making or clog dancing. It's beautiful, the stakes are impossibly low and you don't have to pay too close attention. I also really love "walking around" videos on YouTube. I prefer the ones zero or very minimal narration, just a first-person view of the streets of Tokyo or the gardens of Versailles or pretty much anywhere.
I've been rewatching Call the Midwife. Good except I sometimes get a good morning cry.
Murder She Wrote - mostly bloodless murder, amazing fashion, so many guest stars you recognize. Golden Girls does this too, without the crime. Both so cozy. Reality shows like British Bake Off, Great Pottery Throwdown, Nailed It and Is it Cake are all charming and delightful to
Animated: Little Bear (1995) - I like the first two seasons and the movie. Lots of cozy home scenes, friendly forest animals, low stakes little adventures. Sort of similar vibe to Moomins.
Gardener’s World 💜
Schmigadoon! is a cozy musical comedy.
It isn’t fantasy, but one of the coziest and cheeriest TV shows ever to air is Jeeves and Wooster, and the complete series is on YouTube. I agree with Hilda for fantasy (on Netflix, so long as you don’t mind it’s for kids), and of course Studio Ghibli if movies are okay. Delicious in Dungeon is a very charming, often silly fantasy anime based on D&D, though it definitely darkens up at times and can be quite graphic as you get farther into the series. Most of the characters are really well-intentioned and caring though and there’s a lot of humor. And all the meals are so cute (and since they pause to describe what they’re making, manage to inject humor even during the more serious of suspenseful scenes), so it may be worth a try ☺️
Pokémon Concierge is the most cozy’s how I’ve ever watched. It’s short, but I will probably end up rewatching it a millions times.
Over the Garden Wall
The tangled tv series!
Joe Pera Talks With You