Dog Man

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Dog Man is available in Australia on Netflix and BINGE, and in the US on Netflix right now. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Peter Hastings sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Available now on Netflix — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason Dog Man keeps coming up in conversation. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate Dog Man from the crowd. When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat. The chemistry Peter Hastings and Pete Davidson bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. Dog Man came out in 2025. Dog Man earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Dog Man is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Peter Hastings anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.