What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedThe Brand New Testament
Jaco Van Dormael · Film · 2015
If you loved The Brand New Testament, start with The Righteous Gemstones (Danny McBride, 2019) — a series on the same thread. Below: 4 books, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to The Brand New Testament across media.
You loved the way The Brand New Testament uses surreal irreverence to deconstruct divine authority and challenge the absurdity of existence.
Books on the same thread
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov · Book · 2008
Explores: Good vs Evil, Power of Art, Redemption.
Like The Brand New Testament, this novel injects the supernatural into the mundane, using the Devil’s arrival in Moscow to mock societal structures through a lens of dark, satirical fantasy.
Old Masters
Thomas Bernhard · Book · 1989
Shares a thread with The Brand New Testament: Existentialism.
If the philosophical cynicism and existential weight of The Brand New Testament resonated with you, this exploration of obsession and art offers a similarly grim, intellectual perspective on human nature.
Gargantua and Pantagruel
François Rabelais · Book · 1937
Explores: Humanism, Grotesque Realism, Social Satire.
This classic shares the bawdy, biting wit found in The Brand New Testament, utilizing grotesque realism and intellectual absurdity to dismantle traditional power structures and celebrate the messy human experience.
The Castle
Franz Kafka · Book · 1954
Explores: Bureaucracy, Alienation, The Absurd.
Much like the bureaucratic nightmare of God in The Brand New Testament, this story captures the crushing, futile struggle of an individual attempting to navigate a cold, indifferent divine authority.
Series on the same thread
Preacher
Sam Catlin · Series · 2016
Shares 2 threads with The Brand New Testament: Dark Comedy, Religious Satire.
This series mirrors the defiant tone of The Brand New Testament, following a protagonist who rejects the silence of a negligent God and demands accountability for the state of humanity.
The Righteous Gemstones
Danny McBride · Series · 2019
Shares 2 threads with The Brand New Testament: Dark Comedy, Religious Satire.
The Brand New Testament masterfully satirizes religious hypocrisy, a theme this show continues by skewering the greed and moral deviance hidden behind the facade of a world-famous televangelist family.
Good Omens
Neil Gaiman · Series · 2019
Shares 2 threads with The Brand New Testament: Religious Satire, Fantasy Comedy.
Sharing the whimsical yet apocalyptic tone of The Brand New Testament, this story features an unlikely partnership navigating the end of the world with a blend of humor and supernatural.
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball
Ben Bocquelet · Series · 2025
Shares a thread with The Brand New Testament: Surreal Comedy.
If you enjoyed the subversion of reality in The Brand New Testament, you will appreciate how this animation treats the laws of existence as a joke within an ordinary household.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Church of What's Happening Now: The New Testament
Podcast
Explores: comedy, friendship, life stories.
While grounded in reality, the conversational, unfiltered approach to life’s absurdity in this podcast captures the same raw, comedic spirit that drives the rebellion found in The Brand New Testament.
The Truth
The Truth · Podcast · 2026
Explores: human condition, experimental storytelling, moral ambiguity.
These cinematic audio stories mirror the experimental, imaginative structure of The Brand New Testament, frequently exploring the moral ambiguity and strange occurrences that define the human condition through unique narratives.
Common questions
Is The Brand New Testament set in a real city?
Yes, The Brand New Testament is set in Brussels. The story depicts God living in an apartment in this city, where his daughter Ea eventually decides to revolt against his behavior and escape their home.
What is the premise of The Brand New Testament?
The Brand New Testament follows Ea, the daughter of God, who lives in Brussels. She finds her father to be a coward and morally pathetic, leading her to rebel against his authority and leave their small apartment.
Who is the main character in The Brand New Testament?
The main character in The Brand New Testament is Ea. She is the daughter of God who grows bored with her life in Brussels and decides to revolt against her father because she finds him odious and pathetic.
Is the God depicted in The Brand New Testament a benevolent figure?
No, the God depicted in The Brand New Testament is described as a coward who is morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, eventually rebels against him while they are living in Brussels.