How to Watch Bad Thoughts Online in 4K

If you want to watch Bad Thoughts, the 2025 Netflix dark comedy anthology series created by and starring Tom Segura, this is the complete guide. You will find what the show is, how it is structured, who else appears in it, and how to stream it in 4K quality with InfinityTV.

What is Bad Thoughts?

Bad Thoughts is an American dark comedy anthology television series that premiered on Netflix on May 13, 2025. It was created, directed, and executive-produced by Tom Segura, the stand-up comedian and co-host of the popular Your Mom's House podcast. The show is structured as a series of comedic vignettes — short scenes and sketches — that explore dark, provocative, and absurdist themes.

In June 2025, Netflix renewed Bad Thoughts for a second season, which is scheduled to premiere on May 24, 2026. The fast renewal reflects the show's strong performance with Netflix's comedy audience.

Who created Bad Thoughts?

Tom Segura created Bad Thoughts and serves as its lead performer, director, and executive producer. Segura is one of the most prominent stand-up comedians working today. His Netflix stand-up specials include Disgraceful (2018), Ball Hog (2020), Completely Normal (2014), Mostly Stories (2016), and I'm Coming Everywhere (2023), all of which are available on Netflix. He also co-hosts Your Mom's House with his wife Christina Pazsitzky.

Bad Thoughts is Segura's first scripted series for Netflix, and it draws directly on his comedic perspective — dark, self-aware, willing to go further than most mainstream comedy will.

Who stars in Bad Thoughts?

The main cast of Bad Thoughts includes:

• Tom Segura as the lead performer and anchor of the vignettes
• Daniella Pineda — known for her work in Cowboy Bebop (Netflix) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
• Robert Iler — best known as A.J. Soprano in The Sopranos
• Christina Pazsitzky — Segura's wife and Your Mom's House co-host
• Arturo Castro — known for Alternatino and Broad City
• Malin Barr

The show also features various guest performers across its anthology structure.

What format does Bad Thoughts use?

Bad Thoughts is structured as an anthology dark comedy — a collection of self-contained vignettes rather than a single narrative arc across episodes. Each segment presents a distinct scenario, often taking a dark or absurdist premise and pushing it to an unexpected conclusion.

This format gives the show a particular energy: there is no single plot to follow, no need to remember previous episodes in sequence. Each viewing session is its own comedic experience. The tone sits in territory that fans of dark comedy will recognise — not quite sketch comedy, not quite a sitcom, something more twisted and more personal.

Why did Netflix renew Bad Thoughts so quickly?

Netflix renewed Bad Thoughts for a second season just weeks after its May 2025 premiere — a signal of strong early viewership data. The show performed particularly well with Netflix's core comedy audience, and Segura's existing fan base across his stand-up specials (all available on the same platform) translated into immediate interest. Season 2 is confirmed for May 24, 2026.

How to watch Bad Thoughts in 4K — step by step

1. Open Netflix. Bad Thoughts is a Netflix Original production, available globally on Netflix wherever the platform operates.
2. Check your plan. Netflix offers 4K streaming on the Premium plan. Verify that your subscription includes Ultra HD.
3. Test your connection. You need a stable internet speed of at least 25 Mbps for 4K streaming. Run a speed check if needed.
4. Select a 4K device. Compatible options include Apple TV 4K, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, Chromecast with Google TV, 4K Smart TVs, and PlayStation 5.
5. Enable HDR if available. While comedy does not require HDR as much as drama or action, enabling it gives you the sharpest possible picture.
6. Use InfinityTV. InfinityTV gives you access to your Netflix content alongside 150,000+ Movies & Series and 22,000+ live TV channels from around the world in one single app — so you can jump between Bad Thoughts and thousands of other titles without switching services.
7. Watch at your own pace. Because Bad Thoughts is structured as self-contained vignettes, you can watch individual segments or full episodes in any order that works for you. The anthology format is flexible.

What to watch alongside Bad Thoughts

If you enjoy the dark comedy sensibility of Bad Thoughts, these series offer similar energy:

• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix) — another Netflix sketch/vignette comedy that pushes absurdism to its extremes. Highly regarded by comedy audiences.
• Nathan For You (Paramount+) — the reality comedy series by Nathan Fielder that blurs the line between comedy and documentary.
• Too Much (Netflix) — the 2025 Netflix romantic comedy limited series created by Lena Dunham and Luis Felber, starring Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe. Available on Netflix from July 2025.
• The Lowdown (FX/Hulu) — a 2025 crime comedy drama from FX starring Ethan Hawke, created by Sterlin Harjo.

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What makes Bad Thoughts different from conventional Netflix comedy?

Most Netflix comedy series — even the good ones — operate within recognisable structures: the workplace sitcom, the family comedy, the romantic comedy, the talk show-adjacent sketch format. Bad Thoughts resists categorisation in ways that feel deliberate. Segura is working in a tradition that includes The Tom Green Show, early Tim and Eric, and elements of The Eric Andre Show — comedy that makes the audience uncertain about the terms of what they are watching, and that treats discomfort as a productive comedic state rather than something to be resolved quickly.

The vignette format is central to this. By refusing to give the audience a continuing character or situation to hold onto, Bad Thoughts forces each individual segment to earn its own attention. Some segments work better than others — this is the nature of anthology comedy — but the format prevents the show from settling into the rhythm of audience expectation that most television comedy relies on.

Why does Tom Segura work well in this format?

Segura's stand-up is characterised by commitment to an uncomfortable premise — he identifies something that makes people slightly uneasy and then follows it all the way to its conclusion rather than backing away from the edge. This is the same quality that makes his Netflix specials work, and it is the quality that makes the Bad Thoughts format a good fit for his sensibility. The vignette structure of the show is essentially the structure of a stand-up set translated into short scripted scenes: each piece is its own thing, and the cumulative experience of watching many of them is the point.

Robert Iler's casting is also worth noting. Iler played A.J. Soprano in The Sopranos from 1999 to 2007 — one of the most significant American dramas in television history — and has appeared only occasionally in the years since. His presence in Bad Thoughts is a reminder that he is still a capable performer and that Segura drew real talent to the project.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Bad Thoughts? Bad Thoughts is available on Netflix, where it premiered on May 13, 2025. You can access it through your Netflix subscription, or through InfinityTV, which brings Netflix content together with 22,000+ live channels and 150,000+ Movies & Series in one place.

Who created Bad Thoughts on Netflix? Bad Thoughts was created by Tom Segura, the stand-up comedian and podcaster. Segura also directs and stars in the series. It is produced through Your Mom's House Productions, the company he runs with his wife Christina Pazsitzky.

Is there a Bad Thoughts Season 2? Yes. Netflix renewed Bad Thoughts for a second season in June 2025. Season 2 is scheduled to premiere on May 24, 2026.

What is the format of Bad Thoughts? Bad Thoughts is an anthology dark comedy structured as a series of self-contained comedic vignettes. It is not a conventional sitcom or narrative series — each segment stands alone, exploring dark, absurdist, and provocative comedic territory.

How long are Bad Thoughts episodes? Bad Thoughts is a sketch/vignette-format comedy. Individual episodes and segments vary in length, consistent with the anthology format. Check the Netflix app for current runtime details on each episode.

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