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Series Details & Credits
| Netflix | Release Date: March 8, 2019 |
Summary:
Created, directed and starring Ricky Gervais as a widower, who decides to say and do anything he wants, no matter the consequences, to punish the world in this dark comedy.
Creator:
Ricky Gervais
Genre(s):
Comedy
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Recent Episodes
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S3:E6. Episode 06
Air Date: January 14, 2022
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S3:E5. Episode 05
Air Date: January 14, 2022
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S3:E4. Episode 04
Air Date: January 14, 2022
Positive:
10
Mixed:
13
Negative:
5
Mar 4, 2019
Season 1 Review:
Throughout the six-episode season, we see Tony slowly cope with his pain. The process is done so organically that it feels authentic. But what makes this series truly memorable is how brilliantly Ricky Gervais injects humor into such complex subject matter. Touching, poignant and humorous, this is some of the comedian’s best work yet.
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Aug 14, 2020
Season 2 Review:
Gervais mostly finds a balance between humor and deep darkness, though he sometimes falters (far too much time is spent on an obnoxious therapist). And, like many comic actors, he seamlessly transitions to drama; even better, he poignantly walks the tightrope between despair and laughter.
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The Telegraph
Jan 3, 2020
Mar 7, 2019
Season 1 Review:
After Life finds its own pulse mostly when Gervais is doing riffs that wouldn't be at all out of place in his standup, podcast or other performative routines. ... It's harder to feel much in the repetitive loops of Tony lamenting the squalor of his life, meandering around town criticizing people for mundane behavior or staring at the endless movies that his wife left him so that, in the afterlife, she could be remembered as a plot device and not a character of her own.
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Mar 7, 2019
The Independent
Jan 14, 2022
Season 3 Review:
Ultimately, there are little things that endear you to After Life – among them a great soundtrack, a cast of characters who don’t all look like conventional TV stars, a standout performance from Morgan and a brilliant cameo from Tim Key. But then it’s all undone by a descent into clumsy sentimentalism.
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May 22, 2020
One of the best shows I've ever watched - it's dark; it's funny; it's sad; it's heart-breaking. All in one - made by the magnificent Ricky Gervais.
Awesome cast. Nothing to complain about. Actually - I cried a bit too much. But that's nothing.
Awesome cast. Nothing to complain about. Actually - I cried a bit too much. But that's nothing.
4 of 5 users found this helpful41
Feb 28, 2022
1 of 1 users found this helpful10
Jul 20, 2020
It's a complete tv show with characters not so deepers but such interesting, a nice looking about the duel, depression and the sadness but it can make you laugh. High Recommended.
2 of 3 users found this helpful21
Feb 23, 2021
A brilliant show with great writing and acting by the main character. You will laugh, cry and cringe throughout the entire season and at the end you will want more.
0 of 1 users found this helpful01
May 9, 2020
2 of 3 users found this helpful21
May 1, 2021
It is an amalgam of feelings spread over each of the episodes. A journey of thoughts, memories and experiences that only Ricky can tell in his own way.
1 of 2 users found this helpful11
Jan 25, 2022
0 of 4 users found this helpful04
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Seasons & Episodes
- Series Overview
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Season 3
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Season 3 Overview
Air Date: January 14, 2022
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S3:E6. Episode 06
Air Date: January 14, 2022
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S3:E5. Episode 05
Air Date: January 14, 2022
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S3:E4. Episode 04
Air Date: January 14, 2022
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S3:E3. Episode 03
Air Date: January 14, 2022
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S3:E2. Episode 02
Air Date: January 14, 2022
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S3:E1. Episode 01
Air Date: January 14, 2022
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Season 3 Overview
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Season 2
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Season 2 Overview
Air Date: April 24, 2020
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Season 2 Overview
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: March 8, 2019
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Season 1 Overview