After Life

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 8, 2019
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 111 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 91 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 111
  3. Negative: 9 out of 111
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  1. EludiumQ36
    Mar 20, 2019
    2
    I know I'm spitting into the wind here with all these high (shill) ratings but this is a horrible show, not entertaining in the least, a real miss for the otherwise funny Ricky Gervais. This series tries to be like "Curb Your Enthusiasm" except for some key elements: there's no light, whimsical background/theme music, there's no studio audience to nervously laugh, and there are noI know I'm spitting into the wind here with all these high (shill) ratings but this is a horrible show, not entertaining in the least, a real miss for the otherwise funny Ricky Gervais. This series tries to be like "Curb Your Enthusiasm" except for some key elements: there's no light, whimsical background/theme music, there's no studio audience to nervously laugh, and there are no appealing secondary characters; in fact, British people seem to be very plain Jane, bland, dull, etc. Ricky plays a British dude who becomes a real a-hole to those around him as a reaction to a tragic relationship event. His a-holeishness is more harsh and cutting than funny or humorous, though. And the flashbacks are supposed to be endearing, I guess, but they just don't score, they seem out of place for this. This series just fails across the board, can't find anything redeeming here.… Expand
  2. RozzFrost
    Mar 12, 2019
    3
    I really wanted to enjoy the show, but it felt bland and unconvincing. The six episode arc felt rushed and unrealistic. Ricky Gervais has great potential, but the show was a poorly framed argument with nothing convincing in it.
  3. gotobedforever
    Mar 17, 2019
    0
    Ricky Gervais struggles to perform his schtick in the 2019 social climate where blurting out the C word every 5 minutes and making fun of fat people would get him deplatformed and depersonned so he has to flip flop back and forth between the C-word and fat shaming then woe is me tiresome "muh dead wife" plot to try and enable him to do his offensive 2010 act in 2019, not to mention his actRicky Gervais struggles to perform his schtick in the 2019 social climate where blurting out the C word every 5 minutes and making fun of fat people would get him deplatformed and depersonned so he has to flip flop back and forth between the C-word and fat shaming then woe is me tiresome "muh dead wife" plot to try and enable him to do his offensive 2010 act in 2019, not to mention his act of a man in despair is completely unrealistic, just think he's been a celebrity so long that he can't even imagine how miserable a person can get like his idea is about 4 empty beer bottles around the house, like has he even seen an alcoholic before.… Expand
  4. Helminen1
    Mar 10, 2019
    0
    This series is more documentary than tv show, in that sense its soo freaking real I couldn't believed I watching tv show and not some cutted view to somebody's life. This show is gem for people who suffer depression or lost somebody important, for most of this people its gonna be the best show and others gonna be pissed and don't understand that all, but that's fine, you can't make showThis series is more documentary than tv show, in that sense its soo freaking real I couldn't believed I watching tv show and not some cutted view to somebody's life. This show is gem for people who suffer depression or lost somebody important, for most of this people its gonna be the best show and others gonna be pissed and don't understand that all, but that's fine, you can't make show what please everybody, but you can make show what touch everybody who knows this **** and that's what makes a great show… Expand
  5. Marilyn23
    Mar 22, 2019
    0
    What a load of rubbish! It was appalling. We only watched 2 episodes and both were torture. We only watched the second episode since someone had recommended the series - in fact we ditched it before finishing part 2. It is typical Gervais - not funny, not entertaining. Overuse of the c word adds to the disappointment - we are not narrow-minded when it comes to swearing and in fact useWhat a load of rubbish! It was appalling. We only watched 2 episodes and both were torture. We only watched the second episode since someone had recommended the series - in fact we ditched it before finishing part 2. It is typical Gervais - not funny, not entertaining. Overuse of the c word adds to the disappointment - we are not narrow-minded when it comes to swearing and in fact use swear words quite a lot but several characters were using the c word in almost every sentence which suggests a lack of story, imagination and reality.… Expand

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#17 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019
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#18 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jan 3, 2020
    80
    Under the laconic chuckles After Life is at once a scorched-earth portrait of grief and an impassioned exhortation to keep living.
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  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Stuart Heritage
    Dec 3, 2019
    60
    Despite all my misgivings, After Life’s ending has managed to stay with me, for much longer than I expected. There is nothing remotely subtle about it, and it isn’t very funny, but stick with After Life to the end and the journey will have been worth it. Just.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Mar 8, 2019
    67
    While After Life turn navel-gazey--with one man working out his own issues--it still makes for a thoughtful, compelling dark comedy to boot.
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