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SHOWTIME | Sky Atlantic | Season Premiere Date: July 18, 2021

Summary: Set in Australia, palliative care Dr. Kate Brennan (Frances O'Connor) brings her mother Edie (Harriet Walter) out from England to a Gold Coast retirement community after her suicide attempt in this dark comedy created and written by Samantha Strauss.

[Premiered originally in Australia on Fox Showcase on 2 Feb 2021, in the UK on SkySet in Australia, palliative care Dr. Kate Brennan (Frances O'Connor) brings her mother Edie (Harriet Walter) out from England to a Gold Coast retirement community after her suicide attempt in this dark comedy created and written by Samantha Strauss.

[Premiered originally in Australia on Fox Showcase on 2 Feb 2021, in the UK on Sky Atlantic on 10 Feb 2021 and in the US on Showtime on 18 Jul 2021]… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E9. Episode 10
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E8. Episode 9
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E7. Episode 8
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Joel Keller

Jul 19, 2021

The comedy is so black sometimes you can’t see the funny. But it’s all in the absurdities of life, and this well-written and well-acted show promises to be a satisfying watch to anyone ready for its bleakness. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

May 20, 2021

The End is a meditation on what makes life worth living and how much of it is within our control. Edie is probably a natural termagant who would never have been the life and soul of the party, but her story invites us to think about how events cannot help but shape us. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Jul 21, 2021

The story lines are dense — too dense, at times — with issues of death, but the comedic moments are a great relief and the acknowledgments of all the absurdities of life and suffering are heartening. The writing is consistently perceptive, with intriguing notions about control, depression, and parenting. The mother-and-daughter dynamic between Edie and Kate is a particularly rich part of the show, largely thanks to the two actresses. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Jul 19, 2021

The result is a bit mixed, though Walter (a recent standout on TV projects from “The Spanish Princess” to “Succession”) and O’Connor (credits including “The Missing) do good work. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jul 29, 2021

Offbeat and sometimes off-putting. [2 - 15 Aug 2021, p.9]

The Telegraph Anita Singh

May 20, 2021

The End is provocative, and sometimes difficult to watch. It is occasionally funny. But Strauss hasn’t yet found a way to make those things co-exist. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Jul 16, 2021

Infuriating, cloying, and pretentious, as it puts characters into manipulative, melodramatic situations and then asks viewers to care. A dark comedy of sorts, “The End” is annoyingly superficial, and filled with writing that constantly telegraphs how much it thinks it’s saying something about life and death instead of actually bothering to do so. Read full review

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thedaarkbatty

Jul 25, 2021

I liked the first episode but after that it becomes unwatchable garbage. I can't believe they ruined such a great show by ruining it so much. It's so bad after episode 1. DO. NOT. WATCH.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 18, 2021
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  S1:E9. Episode 10
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E8. Episode 9
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  S1:E7. Episode 8
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  S1:E6. Episode 7
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  S1:E5. Episode 6
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  S1:E4. Episode 5
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: November 30, -0001