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COLLECTION · Series · 2019

After Life

Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.

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* 7.9 (1,076)ComedyDramaUnited Kingdom
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Creators
Ricky Gervais
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
Netflix · Derek Productions
Runtime
30 min/ep
Age rating
TV-MA
Release
08/03/2019
Score
7.9 / 10 (1,076)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
6 episodes · 2019

Struggling to come to terms with his wife's death, a writer for a newspaper adopts a gruff new persona in an effort to push away those trying to help.

Episode 1
Episode 1. Episode 1
2019-03-08 · 29 min

Tony's cantankerous funk -- which he calls a superpower -- is taking a toll on his co-workers. Meanwhile, a new writer starts at The Tambury Gazette.

Episode 2
Episode 2. Episode 2
2019-03-08 · 25 min

Thinking he has nothing to lose, Tony contemplates trying heroin. He babysits his nephew and starts to bond -- just a bit -- with Sandy.

Episode 3
Episode 3. Episode 3
2019-03-08 · 28 min

Tony hires a sex worker -- but it's not what you think. A trip to the comedy club turns awkward. The nurse gives Tony a piece of her mind.

Episode 4
Episode 4. Episode 4
2019-03-08 · 28 min

Tony pushes back on Matt's idea to go on a blind date. Also, Tony makes an introduction and issues an uncharacteristic apology.

Episode 5
Episode 5. Episode 5
2019-03-08 · 31 min

Brian (finally) convinces Tony and company to visit his apartment for a story. Meanwhile, Matt receives a distressing call from his son's school.

Episode 6
Episode 6. Episode 6
2019-03-08 · 27 min

Making an earnest attempt to be happy -- or at least not miserable -- Tony gives some long overdue recognition to those who have stood by him.

Season 2
Season 2
6 episodes · 2020

Although still mourning Lisa and struggling to turn over a new leaf, Tony shows compassion to his quirky little world.

Episode 1
Episode 1. Episode 1
2020-04-24 · 27 min

Determined to be kind but still struggling to be happy, Tony attends a Zen meditation course with Matt, whose own marriage is on the rocks.

Episode 2
Episode 2. Episode 2
2020-04-24 · 27 min

Lenny's girlfriend's son takes a position at the Gazette. Sandy contemplates writing a gossip column. Matt gets iffy advice from his therapist.

Episode 3
Episode 3. Episode 3
2020-04-24 · 31 min

A turn of events at the paper hits Sandy hard. Roxy and Pat share a meal, and Tony tries to support Matt's desire to get back out there.

Episode 4
Episode 4. Episode 4
2020-04-24 · 27 min

Tony interviews a local woman addicted to corrective surgery. Later, he holds back the snark in hopes of cheering up Kath.

Episode 5
Episode 5. Episode 5
2020-04-24 · 28 min

The curtains go up on the community theater revue and things go about as well as can be expected. Tony receives devastating news.

Episode 6
Episode 6. Episode 6
2020-04-24 · 31 min

Grieving over another loss, Tony asks his friends and co-workers for space, not sympathy. Later, he wrestles with what it means to move on.

Season 3
Season 3
6 episodes · 2022

While Tony is no longer quite so aggressively grouchy about life, he continues to struggle to fill the void left behind by his late wife.

Episode 1
Episode 1. Episode 1
2022-01-14 · 27 min

Tony, who continues to keep Emma at arm's length, reluctantly agrees to go to Matt's house for a round of drinks. Brian bumps into a familiar face.

Episode 2
Episode 2. Episode 2
2022-01-14 · 28 min

The Tambury Gazette welcomes a gloomy new staffer. Meanwhile, Kath visits a psychic, and a restless James makes plans for his future.

Episode 3
Episode 3. Episode 3
2022-01-14 · 28 min

Tony takes a trip with Matt to honor his father. James has second thoughts about his new living arrangements. Tony helps Kath score a date.

Episode 4
Episode 4. Episode 4
2022-01-14 · 27 min

Matt searches for a sport at which he can beat Tony, Lenny asks Tony to be his best man, and Kath has dinner with a persnickety teacher.

Episode 5
Episode 5. Episode 5
2022-01-14 · 28 min

Anne gives Tony some advice on moving forward, Emma crosses paths with an old friend, Matt suffers a health scare, and James stands up for himself.

Episode 6
Episode 6. Episode 6
2022-01-14 · 36 min

An interview with a sick child hits Tony hard. Later, he makes a decision about Lisa's insurance money and joins his friends at the town fair.

Cast by season
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
Tony
Tom Basden
Tom Basden
Matt
Kerry Godliman
Kerry Godliman
Lisa
David Bradley
David Bradley
Ray
Joe Wilkinson
Joe Wilkinson
Pat
Roisin Conaty
Roisin Conaty
Daphne "Roxy"
Tony Way
Tony Way
Lenny
Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye
Psychiatrist
Diane Morgan
Diane Morgan
Kath
Mandeep Dhillon
Mandeep Dhillon
Sandy
Ashley Jensen
Ashley Jensen
Emma
Tommy Finnegan
Tommy Finnegan
George
Ethan Lawrence
Ethan Lawrence
James
Michelle Greenidge
Michelle Greenidge
Valerie
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Marco-Hugo Landeta Vacas
★ 10.0 / 10
(CASTELLANO) After Life es una serie maravillosa porque entiende algo muy difícil: que el dolor no convierte a nadie automáticamente en una buena persona. Tony está destrozado por la muerte de su mujer, pero también está lleno de rabia, egoísmo, crueldad y una libertad peligrosa para decir cualquier barbaridad. Ricky Gervais construye un personaje que puede ser un cabrón, sí, pero no lo reduce a eso. Debajo de cada ataque, de cada salida brutal y de cada gesto desagradable, está el hueco inmenso de alguien que ya no sabe cómo seguir vivo. La mezcla de drama y comedia funciona porque Gervais no separa del todo una cosa de la otra. En After Life te ríes de frases salvajes, de situaciones incómodas, de gente absurda, de personajes patéticos y tiernos a la vez. Pero de pronto la serie gira apenas un poco, aparece un vídeo de Lisa, una conversación en el cementerio, un perro mirando a Tony, una frase sencilla, y te destroza. Esa es su fuerza: pasa de la mala leche a la lágrima sin pedir permiso. Ricky Gervais está enorme. Es uno de los grandes humoristas actuales, seguramente el más afilado cuando se trata de desmontar hipocresías, sentimentalismos falsos y estupideces sociales. Pero aquí añade algo más: una vulnerabilidad real. Tony usa el sarcasmo como escudo, como arma y como excusa. Hace daño porque está hecho polvo, y aunque eso no lo justifica, sí permite entenderlo. La serie no intenta convertirlo en santo; intenta mostrar a un hombre roto aprendiendo, muy lentamente, a no destruir todo lo que todavía le queda. Lo mejor es que After Life habla del duelo sin convertirlo en una lección limpia. El duelo aquí es repetitivo, injusto, vulgar, ridículo, cruel. Un día parece que puedes respirar y al siguiente vuelves al agujero. La serie capta muy bien esa convivencia absurda entre lo cotidiano y lo insoportable: ir al trabajo, hablar con idiotas, alimentar al perro, visitar una tumba, ver vídeos antiguos y fingir que el mundo no se ha acabado cuando para ti sí se ha acabado. También es verdad que la serie tiene defectos. A veces subraya demasiado sus ideas, algunos secundarios funcionan más como espejo moral de Tony que como personajes completos y hay frases que parecen escritas para ser compartidas. Pero incluso eso forma parte de su naturaleza. After Life no busca la sutileza perfecta; busca tocar una fibra muy concreta. Y la toca. Muchas veces. Al final, lo que queda no es solo la mala leche de Gervais ni sus golpes de humor brutal. Lo que queda es el amor. El amor perdido, el amor recordado, el amor que sigue molestando porque ya no tiene dónde ponerse. After Life hace reír, incomoda y acaba haciendo llorar por todo: por Lisa, por Tony, por el perro, por la gente sola, por los pequeños gestos de bondad. Una serie preciosa sobre seguir viviendo cuando lo único que quieres es quedarte parado junto a lo que perdiste. (ENGLISH) After Life is a wonderful series because it understands something very difficult: grief does not automatically turn anyone into a good person. Tony is destroyed by the death of his wife, but he is also full of anger, selfishness, cruelty and a dangerous freedom to say anything he wants. Ricky Gervais builds a character who can be a bastard, yes, but he never reduces him to that. Beneath every attack, every brutal line and every unpleasant gesture, there is the enormous emptiness of someone who no longer knows how to stay alive. The mix of drama and comedy works because Gervais does not fully separate one from the other. In After Life, you laugh at savage lines, uncomfortable situations, absurd people and characters who are pathetic and tender at the same time. But then the series turns slightly, a video of Lisa appears, or a conversation in the cemetery, or the dog looking at Tony, or a simple sentence, and it destroys you. That is its strength: it moves from cruelty to tears without asking permission. Ricky Gervais is enormous here. He is one of the great comedians working today, probably the sharpest when it comes to dismantling hypocrisy, fake sentimentality and social stupidity. But here he adds something else: real vulnerability. Tony uses sarcasm as a shield, as a weapon and as an excuse. He hurts people because he is broken, and although that does not justify him, it does help us understand him. The series does not try to turn him into a saint; it shows a broken man slowly learning not to destroy everything he still has left. The best thing is that After Life talks about grief without turning it into a clean lesson. Grief here is repetitive, unfair, vulgar, ridiculous and cruel. One day it seems you can breathe, and the next day you are back in the hole. The series captures very well that absurd coexistence between the ordinary and the unbearable: going to work, talking to idiots, feeding the dog, visiting a grave, watching old videos and pretending the world has not ended when, for you, it has. It is also true that the series has flaws. Sometimes it underlines its ideas too much, some supporting characters work more as moral mirrors for Tony than as complete characters, and certain lines feel written to be shared. But even that is part of its nature. After Life is not looking for perfect subtlety; it is trying to touch a very specific nerve. And it does. Many times. In the end, what remains is not only Gervais’s sharpness or his brutal humor. What remains is love. Lost love, remembered love, love that still hurts because it has nowhere to go. After Life makes you laugh, makes you uncomfortable and ends up making you cry over everything: Lisa, Tony, the dog, lonely people, small gestures of kindness. A beautiful series about continuing to live when all you want is to stay still beside what you have lost.
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