After Life (2019)
Hell is other people.
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.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 8 March 2019 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 14 January 2022 |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Created by | Ricky Gervais |
| Starring | Ricky Gervais, Tom Basden and Kerry Godliman |
| Seasons | 3 seasons, 18 episodes |
| Episode length | about 30 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 9 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.9/10 |
Where to watch After Life
After Life is streaming on Netflix ($19.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Netflix, or $19.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Ricky Gervais built After Life on a simple, brutal premise: a man decides to make everyone around him miserable as penance for his wife's death. It runs 9 hours total, which is a long time to spend with someone actively trying to be insufferable. The humor comes from the gap between Tony’s intent to be a villain and his inability to stop caring. He wants to be a monster, but he keeps slipping back into being a neighbor. It is dark, sharp, and occasionally too cruel for its own good, yet it lands because the pain feels real.
How it did with audiences
TMDB users give After Life a 7.9 out of 10. That is a solid score, though it avoids the chaotic extremes of the platform. Without box office numbers to anchor the discussion, the rating stands alone. It suggests viewers found the film worth their time, even if the silence around its commercial performance speaks for itself.
What came next for the cast
David Bradley was already a fixture in major franchises, appearing in Harry Potter and Game of Thrones before this. Afterward, he showed up in Jolt and Frankenstein. Kerry Godliman’s prior credit was The Mercy. Her next listed project is We Live in Time. The timeline does not prove causation. It simply tracks where they ended up.
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Sources
- After Life on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q55603316 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “After Life (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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