After Life (2019) · Curator Co.

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.

Comedy Drama suicide depression husband wife relationship sadness grief dark comedy grieving widower widower newspaper office calm grieving man death of a loved oneNetflix

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Across media

If you loved this series, the film, the book, the album, the game.

Season by season

Pacing
Tonal darkness
Challenge
Character vs. plot
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Character

Contemporary, spare, classical in form and character-led.

contemporarynostalgic
sparerichly built
classical in formformally daring
character-ledplot-driven
cooloverwhelming

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Cast

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Ricky GervaisCreator
Charlie HansonProducer

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Seasons

Season 16 eps · 2019
Season 26 eps · 2020
Season 36 eps · 2022

Pairings

Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.

Similar in taste

Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.

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Both contemporary, spare, classical in form.
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Both contemporary, spare, character-led.
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Both contemporary, spare, classical in form.
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