There are three seasons of After Life (18 30-minute episodes), and it was created, produced, directed, written by and stars Ricky Gervais. Now WAIT…..if you don’t like Gervais, and I totally understand it if you don’t, give me a chance to 
still convince you to watch the show.
After Life is the most emotionally affecting and humanistic show I’ve ever seen. It is laugh out loud hilarious, featuring oddball characters that are insanely weird and typical Gervais humor that is cringe-perfect, insulting and self-effacing. Yes, that’s all true. But what Gervais manages to do, in his genius way, is to blend all that humor, all that cringe, all that weirdness with a deep, abiding and soulful compassion and humanity, creating an experience that will both fill your heart and break it, in all the right ways.
I’ve already written a lot about this show, so let me share some of my own words about it:
Here’s my summary for the recommendation I already posted on my site back in October, 2022:
It’s hard for me to sum up how moving, hilarious and important I believe this series to be. Comedian Ricky Gervais created, produced, directed, wrote and stars in this series about a man who loses the will to live after his wife dies of cancer. No matter how you feel about the controversial Gervais, I hope you will give this show a try, as it is truly one of the most emotionally fulfilling shows that I’ve ever seen on television. It is about grief, so be warned if you have recently lost someone, but, at the same time, it will probably speak to you more directly than you ever could have imagined.
I didn’t actually write a review of Season one, but I did review seasons 2 and 3, and you can read those reviews here:
After Life, Season 3 (Be sure to notice the tweet Gervais did himself about my review, which is, so far, the proudest moment of my reviewing career)
And, just for extra fun, you can read my interview with Gervais himself, as he was promoting the second season of After Life: