After Life
- TV sitcom
- Netflix
- 2019 - 2022
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Ricky Gervais sitcom about a man struggling to cope after his wife's death. Also features Kerry Godliman, Tom Basden, Tony Way, Diane Morgan, Ashley Jensen and more.
Streaming rank this week: 585
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 8th March 2019
- Channel
- Netflix
- Length
- 28 minutes, 34 seconds
Cast & crew
| Ricky Gervais | Tony |
| Kerry Godliman | Lisa |
| Tom Basden | Matt |
| Tony Way | Lenny |
| Diane Morgan | Kath |
| Ashley Jensen | Emma |
| David Bradley | Ray |
| Joe Wilkinson | Postman Pat |
| Mandeep Dhillon | Sandy |
| Paul Kaye | Psychiatrist |
| Tommy Finnegan | George |
| Michelle Greenidge | Valerie |
| Tim Plester | Julian |
| Ninette Finch | Newsagent |
| Daniel Copeland | Man in Park |
| Adrian McLoughlin | 5 Card Man |
| Thomas Bastable | Robbie |
| Islam Bouakkaz | Mugger |
| Ricky Gervais | Writer |
| Katie Mavroleon | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ricky Gervais | Director |
| Charlie Hanson | Producer |
| Emma Brown | Line Producer |
| Jo Walker | Editor |
| Richard Drew | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Martin Hawkins | Director of Photography |
| Amanda Monk | Costume Designer |
| Helen Speyer | Make-up Designer |
| Andy Burrows | Composer |
| Matthew Gallagher | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
After Life Netflix review
Ricky Gervais delivers a hilarious and harrowing story.
Callum Crumlish, The Daily Express, 8th March 2019Interview: Ricky Gervais
"I want to be left alone, sitting at home in my pants, drinking wine"
James Rampton, i Newspaper, 8th March 2019After Life review
Ricky Gervais' touching look at grief and the people left behind.
Jo-Anne Rowney, The Mirror, 8th March 2019After Life, Netflix, review
Gervais' character is the embodiment of socially awkward misanthropy, but also a believable portrait of a man consumed by grief.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 8th March 2019After Life: Gervais is back with a new comedy recipe
It is an odd form of comedy, the Ricky Gervais thing. Possibly, like Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag, it isn't comedy at all, but something more akin to dramatic anxiety.
Alastair McKay, Evening Standard, 8th March 2019Review: Gervais gets spiny & squishy in After Life
Like its snarky hero, After Life is essentially good-hearted.
Robert Lloyd, LA Times, 8th March 2019Review: After Life, Netflix
What is the new six-part Netflix series from Ricky Gervais? After Life is certainly funny but it is no sitcom. There is too much going on here that isn't funny to file it snugly under that genre. It's not that safety net catch-all "comedy drama" either though. It's something totally unique. And it deserves a category of its own.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th March 2019Review: After Life could've been profound. It's profane
Ricky Gervais was once hailed as an innovator of comedy. Series like The Office and Extras sealed his reputation as a man who had changed the landscape of TV comedy forever. The Office became so popular it spawned a genre and a popular American remake. Sadly, the style that was once Gervais' hallmark seems to have become something of a curse. At least based on his new Netflix series After Life.
Will Barber-Taylor, The Custard TV, 7th March 2019