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Death To 2020. Tennyson Foss (Hugh Grant)
Death To...

Death To...

  • TV comedy
  • Netflix
  • 2020 - 2021
  • 2 episodes

Death To... is the cathartic comedy event you'll never forget about the year you really, really don't want to remember. Stars Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Grant, Lisa Kudrow, Kumail Nanjiani, Tracey Ullman and more.

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Death To 2020

A comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was - and perhaps still is? This landmark documentary-style special weaves together a chorus of narration from some of the world's most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage spanning the past 12 months.

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Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 27th December 2020
Time
8am
Channel
Netflix
Length
70 minutes, 52 seconds

Cast & crew

Cast
Samuel L. Jackson Dash Bracket
Hugh Grant Tennyson Foss
Lisa Kudrow Jeanetta Grace Susan
Kumail Nanjiani Bark Multiverse
Tracey Ullman Queen Elizabeth II
Samson Kayo Pyrex Flask
Leslie Jones Dr Maggie Gravel
Diane Morgan Gemma Nerrick
Cristin Milioti Kathy Flowers
Joe Keery Duke Goolies
Angelo Irving Boris Johnson
Lily Sullivan Amy
Charlie Brooker James (Voice)
Laurence Fishburne Narrator
Writing team
Charlie Brooker Writer
Tom Baker Writer
Kemah Bob Writer
Ken Bordell Writer
Munya Chawawa Writer
Constance Cheng Writer
Alan Connor Writer
Erika Ehler Writer
Charlie George Writer
Eli Goldstone Writer
Mollie Goodfellow Writer
Jason Hazeley Writer
Angelo Irving Writer
Kae Kurd Writer
Alison Marlow (as Ali Marlow) Writer
Thanyia Moore Writer
Joel Morris Writer
Michael Odewale Writer
Production team
Al Campbell Director
Alice Mathias Director
Alison Marlow Series Producer
Tom Baker Producer
Carl Craig Producer
Charlie Brooker Executive Producer
Annabel Jones Executive Producer
Jesse Collins Executive Producer
Dionne Harmon Executive Producer
Lizzie Search Line Producer
Milena Cave Post Producer
Damon Tai Editor
Jason Boxall Editor
Ros Cumberland Production Designer
Eric Schoonover Production Designer
Jina Jay Casting Director
Alyssa Weisberg Casting Director
Jamie Cairney Director of Photography
Louise Allen Costume Designer
Adam Silver Director of Photography
Tiger Kinsey Costume Designer
Dave Whyte Graphics
Ben Blease Graphics
Dan Hoare Graphics

Videos

Hugh Grant as Tennyson Foss

Meet Tennyson Foss: historian and valued expert on all things 2020.

Featuring: Hugh Grant (Tennyson Foss).

Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones interview

Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones talk about how they made the mockumentary Death To 2020.

Featuring: Charlie Brooker & Annabel Jones.

Press

Death To 2020 review

Charlie Brooker's year-in-review Netflix special should have been an open goal. Instead, says Ed Cumming, it doesn't know whether it is playing to an American audience or a British one, and pleases neither.

Ed Cumming, The Independent, 2nd January 2021

Death To 2020: mockumentary proves comedy's demise

2020 has been a brutal year, but one that offers huge potential for humor. However, Death To 2020's tepid, establishment-friendly take on the past 12 months feels like the final nail in the coffin of true comedy.

Michael McCaffrey, Russia Today, 29th December 2020

Death To 2020 review

Of course, some will argue that we shouldn't be laughing at the horror-show in which we're all so inextricably mired, but I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. Chances are, you will to.

Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 29th December 2020

Review: Death To 2020

It's fun, but only if your idea of fun is watching 70 minutes of Hollywood stars reading out jokes from The Mash Report.

Chris Bennion, The Telegraph, 27th December 2020

Review: Death To 2020

Charlie Brooker's Netflix mockumentary is a complete mess. One of the few things you can say for the show is that it's appropriate to its subject, in that you'll be glad when it's over.

Ed Cumming, The Independent, 27th December 2020

Review: Death To 2020 is too rushed

The 70-minute Netflix special should probably have been at least five times longer.

Rory Cashin, Lovin.ie, 27th December 2020

Review: Death To 2020 misses the Screen Wipe magic

It's not bad, but it is what it is. It's a recap with some characters going 'can you believe that?'

Tilly Pearce, Metro, 27th December 2020

Review: Death To 2020

Once people realise Death To 2020 isn't actually very Black Mirror-esque at all, but rather just a subpar year-in-review show - in the vein of Last Week Tonight only less sharp - I'm not sure why anybody would seek out this special.

Daniel Fienberg, Hollywood Reporter, 27th December 2020

Review: Death To 2020

It fast became a cliché to say that the spiralling dystopia of 2020 was like an out-of-control episode of Black Mirror. So it was probably inevitable that Charlie Brooker would be called upon to offer a satirical summary of the momentously awful 12 months, especially given his track record with the Wipe series for the BBC. The result is a wry, often bleakly amusing look at the year, albeit without the astringent personal bite Brooker normally brings to his year-end round-ups.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th December 2020

Review: Death To 2020

Perhaps it's a case of too many cooks, with eighteen writers listed in the credits, and the desire to reach a much bigger audience given that the likes of Jackson, Jones, Grant and Milioti were all involved, but the satire felt bleakly blunted.

Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 27th December 2020

Death To 2020: Interview with Brooker & Jones

Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones tackle the "nonsense and chaos and horribleness" of 2020 with a star-studded mockumentary filmed under pandemic-era protocols. "We hope to give people a sort of cathartic exorcism of the year that was 2020," Jones tells The Hollywood Reporter.

Jackie Strause, Hollywood Reporter, 27th December 2020

Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones interview

Black Mirror co-creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones discuss new comedy special Death To 2020, and the importance of being silly in the face of disaster.

Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian, 26th December 2020

Charlie Brooker: how Death To 2020 is different to Wipe

And why this year *isn't* like an episode of Black Mirror.

Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 23rd December 2020

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