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After Life
2019–2022
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 3 seasons
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #198
- IMDb #119
- Google retired #31
- Rotten Tomatoes #208
- Metacritic #269
- RatingGraph #163
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #301
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #107
- Metacritic Critics #321
- Metacritic Audience #183
- Criticker #146
- Trakt #179
Every rating
57–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 57, highest is Google on 96. Critics average 64, everyone else 81.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →After Tony's wife dies, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude that takes his old world by storm.
Details
- Created by
- Ricky Gervais
- Studio
- Derek Productions
- Released
- 8 March 2019
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 18 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 3 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →3 wins from 7 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| National Television Awards 2022 | Best Comedy | After Life | Winner |
| AACTA International Awards 2021 | International Award for Best Comedy Series | After Life | Nominee |
| National Film Awards UK 2021 | Best Actor in a TV Series | Ricky Gervais | Nominee |
| National Film Awards UK 2021 | Best Actress in a TV Series | Mandeep Dhillon | Nominee |
| National Film Awards UK 2021 | Best Screenplay in a TV Series | After Life | Winner |
| National Television Awards 2021 | Best Comedy | After Life | Winner |
| Satellite Awards 2021 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ricky Gervais | Nominee |
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National Television Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Comedy | After Life | Winner |
| Best Comedy | After Life | Winner |
National Film Awards UK
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay in a TV Series | After Life | Winner |
| Best Actor in a TV Series | Ricky Gervais | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a TV Series | Mandeep Dhillon | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| International Award for Best Comedy Series | After Life | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ricky Gervais | Nominee |