The Good Place is about a girl who dies and finds herself in the better side of the afterlife: The Good Place (as opposed to The Bad Place). Only problem? Someone made a mistake and she really doesn’t belong there. While The Good Place is filled with people who went on humanitarian missions and saved the world – her last days were spent scamming old sick people as a drug sales rep. Starring Kristen Bell in a truly hilarious role, The Good Place is about her character’s attempt to become a better person and stay away from The Bad Place. It’s a very entertaining, weird, and clever show. Just watch the first episode and you will be hooked forever.
"What we got was the rare season finale that could legitimately be described as a game-changer, vaulting the show from a daffy screwball comedy to something darker, much stranger, and uncomfortably appropriate for our apocalyptic era."
— Emily Nussbaum
"Imagine a show with the smart, character-driven comedic sensibility of Parks and Recreation, the storytelling style of Lost, and a touch of the whimsy that defined Pushing Daisies. Now you have some sense of what The Good Place is like."
— Jen Chaney
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
Golden Globes
2 nominations
WGA
1 nomination
As hilarious as much of this show was, I am so sad that there were only 4 seasons. I wished they could’ve done one more, but I also knew it reached the end of it’s journey. I respect the decision, but I cried my eyes out during it, and afterward, too. Well done xo
Creative, cheeky show with a heart and philosophical theme that sits well in the memory after you’re done with it. Not too long (about 20 hours total) and the pilot gives you a good idea of whether you’ll like the style of the show. I would recommend this to anyone with any interest in philosophy or someone who appreciates a comedy with some romance and moral lessons thrown in.