After Life is a British black comedy-drama web television series created, written, produced and directed by Ricky Gervais, who is also the star. It premiered on 8 March 2019 on Netflix. The second series premiered on 24 April 2020. On 6 May 2020, Netflix and Ricky Gervais reached a new multi-project deal which included the renewal of After Life for a third series
After Life follows Tony, whose life is turned upside down after
his wife dies from breast cancer. He contemplates suicide, but instead
decides to live long enough to punish the world for his wife's death by
saying and doing whatever he wants. Although he thinks of this as his "superpower", his plan is undermined when everyone around him tries to make him a better person.[3] It is set in the fictional town of Tambury, where Tony works as a journalist at the local free newspaper, the Tambury Gazette.
- Ricky Gervais as Tony Johnson, head of feature stories at the local newspaper, the Tambury Gazette. Following the death of his wife, he is depressed and suicidal
- Tom Basden as Matt, Tony's brother-in-law and boss of the Tambury Gazette
- Tony Way as Lenny, photographer at the Tambury Gazette
- Diane Morgan as Kath, the newspaper's advertising employee
- Mandeep Dhillon as Sandy, a newly hired journalist
- Michelle Greenidge as Valerie, the Tambury Gazette receptionist
- Ashley Jensen as Emma, a nurse working at Tony's dad's nursing home
- David Bradley as Ray Johnson, Tony's dad, who has dementia and lives in a nursing home
- Kerry Godliman as Lisa Johnson, Tony's late wife
- Paul Kaye as Tony and Matt's psychiatrist
- Joe Wilkinson as Postman Pat
- Tommy Finnegan as George, Tony's nephew
- Thomas Bastable as Robbie, a classmate of George's
- Penelope Wilton as Anne, an older lady and widow, who Tony meets at the graveyard
- David Earl as Brian Gittins, a hoarder, puppeteer and stand-up comedian, who above all, wants to appear in the local newspaper. Later hired to deliver the paper
- Jo Hartley as June, Lenny's girlfriend
- Ethan Lawrence as James, June's son who starts working at the Tambury Gazette as work experience
- Roisin Conaty as Daphne, aka "Roxy", a sex worker
- Tracy Ann Oberman as Rebecca, a woman with whom Tony goes on a date and then who later reappears at an amateur dramatics workshop
- Laura Patch as Jill, Matt's wife
- Anti as Brandy, Tony's and Lisa's dog, Tony's best friend and reason to keep living
- Tim Plester as Julian Kane, a drug addict, who is hired by Matt to deliver the paper (series 1)
- Bill Ward as Simon, Emma's new love interest who Tony dislikes (series 2)
- Peter Egan as Paul, the semi-retired local newspaper owner (series 2)
- Colin Hoult as Ken Otley, head of the local amateur dramatics company and a wannabe showbiz superstar (series 2)
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