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Dead To Me

Netflix Dark Comedy Review: “Dead To Me". Critics gave it a 86% the users an 92%. Rated: TV-MA with Season 1 consisting of 10 one hour episodes IMDb of 8.3/10Cast: Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden, Max Jenkins, Sam McCarthy, Luke Roessler and Edward Asner.

Jen's husband recently died in a hit-and-run, and the sardonic widow is determined to solve the crime. Optimistic free spirit Judy has recently suffered a tragic loss of her own. The ladies meet at a support group and, despite their polar-opposite personalities, become unlikely friends. As the women bond over bottles of wine and a shared affinity for "The Facts of Life," Judy tries to shield Jen from a shocking secret that could destroy her life as she knows it. The dark comedy -- which explores the weirdly funny sides of grief, loss and forgiveness -- features a cast that includes TV veterans Christina Applegate and Ed Asner.

Dead to Me is an American dark comedy web television series created by Liz Feldman that premiered on May 3, 2019 on Netflix. The series is executive produced by Feldman, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Jessica Elbaum. The first season received positive reviews upon its release…..note the critics and users percentages above.

This new show popped up on Netflix and I was told by a friend that we had to watch it, and I’m so glad we did. We thought we would watch a couple episodes and 5 hours later we burned thru the whole series. It was great. Well written and the acting was phenomenal. You won’t be disappointed.

It's premise (Two widows meet at a support group meeting, and become close friends) is not something that sounded interesting but were we wrong. Darkly comic at times and heartbreaking at others, it is utterly compelling and each episode just makes you want to watch the next. I highly recommend it, one of the best Netflix shows I have seen in a long time. Cain’t wait for season 2.