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Be happy, be kind, be Tony. Ricky Gervais is coming to the end of After Life, the Netflix comedy series that he created and stars in and which has been watched by 100 million people around the world. The final season marks a departure for the British comedian, who has never made a third season of any of his scripted…

EXCLUSIVE: Acorn TV has commissioned a second series of UK crime drama Whitstable Pearl and the show has been sold by distributor Cineflix Rights to a wealth of international buyers. Based on Julie Wassmer’s Whitstable Pearl Mysteries, Buccaneer Media’s show features After Life’s Kerry Godliman and Shadow and…

British television producer and director Charlie Hanson has been removed from Netflix’s Ricky Gervais comedy After Life and he has been suspended by BAFTA amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Both Netflix and BAFTA were sent an anonymous email this week containing allegations about Hanson. The Times of London reporte…

Disney Hires Netflix EMEA Exec Emma Smart Disney has recruited Emma Smart, Netflix’s London-based director of business affairs for original series, as its VP for business affairs, originals. Smart will report to Diego Londono, Disney’s EVP, media networks and content, negotiating UK-based original productions, as well…

Ricky Gervais has struck an overall deal with Netflix as the streamer brings back comedy After Life for a third season. The Office creator will develop new scripted projects for the digital platform as well as stand-up specials as part of the multi-year deal. This comes after the launch of season two of the British…

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The second season of Ricky Gervais’ comedy After Life will premiere on Netflix on April 24, the streamer has confirmed. The six-part series will return to the fictional town of Tambury, where Gervais’ character Tony is attempting to rebuild his life following the death of his wife and a traumatic bout of…

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Gervais has been pressed into service once again and will host the 77th annual Golden Globes next year. While the Oscars and the Emmys went hostless this year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's NBC-broadcast shindig is putting a blast from the past front and center with the After Life creator…

Ricky Gervais rejects the amphitheater of Netflix's London screening room—complete with cushions and throws branded with the name of its myriad shows—as the venue for our interview. Too cold. Too grand a room for two people talking. Instead, we set up in what can best be described as a gussied-up broom closet. There…

Ricky Gervais' dark comedy After Life is coming back to Netflix for a second season. The SVOD platform has ordered another six-part run of the show, which was created, written and directed by The Office creator, who also starred in the lead role. This comes after the British comedy, which is produced by Gervais' Derek…

The town has barely taken a breath after the hostless Oscars, and already we are heading into the Emmys and FYC events galore. As season and series finales also explode across the small screen schedule, it may be more vital than ever to know what is the show you have to watch this week. One thing you can say for sure…

Netflix has set March 8 for the premiere of After Life, a six-part series is created, written, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais. In After Life, Tony (Gervais) had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish…