‘Heartfelt, heartwarming and heartily laughing’: After Life fans binge watch Season 2 within HOURS of its release… with early reviews lauding Ricky Gervais’ ‘phenomenal piece of art’
The second season of Ricky Gervais’ After Life received rave reviews from fans just hours after its release on Netflix on Friday morning.
Fans flooded Twitter with gushing praise for the long-awaited follow-up to last year’s inaugural series, which follows the story of Ricky’s character Tony as he mourns the loss of his beloved wife Lisa and battles through his crippling grief.
The new series was branded ‘a phenomenal piece of art’ by adoring followers, while one fan deemed the show: ‘Heartfelt, heartwarming and heartily laughing’.
A storm: The second season of Ricky Gervais’ After Life received rave reviews from fans just hours after its release on Netflix on Friday morning
After Life fans have been eagerly-awaiting the arrival of the second season, which was tipped to leave hearts warmed as bitter and grieving Tony begins to have his spirits lifted by his adoring support network.
While he is still seen yearning for his late wife Lisa, Tony begins to perk up and vows to help his loved ones to improve their lives.
As well as Ricky, the cast includes Penelope Wilton, Ashley Jensen, Bill Ward, Tom Basden, Joe Wilkinson, Kerry Godliman, Roisin Conaty and Diane Morgan.
The new series has gone down a storm with tweeters, as fans flooded social media to pen: ‘I don’t tweet much but After Life 2 must has to win every award, I’ve never cried, laughed or felt so much emotion watching a series…
On the up? Fans flooded Twitter with gushing praise for the long-awaited follow-up to last year’s inaugural series, which follows the story of Ricky’s character Tony as he mourns the loss of his beloved wife Lisa and battles through his crippling grief
‘A truly phenomenal peice art written by an amazing human @rickygervais… I’ve also given in and agreed to get a dog Red heart…
‘F**k you, Gervais and Netflix. Finished After Life 20mins ago but only just able to see after the tears. Not ashamed to admit it at all. Great show!…
‘@rickygervais has smashed it again with after life Fire #Netflix #AfterLife2… After Life 2 is another winner! Heartfelt, heartwarming and heartily laughing throughout! Love that Ann and Paul both have their names from Ever Decreasing Circles too!…
Here it is: Speaking ahead of the release of the show, Ricky said: ‘I was blown away by the reaction to season one. I’ve never experienced anything quite like it!’
‘Bring on series 3!… I suspected @rickygervais #AfterLife could become one of my all-time favourite shows… and AfterLife2 has confirmed it. It’s a f**king masterpiece.’
Speaking ahead of the release of the show, Ricky said: ‘I was blown away by the reaction to season one. I’ve never experienced anything quite like it!..
‘It’s been truly heart-warming to see how the show has resonated with so many on an emotional level. I can’t wait for everyone to see season 2 where hope is everything’.
Uh oh! A trailer for the show released earlier this month sees Tony spluttering expletives in a yoga class
Six new episodes of the show are now available – and continue the story of Tony, a writer for the local newspaper whose life is upended after his wife dies from cancer.
The show is set in the small fictitious town of Tambury and continues to explore Tony’s struggle with immense grief for his wife. The plot sees Tony try to become a better friend to those around him – who are each grappling with their own problems.
Things intensify when the threat of the local newspaper being shut down rears – sending everyone into a panic at the prospect of unemployment. The characters turn to Am-Dram as a way to lift spirits – with undoubtedly hilarious results.