Saturday, March 1, 2025

THE GOOD PLACE (2016 - 2020)

 




















Created by: Michael Schur
Starring: Kristen BellTed DansonWilliam Jackson HarperJameela JamilD'Arcy CardenManny JacintoTiya SircarAdam ScottMarc Evan JacksonLuke GuldanBambadjan BambaJosh SiegalMaribeth MonroeKirby Howell-BaptisteEugene CorderoMitch NaritoRebecca HazlewoodAjay MehtaAnna KhajaLeslie GrossmanKeston JohnBrandon Scott JonesBen KoldykeMichael McKeanNoah GarfinkelJason MantzoukasMaya RudolphMike O'MalleyPaul ScheerStephen MerchantCesar AlejandroMegan AmramJailene AriasEmily ArlookNoel ArthurKevyn BashoreGeorge BasilBraxton BeckhamSteve BergAndrew BeringKate BerlantTom BeyerFlula BorgKurt BraunohlerJonathan BrayTom BromheadDrew BrooksTodd Aaron BrotzeSeychelle BrownRoss BryantAasia LaShay BullockDominic BurgessNicole ByerNicolas CantuTatiana CarrSheila CarrascoSarah CasolaroMelodie CastaNina CedenoSandra CevallosTroy ChristianYonel CohenPatrick CoxBehzad DabuAndy DalyDavid DanipourRyan de QuintalRebecca Delgado SmithJamie DenboBrandon DevineJorge DiazJordan DiggsLynette DuPreeJoel DupontStella EdwardsJayne EntwistleDoc FarrowDavid FergusonLiza FernandezMatthew FosterFumiReshma GajjarEmma Vivien GarciaEvan GaustadLynnette GazaBen GeurensAdam GibsonFran GillespieElizabeth GreigAdam GrovesChad GuerreroHarvey GuillenMichael HagiwaraBen HarrisJohn HartmannMeryl HathawayAvery HayesChunzi HeCarol HermanKristin HermanPamela HieronymiDeb HiettMary HollandDavid HortonAdam HuberAJ HudsonAntoniette IesueMele IharaYanellie IrelandPhil Augusta JacksonMac JarmanJill JohnsonAisha KabiaMoshe KasherPeter KatonaRu KaziKeeliaDave KingGeoff KinnsElena KornilovaJohnny KostreyKaleigh KrauseLisa KudrowLolita LaavAndrew LawBen Lawson, John LearyTaryn LeggettSonya LeslieVincent LionettiNathan LovejoyRoxann LovsethChristine LozanoPaulina LuleKathy LuuOlivia Mackenzie-SmithVincent MaldonadoJoe MandeSunita ManiAbigail MarloweAmber MartinezKai MartinezJaylee MarukMichelle MatuleTodd Gifford MayJohnny McKeownWill McLaughlinJim MeskimenMonnae MichaellAshley Rae MillerMataeo MingoGeorgia MischakJared MorganSeth MorrisDah-uh Morrow, Oliver MuirheadAnthony MunizConor MurphyGarrett NicholsZeke NicholsonAdinett NsabimanaEmily O'MearaNick OffermanTiana OkoyeAmy OkudaTimothy OlyphantQuincy OshiroMonica PadmanSusan ParkNoelle E. ParkerDavid PiggottDana PowellTrevor PowersGraceAnne PullappallyAllyn RachelMarques RayJill RemezDax ReyMarcellas ReynoldsGary RichardsonJonno RobertsSophia RobertsonWendy RosoffJess RowlandDenise G. SanchezTim ScanlonChelsea SchwartzDax ShepardEliza ShinMax SilvestriJudah SimardSean Riley SmithJanet SongJoanna SotomuraLauryn SpeightsJen StatskyMary SteenburgenMarc Sully Saint-FleurHayden SzetoChe TafariBrigitte TamarCarl TartPaul TassoneRobert Paul TaylorLisandra TenaTeshi ThomasWhitmer ThomasJoaquin TiconderogaNik TizekkerJackie TohnAngela Trimbur, Ilka UrbachPrudence VindinJude S. WalkoBenjamin WattsJamila WebbJama WilliamsonRachel WinfreeEle WoodsSarah YarkinTom YiTakato YonemotoMichael Eshaun YorkDallas Dupree YoungTom Zawacki

53 episodes
(TV-PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:
Four humans and their otherworldly frienemy struggle in the afterlife to define what it means to be good.

season 1 - 
Newly deceased Eleanor Shellstrop is sent to the Good Place but only by mistake. Eleanor is determined to become a better person in her afterlife with help from fellow dead person Chidi and not-a-robot Janet. Eleanor tries to prove to Chidi that she's worthy of his help. Tahani and Jianyu try to help Michael cope with a mysterious flaw in his neighborhood. Chidi starts giving Eleanor formal lessons in ethics, the first lesson is to be kind to your neighbor. Michael and Janet assist Chidi in finding a new hobby. Eleanor has a hard time remaining hidden. Michael asks Tahani to assist a neighbor in finding her true purpose. Teaching Eleanor about ethics becomes a full-time job for Chidi. Michael and Janet must deal with an emergency. Eleanor is enlisted to help Michael with an important task that could determine her fate in the Good Place. Meanwhile, Chidi agrees to be the third wheel in an effort to help out his friend. Eleanor and Chidi find that the only way to save Michael from going to the Bad Place is to deactivate Janet. Since she is programmed to answer any question, Janet tells them exactly how to do it. Michael has a private meeting with Eleanor. Meanwhile, Chidi, who has been harboring a secret, contemplates what to do. Michael's skills are put to the test when he attempts to sort out an unprecedented situation. Meanwhile, Chidi makes a connection elsewhere, much to the dismay of Eleanor, while Janet shows a different side of herself. Michael tasks Chidi with making an important decision, while Eleanor makes a personal discovery and Jianyu makes a big announcement. Eleanor and Tahani hatch a plan as Michael makes a surprising discovery. Chidi confides in Eleanor when he learns some interesting news. Chidi and Tahani help Michael as he faces his first biggest challenge yet. Eleanor, Jianyu and Janet face a huge decision. Eleanor and her friends think about their fates. Shawn has decided that Fake Eleanor, Chidi, Jason and Tahani must decide among themselves in thirty minutes which two of them should go to the Bad Place. Chaos and confusion ensues.

season 2 - 
After Michael erases their memories, Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason find themselves in the Good Place again, but Eleanor finds a clue she left for herself and tries to put everything together. Michael continues working out the kinks in his plan and Eleanor discovers a secret. Michael looks at things from a different angle as Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason try to make a collective decision. Michael experiences an existential crisis. Tahani throws a dinner party. Eleanor reflects on her childhood. Chidi and Eleanor tackle a famous ethical dilemma, leading to a conflict with Michael. Tahani confides in Janet. When the neighborhood experiences a small glitch, Michael has to resolve the issue with Janet before it gets out of control. Janet creates a problem for Michael. Tahani and Jason plan a wedding. Eleanor reveals a secret to Chidi. Michael gets a surprise visitor. Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason try to solve a riddle. Michael gets into a bind. Eleanor has an idea that leads Chidi, Tahani, Jason and even Janet to put their feelings on the line. Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, Janet and Jason go to a place with potentially lasting implications. Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason consider how much they have (or haven't) improved. Michael must deal with the consequences of his recent actions. Janet and Chidi reveal some unexpressed emotions. Michael pushes for a new kind of experiment.

season 3 - 
Michael prevents the deaths of Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason, hoping a second chance at life will allow them to become better people. Michael is forced to take drastic measures when his grand scheme hits a snag. An announcement from someone in the group threatens to tear them apart. The group explores the three main branches of ethical thought. Jason visits with some people from his past while Chidi gets help in resolving a problem. Eleanor makes a startling discovery that tests her resolve, Tahani looks to make amends and Janet does some bonding. Eleanor recalls some forgotten events from her past. Michael and Janet take an important journey. Eleanor ponders whether she should share a secret. Michael and Janet go on a quest to help the four humans. Eleanor and Chidi have a philosophical disagreement about their relationship. Michael's resolve is put to the test. Meanwhile, Jason wrestles with his feelings and Chidi surprises Eleanor. Eleanor and the gang meet the judge at the crossroads of all dimensions, time and space to plead their case and Janet makes a reconnection. Eleanor steps in to help when Michael panics. Tahani faces a new kind of torment. Eleanor and Chidi come to an unexpected crossroads.

season 4 - 
With Eleanor assuming the role of the architect, the group adapts to the challenges facing them when four test subjects inhabit a new neighborhood under their supervision. Eleanor, Michael, Janet and Tahani have their hands full when the new residents begin to show their true colors. Jason receives some unsettling news. Michael and Eleanor discover something troubling and turn to an unusual source for help. Tahani lends her expertise to assist with one of the new residents. Uncertainty abounds when an unexpected visitor arrives. Michael and Jason hatch a plan. Eleanor learns firsthand the difficulties of running the neighborhood. One of the new residents creates a division in the ranks. On the last day of the experiment, Chidi is faced with one final ethical dilemma. The judge hears Michael and Shawn's arguments about the results of the experiment. Janet and the humans give each other the funerals they deserved. With time running out to find answers, Chidi must sort through his life, and afterlives, before he can provide the help everyone needs. As the judge keeps searching for the device to reboot the Earth in Janets' voids, the "soul squad" tries to come up with a new afterlife system. Michael runs some tests and Chidi gets some good advice from Jason. Arriving at a new place, Michael receives an unexpected honor. Meanwhile, the rest of the group explores, and learns a shocking truth. Michawel works with the Joint Council of Afterlife Affairs to smooth out kinks in the system. Jason and Tahani move on. Eleanor tries to influence Chidi.

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