Netflix has renewed After Life, Ricky Gervais’s black comedy series, for a second season.
The second series will consist of six episodes and is set to debut in 2020, according to Variety.
“I have never had a reaction like this before. It’s been insane. And heartwarming,” Gervais told the website.
“But now I have to make sure the second season is even better so I’ll probably have to work much harder than usual. Annoying really.”
After Life, which debuted in March 2019, has been created and directed by Gervais, who also plays the main part.
His character, Tony Johnson, is left suicidal and depressed after his wife dies of cancer – and decides to start doing and saying what he wants without regard for social decorum.
Grief is a central theme of the show, and through his interactions with those around him, Johnson tries to come to terms with his spouse’s death.
“At the end of the day, it’s all those little mundane interactions that actually save your life – they’re the variety of life, they stop you from feeling too sorry for yourself,” Gervais told Variety in a previous interview.
“He’s got to take the dog for a walk, he’s got to go to work to make money to get drunk, and after all that, time heals.”
