One of the best things about streaming is the ability to binge watch. When a streamer has every season of television series available, it makes it incredibly easy to watch everything in one go. It gets even better, though, when the television series chosen for such a binge is one that is practically perfect from start to finish, a series that not only ends at just the right place in its overall story, but that sticks that ending, too. There arenโt too many shows that can claim that but one of them is headed Hulu.
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Arriving on Hulu on February 9th are all four seasons of NBCโs Emmy-nominated fantasy comedy The Good Place. The series, which was created by Michael Schur and stars Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, Manny Jacinto, and DโArcy Carden originally debuted in 2016 and received widespread critical and fan acclaim, with many even considering the comedy one of the best television shows of the decade.
The Good Placeโs Subversive Take on Redemption and the Afterlife Is Hilarious (And Moving)

At the outset, The Good Place follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Bell), who dies and finds herself sent to the โGood Placeโ, a utopia, Heaven-like afterlife overseen by Michael (Danson), its โarchitectโ. Thereโs a catch, however: Eleanor knows that she isnโt really supposed to be there and tries to avoid this being discovered lest she get sent to the โBad Placeโ and sets out on a plan to become more ethical and, thus, earn her place. However, thereโs a major twist that upends everything โ and keeps the show fresh and engaging across its full four seasons.
While the idea of the afterlife and how our actions in life impact what happens to our souls after we die have long been the stuff of fictional exploration, The Good Place is a bit of a subversive take. Itโs funny and thoughtful, and when the concepts of torture and torment are introduced at various points (and for various reasons within the story that we wonโt spoil here despite the show having ended in 2020 โ they should be enjoyed for what they are) arenโt necessarily what one would expect. Instead, the show presents a story less of absolutes and more that the idea of real โgoodnessโ comes from growth. Itโs beautifully done and, while it never misses its target of being funny, it also manages to be deeply moving and is a rare series that ends things perfectly. With the complete season headed to streaming, itโs the perfect series to binge.
All four seasons of The Good Place arrive on Hulu on February 9th.
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