Watch this when
The Good Place
When you're scared you're 'a bad person' but you're still trying. That's literally the whole show. 🍤
Who it's for
The show turns abstract moral philosophy into a sitcom about four flawed people who keep choosing to try again, which models a growth mindset without lecturing.
Feelings it meets
What it is
The Good Place is an NBC comedy created by Michael Schur that aired from 2016 to 2020. After dying, Eleanor Shellstrop discovers she has been placed in the 'Good Place' by mistake and recruits Chidi Anagonye, a moral philosophy professor, to teach her ethics so she can become worthy of staying.
Where to find it
An NBC original; listed on Peacock and Hulu at time of checking. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Ending centres on choosing to cease existing.
Age: TV-14 (suggested 13+)
Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Self-Knowledge”
