Watch this when
Six Feet Under
A family that runs a funeral home and still can't talk about death. Weirdly the most comforting show about dying ever made ⚰️
Who it's for
Every episode opens with a death that becomes the funeral home's job, so the show confronts mortality constantly and from every angle.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Six Feet Under is an HBO drama created by Alan Ball that ran for five seasons from 2001 to 2005. It follows the Fisher family, who run a funeral home in Los Angeles, after patriarch Nathaniel Sr. dies at the start of the series and leaves the business to his sons Nate and David, alongside matriarch Ruth and youngest daughter Claire.
Where to find it
HBO original; streams on HBO Max. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Suicide and child deaths.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 17+)
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Joy and Sorrow”
