Netflix: After Life 2 release date confirmed

The Ricky Gervais hit show After Life is back for 2020

Get first look at the return of one of 2019's biggest comedies.

Now, a six-episode second season has been confirmed to land on Netflix on April 24. “I have never had a reaction like this before,” Gervais said in a statement last year, announcing the second season.

“It’s been insane. And heartwarming. 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.”

A series of first-look images of the second season have also been shared to mark the release date announcement.

Speaking to NME about the show upon the release of the first season, Gervais said that After Life was “the most dramatic, the darkest [and] the most uncompromising” thing he’s ever worked on.

“It’s the comedy cast of the century even if you don’t like every single person in it. It’s amazing,” he said. “Some people will love it, some people will hate it, most people won’t know it exists, so I’m all for that.”

After Life was recently named as one of the top 10 most-watched TV shows of 2019 by Netflix.