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      2020 Drama TRAILER for The End: Season 1 Trailer List
      76% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 83% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Three generations of a family with separate but intersecting obsessions try to figure out how to die with dignity, live with none and make it count. Read More Read Less
      The End — Season 1

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      The End's cynical take on life and death may not be as deep as it thinks itself to be, but sharp performances and a few genuinely surprising insights almost make up for it.

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      Graeme Blundell The Australian ...a compelling drama which also happened to be a deft, acerbic comedy at the same time... Dec 28, 2021 Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe The story lines are dense -- too dense, at times -- with issues of death, but the comedic moments are a great relief and the acknowledgments of all the absurdities of life and suffering are heartening. Jul 28, 2021 Full Review Daniel D'Addario Variety When Walter and O'Connor are allowed to really go for it, though, there's a purifying effect: The End, too briefly but enough to recommend the series, comes to rich and vivid life. Jul 19, 2021 Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said The End is a serious stab at death and all it means, and it takes some steel to watch, especially during a pandemic. Jul 30, 2021 Full Review Joel Keller Decider This well-written and well-acted show promises to be a satisfying watch to anyone ready for its bleakness. Jul 27, 2021 Full Review Matt Roush TV Insider What was mostly a downer shifts gears into an enjoyably twisty melodra-medy, and despite a cornily climactic scene of cleansing naked in the sea, these purveyors of mortality have their hands dirty enough at the end that we're left curious. Jul 20, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member The cast is fantastic, the script writing is spot-on. I just hope for a season two. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The show has received many bad reviews. However, I like it very much. looking forward to seeing it again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Thoroughly enjoyed the refreshing and honest look of old age and all its issues. But the audience is too fast. Who are they trying to appeal to? Too much going on. Why have a cattle dog kill a possum? Bloody and senseless, no need for it, why have city people got a damn cattle dog anyway, they are never home. And why appeal to the elderly and then scare poor old grandma off with the oral sex and the anal sex. Is there really the need to have such explicit scenes? This series is a bit over the top but I will still keep watching past the four episodes... with the fast forward button ready. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Too much going on - like they are trying too hard to fit every scenario they could think of included & be so ‘out there'. Not a fan yet after 4 episodes - will give it a few more & see what happens. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member So refreshing to find a well written, well acted, well directed, well filmed series which beautifully entertains without shying away from a plethora of 'delicate' subjects. It seems that nothing is taboo here! Wonderful that the main characters are played by females too. There is something for everyone to learn here but there is no didactic element; all the themes which reflect contemporary issues knit themselves easily into the storyline. One of the themes is euthanasia and I find it so incredibly brave to addresss such a controversial topic with such candour and raw truth. The series could have been pretty dark, but there is much humour here - just the right amount to counteract the challenging and sometimes uncomfortable subject matter. Brilliant stuff. Five stars in every way. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful and confronting. Harriet Walter is BAFTA worthy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Feb 10, 2020 Do Not Resuscitate In an English village, recently widowed Edie Henley tries to end her own life and fails spectacularly, burning her house to the ground; declared unfit to look after herself, Edie is flown out to Australia so her daughter Kate can take care of her. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 17, 2020 Toxic Shock Syndrome Edie babysits Persephone as Kate fights to rescue her reputation; Oberon lands himself in danger, and it falls to Edie, Pamela and Persephone to launch a rescue mission. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 24, 2020 F*** Christmas As Christmas rolls around, the retirement village is buzzing with activity about the annual Christmas show; Pamela wants to perform something and Edie, uncharacteristically, agrees to be her backup singer. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 2, 2020 Polar Bear Having turned 16, Oberon has the right to start testosterone treatment; the doctor informs them that they need the consent of both parents. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 9, 2020 To Be/ Not To Be Kate and Josh take things to the next level; Edie plays a dangerous game with Henry; Art considers his options. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 16, 2020 Art vs Life Edie crosses a line to help Art and, in doing so, has an idea; Josh and Kate get closer. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 23, 2020 Blood Sandwich Kate and Edie start working together; Kate tells Josh her secret; a romantic encounter goes wrong on Oberon's camping trip. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 30, 2020 Metastasized Philippa grows suspicious of Kate; Oberon and Kate clash; Edie and Pamela take things to the next level. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 6, 2020 With Sparkles Kate falls off the wagon; the village is raided by the police; Oberon is heartbroken and becomes reckless. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 13, 2020 Picking Scabs Persephone's life hangs in the balance, prompting Edie and Kate to make amends; Dawn takes action. Details

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      Graeme Blundell The Australian ...a compelling drama which also happened to be a deft, acerbic comedy at the same time... Dec 28, 2021 Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe The story lines are dense -- too dense, at times -- with issues of death, but the comedic moments are a great relief and the acknowledgments of all the absurdities of life and suffering are heartening. Jul 28, 2021 Full Review Daniel D'Addario Variety When Walter and O'Connor are allowed to really go for it, though, there's a purifying effect: The End, too briefly but enough to recommend the series, comes to rich and vivid life. Jul 19, 2021 Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said The End is a serious stab at death and all it means, and it takes some steel to watch, especially during a pandemic. Jul 30, 2021 Full Review Joel Keller Decider This well-written and well-acted show promises to be a satisfying watch to anyone ready for its bleakness. Jul 27, 2021 Full Review Matt Roush TV Insider What was mostly a downer shifts gears into an enjoyably twisty melodra-medy, and despite a cornily climactic scene of cleansing naked in the sea, these purveyors of mortality have their hands dirty enough at the end that we're left curious. Jul 20, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      Jessica M. Thompson
      Executive Producer
      Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
      Screenwriter
      Samantha Strauss
      Network
      SKYATHD
      Rating
      TV-MA
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date
      Feb 10, 2020