Dead Like Me

Dead Like Me is an American comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime cable network, where it ran for two seasons (2003–04). Fuller left the show five episodes into Season 1 because of creative differences; creative direction was taken over by executive producers John Masius and Stephen Godchaux. A direct-to-DVD film titled Dead Like Me: Life After Death was released on February 17, 2009.^[1]

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Dead Like Me
Genre	Dark comedy Comedy drama Fantasy
Created by	Bryan Fuller
Starring	Ellen Muth Laura Harris Callum Blue Jasmine Guy Cynthia Stevenson Mandy Patinkin
Narrated by	Ellen Muth
Theme music composer	Stewart Copeland
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	29 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Bryan Fuller John Masius Tom Spezialy Stephen Godchaux
Production locations	Vancouver, British Columbia
Running time	40–50 minutes 74 minutes ("Pilot")
Production companies	John Masius Productions MGM Television
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	June 27, 2003 (2003-06-27) – October 31, 2004 (2004-10-31)
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Dead Like Me: Life After Death

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Eighteen-year-old Georgia "George" Lass (Ellen Muth) is the show's protagonist and narrator. George dies early in the pilot episode and becomes one of the "undead", a "grim reaper". George soon learns that a reaper's job is to remove the souls of people, preferably just before they die, and escort them until they move on into their afterlife. George's death leaves behind her mother (Cynthia Stevenson) and the rest of her family at a point when her relationships with them were on shaky ground.

The show explores the experiences of a small team of such reapers, as well as the changes in George and her family as they deal with George's death.