The Good Place (Netflix) seasons 1 & 2

Eleanor Shelstropp has died and finds herself in the Good Place, destined to meet her soul mate and enjoy a blissful eternity. But something is not quite right and all is not as it seems. Her ‘ideal’ home is small and not at all to her taste; she has nothing in common with her soul mate Chidi, an ethics professor; and everyone seems to think Eleanor was a saintly environmental campaigner rather than a selfish and ruthless peddler of dodgy medicines. Can she learn from Chidi and earn her place in the afterlife? Or will she be found out and sent to the Bad Place? Clever and funny, the show sneaks in a good amount of ethical dilemmas and moral philosophy lectures, in the most entertaining way possible. Ted Danson is perfectly cast as Michael, the architect of the Good Place, whose motives are increasingly suspect. Kristen Bell sustains a fine balance between annoying and loveable as the ethically challenged Eleanor. Created by Michael Schur, who was also responsible for Parks & Recreation and Brooklyn Nine Nine, the episodes are all around 22 minutes and filled with visual gags, smart cameos and snappy dialogue. Season 2 turns everything on its head, with Eleanor and her friends again battling for a toehold in the Good Place and risking a torturous eternity in the Bad Place. The season final again sets everything up for an interesting season 3.