Looking for something new to watch on Netflix? Here are two diametrically opposed options. The Good Place What happens when you’ve been a not-so-great person, die and end up in a heaven-like place, by mistake? The very funny and smart Kristen Bell finds out first-hand in this charming new grey-black comedy. TV legend Ted Danson stars as the insecure architect of said "good place". The cast includes TV presenter Jameela Jamil, who plays the utterly effervescent and ridiculous British socialite Tahani Al-Jamil. Even in the afterlife, she’s throwing parties and name-dropping like a champion. Of sorting out a fight she muses: "I am an expert at mediating conflict. Like when my friends Scary, Sporty, Posh and Baby had an issue with my other friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu." It’s a funny, sharp, feel-good show. Series one is on SA Netflix now, with series two already airing overseas.

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