Scripted series · Netflix
Dead to Me
There's always a way out.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Christina Applegate
Jen Harding
30 eps
Linda Cardellini
Judy Hale
30 eps
James Marsden
Ben Wood
30 eps
Max Jenkins
Christopher Doyle
17 eps
Luke Roessler
Henry Harding
30 eps
Sam McCarthy
Charlie Harding
30 eps
Soledad St. Hilaire
Nurse
1 eps
Owen Robinson
Officer Morton
1 eps
Tiffany Yvonne Cox
Gina
1 eps
Erik Rondell
Aggro Man
1 eps
Eve Sigall
Agatha
1 eps
Edward Fordham, Jr.
Kyle
2 eps
Blair Beeken
Wendy
2 eps
Olivia Macklin
Bambi
1 eps
Steve Howey
Jason
1 eps
Gloria Calderón Kellett
Patty
1 eps
Felice Heather Monteith
Nice Woman
1 eps
Tara Karsian
Principal Erica Brewer
1 eps
Deborah Theaker
Mrs. Bogle
1 eps
Beth Littleford
Doug's Wife
1 eps
Tom Virtue
Doug
1 eps
Louisa Abernathy
Old Lady
1 eps
David Douglas
Dan
1 eps
Amir M. Korangy
OBGYN
1 eps
Ed Asner
Abe Rifkin
5 eps
June Carryl
Angela
1 eps
Michole Briana White
Teri
2 eps
Lisa Schurga
Jana
3 eps
Renée Victor
Flo Gutierrez
3 eps
Adora Soleil Bricher
Shandy Adams
5 eps
Ericka Kreutz
Ally Adams
3 eps
John Ennis
Slade
2 eps
Chelsea Spack
Heidi
3 eps
Haley Sims
Kayley
6 eps
Natalie Morales
Michelle Gutierrez
7 eps
Marc Evan Jackson
Jeff
3 eps
Sadie Stanley
Parker
3 eps
Rick Holmes
Andrew Peters
2 eps
Jere Burns
Howard Hastings
3 eps
Frances Conroy
Eileen Wood
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dead to Me actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dead to Me reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
A hotheaded widow searching for the hit-and-run driver who mowed down her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who isn't quite what she seems.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 30 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201910 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S01E09 I Have to Be Honest
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202010 episodes
6.6IMDbJen and Judy are not OK. Not even a little. With their lives spinning out of control, they're clinging to each other — and their secrets.
Best episode · S02E01 You Know What You Did
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202210 episodes
6.3IMDbA hit-and-run started it all for Jen and Judy. Now another shocking crash alters the future of their ride-or-die friendship. All roads have led to this.
Best episode · S03E09 We're Almost Out of Time
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
I Have to Be Honest
As Jen's life begins to crumble personally and professionally, she reveals her darkest secret to Judy, who does some confessing of her own.
- Directed by Geeta Patel
- Written by Rebecca Addelman
S01E10
You Have to Go
Armed with the truth about her husband's death, Jen demands justice. Meanwhile, Judy's attempt to make amends causes all sorts of problems for Steve.
- Directed by Geeta Patel
- Written by Liz Feldman, Abe Sylvia
S02E01
You Know What You Did
As Jen and Judy grapple with the distressing events of the night before, Jen soon realizes that eyes — and ears — are everywhere in her neighborhood.
- Directed by Liza Johnson
- Written by Liz Feldman
S01E01
Pilot
Overwhelmed by grief and anger after her husband's sudden death, acerbic real estate agent Jen meets tenderhearted Judy at a support group.
- Directed by Amy York Rubin
- Written by Liz Feldman
S01E03
It's All My Fault
On what would have been her husband's 50th birthday, Jen clashes with her disapproving mother-in-law over the best way to mark the occasion.
- Directed by Abe Sylvia
- Written by Anthony King
S02E09
It's Not You, It's Me
Filled with guilt and regret, Jen finds a civic-minded way to unleash some pent-up feelings. Judy revisits her past. The police uncover a new lead.
- Directed by Silver Tree
- Written by Kelly Hutchinson, Liz Feldman
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E03
Look at What We Have Here
S03E05
We Didn't Think This Through
S03E01
We've Been Here Before
S03E02
We Need to Talk
S03E04
Where Do We Go Now?
S03E06
We're Gonna Beat This Thing
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Liz Feldman
Showrunner
Christina Applegate
Executive producer
Will Ferrell
Executive producer
Adam McKay
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Christie Smith
Executive producer
Jessica Elbaum
Executive producer
Kelly Hutchinson
Writer
Dan Dietz
Writer
Rebecca Addelman
Writer
Elizabeth Benjamin
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Cara DiPaolo
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Emma Rathbone
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Celeste Hughey
Writer
Jessi Klein
Writer
Abe Sylvia
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kate Robin
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Anthony King
Writer
Njeri Brown
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Joe HardestyProducer
- Buddy EnrightProducer
- Kelly HutchinsonProducer
- Liz FeldmanExecutive Producer
- Linda CardelliniProducer
- Christina ApplegateExecutive Producer
Writing
- Kelly HutchinsonWriter
- Liz FeldmanWriter
- Dan DietzWriter
- Rebecca AddelmanWriter
- Elizabeth BenjaminWriter
- Cara DiPaoloWriter
Direction
- Geeta PatelDirector
- Silver TreeDirector
- Amy York RubinDirector
- Kat CoiroDirector
- Elizabeth Allen RosenbaumDirector
- Abe SylviaDirector
Cinematography
- Daniel ModerDirector of Photography
Music
- Adam BlauOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Britbox Apple TV Channel Streaming
- BritBoxStreaming
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- BBC Select Apple Tv channelStreaming
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