Dead to Me (Netflix series): Follow up- incredible series

I get bored with Netflix series extremely easy. It is actually very rare that I watch an entire season of anything these days and this has a lot to do with the fact that we have so much choice in today's "on demand" services like Netflix. If it isn't stellar, I move on. Dead to Me was captivating from start to finish and I am really looking forward to the next season.

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This is a relatively new series and I likely would have watched it anyway because of Christina Applegate being in it. I have become so used to seeing her in full-on comedies that this is a bit of a new avenue for her. While I could be wrong about this, I also don't have much recollection of her being the star of very many things as she tends to be featured in a supporting role type way. Although I think her co-star steals the show, Applegate is phenomenal in this series as well.

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Without spoiling I'll just say that the series is about Jen Harding (Applegate,) a woman whose husband recently died in a hit-and-run that has not been solved by the police - they don't have any clues that can lead to it ever being solved. One day at a grief counseling group Jen hits it off with Judy Hale (played by the absolutely incredible Linda Cardellini) who is an eccentric and extremely kind woman who has a bit of a dark past that is, unbeknownst to Jen Harding, intrinsically tied to her own life.

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The two of them develop a powerful friendship very quickly and Judy ends up moving into Jen's house in order to help one another cope with their recent losses. They find that they are actually perfect for one another (not in a romantic way, don't get excited) and Judy just seems to "complete" Jen in many ways and this is reciprocal.

So far the way that I am describing this sounds like a "Live Love Laugh" type film but I can assure you that it is not like that at all. I am being very careful to not spoil what is going on here because I honestly believe this is the best series I have seen in a long time. I watched every episode carefully and honestly wouldn't mind watching them again.... the show is that damn good.

The trailer, just like my words, don't even touch base on what makes this show so amazing. I'm not gonna spoil it and I wont need to. Dead to me is not one of those series that you have to watch 3 episodes of before it becomes interesting: It hooks you in the first 5 minutes and the pace never slows down. There is honestly not a single episode of filler here at all and you stay entertained all the way through. The preview presents the show as a comedy and it does have comedic moments but for the most part it is a drama and an extremely good one at that. I can't wait for season 2 and it is extremely rare for me to actually say that.

On a scale of "Urgh!" to "Wowsers" I give Dead to Me a heartfelt overall score of.....