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The Good Place

American television series

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"The Good Place" is an American television series that aired from 2016 to 2020. The show stars Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop, a woman who mistakenly ends up in a utopian afterlife community. Throughout the series, Eleanor strives to become a better person. The show explores themes of ethics and moral philosophy, notably featuring discussions and scenarios related to the trolley problem, a thought experiment concerning difficult ethical choices. The series was created by Michael Schur and also featured Ted Danson in a prominent role.1

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Kristen Bell
The Good Place and other projects from the late 2010s
…in the acclaimed comedy series The Good Place, created by Michael Schur. Starring alongside Ted Danson, Bell portrayed Eleanor Shellstrop, a flawed woman who mistakenly ends up in a paradise-like community and strives to become a better person. The show was nominated for many awards during its four-season run, with…
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…in the acclaimed comedy series The Good Place, created by Michael Schur. Starring alongside Ted Danson, Bell portrayed Eleanor Shellstrop, a flawed woman who mistakenly ends up in a paradise-like community and strives to become a better person. The show was nominated for many awards during its four-season run, with…
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Ted Danson
Career
Scene Investigation (2011–15), Fargo (2015), The Good Place, Mr. Mayor (2021–22), and A Man on the Inside (2024– ). He made a cameo appearance in the war film Saving Private Ryan (1998).
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Scene Investigation (2011–15), Fargo (2015), The Good Place, Mr. Mayor (2021–22), and A Man on the Inside (2024– ). He made a cameo appearance in the war film Saving Private Ryan (1998).
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Maya Rudolph
Emmy Award-winning performances
…judge in Michael Schur’s sitcom The Good Place, Rudolph received two Emmy nominations, in 2018 and 2019. Also in 2019 she debuted her impression of then senator and U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris on SNL, for which she won an Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series. She…
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…judge in Michael Schur’s sitcom The Good Place, Rudolph received two Emmy nominations, in 2018 and 2019. Also in 2019 she debuted her impression of then senator and U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris on SNL, for which she won an Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series. She…
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Michael Schur
Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Good Place
…created the much-praised comedy series The Good Place, which ran for four seasons on NBC. The high-concept sitcom starred Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop, a woman who was selfish in her life on earth but after dying is mistakenly sent to the Good Place—a highly exclusive heavenly afterlife setting designed…
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…created the much-praised comedy series The Good Place, which ran for four seasons on NBC. The high-concept sitcom starred Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop, a woman who was selfish in her life on earth but after dying is mistakenly sent to the Good Place—a highly exclusive heavenly afterlife setting designed…
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