Dead Like Me

Dead Like Me
Genre
Created byBryan Fuller
StarringEllen Muth
Laura Harris
Callum Blue
Jasmine Guy
Cynthia Stevenson
Mandy Patinkin
Narrated byEllen Muth
Theme music composerStewart Copeland
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes29 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersBryan Fuller
John Masius
Tom Spezialy
Stephen Godchaux
Production locationsVancouver, British Columbia
Running time40–50 minutes
74 minutes ("Pilot")
Production companiesJohn Masius Productions
MGM Television
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseJune 27, 2003 (2003-06-27) –
October 31, 2004 (2004-10-31)
Related
Dead like Me: Life After Death
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Dead Like Me is an American comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime cable network, where it ran for two seasons (200304). Fuller left the show five episodes into the first season because of creative differences; creative direction was taken over by executive producers John Masius and Stephen Godchaux. A direct-to-DVD film titled Dead like Me: Life After Death was released on February 17, 2009.[1]

Eighteen-year-old Georgia "George" Lass (Ellen Muth) is the show's protagonist and narrator. George dies early in the pilot episode and becomes one of the "undead", a "grim reaper". George soon learns that a reaper's job is to remove the souls of people, preferably just before they die, and escort them until they move on into their afterlife. George's death leaves behind her mother (Cynthia Stevenson) and the rest of her family at a point when her relationships with them were on shaky ground.

The show explores the experiences of a small team of such reapers, as well as the changes in George and her family as they deal with George's death.

  1. '^ "Official Press Release for Life After Death Direct-to-DVD Film and The Complete Collection: Soul Collectors Edition 9-Disc Set". TVShowsOnDVD.com. December 8, 2008. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2010.