The Good Place (Season 1)

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The Good Place (season 1)
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Starring	Kristen Bell William Jackson Harper Jameela Jamil D'Arcy Carden Manny Jacinto Ted Danson
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	NBC
Original run	September 19, 2016 – January 19, 2017
Season chronology
	Next → Season 2
List of The Good Place episodes

The first season of the fantasy comedy television series The Good Place, created by Michael Schur, aired between September 19, 2016, and January 19, 2017, on NBC in the United States. The season was produced by Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Universal Television.

The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a recently deceased young woman who wakes up in the afterlife and is sent by Michael (Ted Danson) to "The Good Place," a heaven-like utopia he designed, in reward for her righteous life. Eleanor realizes that she was sent there by mistake, and hides her morally imperfect behavior (past and present). William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, and Manny Jacinto co-star as other residents of the Good Place, together with D'Arcy Carden as an artificial being helping the inhabitants. Each of the episodes are listed as "Chapter (xx)" following the opening title sequence.

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main 1.2 Recurring 2 Episodes 3 Critical reception 3.1 Critics' top 10 lists 4 Ratings 5 References 6 External links

Cast

Main

• Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased saleswoman from Arizona who entered an afterlife utopia called "The Good Place" seemingly after being mistaken for a human rights lawyer by the same name.
• William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye, a deceased ethics professor who was born in Nigeria and raised in Senegal, supposed to be Eleanor's soulmate. Reluctantly, he had hoped to meet a soulmate he could bond with, but soon discovers that he and Eleanor were meant to be soulmates because he was always there for her.
• Jameela Jamil as Tahani Al-Jamil, a deceased, wealthy philanthropist who traveled extensively around the world. She was born in Pakistan, raised in England, and went to school in France. Tahani, whose full name means "Congratulations Beautiful," is a seemingly good-natured soul with a cheerful and helpful attitude.
• D'Arcy Carden as Janet, a programmed guide who acts as the neighborhood's main source of information, analogous to an intelligent personal assistant.
• Manny Jacinto as "Jianyu Li", a silent Buddhist monk from Taiwan and Tahani's soulmate. Later it is revealed that he is really Jason Mendoza, a deceased DJ and small-time drug dealer from Florida.
• Ted Danson as Michael, the architect of The Good Place where Eleanor and her fellow humans reside.

Recurring

• Tiya Sircar as the "real Eleanor Shellstrop", a human rights lawyer mistakenly sent to The Bad Place, whose backstory was given as having been killed trying to save Eleanor from a traffic accident, causing confusion because the two Eleanors were close to one another and died almost simultaneously.
• Adam Scott as Trevor. A sinister figure representing The Bad Place, sent upon Eleanor's true identity being revealed, vowing to take her with him. He leads an entourage of demons that parties endlessly and bullies Michael.
• Marc Evan Jackson as Shawn, Michael's boss. He is an all powerful judge who is called in to help decide Eleanor's fate.
• Maribeth Monroe as Mindy St. Claire, the only resident of The Medium Place, a neutral plane of existence between The Good Place and The Bad Place.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)

Critical reception

Critics' top 10 lists

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