The End of the F***ing World (2017)
The End of the F***ing World is a 2017 comedy series created by Jonathan Entwistle. It stars Alex Lawther, Jessica Barden and Steve Oram.
James is seventeen, convinced he is a psychopath, and quietly bored of hurting animals. Alyssa is loud, furious, and desperate to get out of a home that offers her nothing. When she latches onto him at school, the two runaways point a stolen car toward the father she barely remembers. Adapted from Charles Forsman's minicomics for Channel 4 and Netflix, this British black comedy runs on deadpan narration and long silences, finding odd tenderness in two damaged teenagers. Alex Lawther and Jessica Barden play it straight-faced while the humor curdles and the road turns dangerous.
Quick answers
What is The End of the F***ing World about?
James is seventeen, convinced he is a psychopath, and quietly bored of hurting animals. Alyssa is loud, furious, and desperate to get out of a home that offers her nothing. When she latches onto him at school, the two runaways point a stolen car toward the father she barely remembers. Adapted from Charles Forsman's minicomics for Channel 4 and Netflix, this British black comedy runs on deadpan narration and long silences, finding odd tenderness in two damaged teenagers. Alex Lawther and Jessica Barden play it straight-faced while the humor curdles and the road turns dangerous.
When was The End of the F***ing World released?
The End of the F***ing World was released on 24 October 2017.
How many episodes does The End of the F***ing World have?
The End of the F***ing World has 16 episodes across 2 seasons.
Who made The End of the F***ing World?
The End of the F***ing World was created by Jonathan Entwistle.
Where can I watch The End of the F***ing World?
The End of the F***ing World is available on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home and Google Play Movies.
Where to watch The End of the F***ing World
Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies
Official site
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-end-of-the-ing-world
Cast
- Alex Lawther as James
- Jessica Barden as Alyssa Foley
- Steve Oram as Phil
- Naomi Ackie as Bonnie
- Josh Dylan as Todd Alan King
- Christine Bottomley as Gwen
- Jack Veal as Little James
- Navin Chowdhry as Tony
- Wunmi Mosaku as DC Teri Darego
- Gemma Whelan as DC Eunice Noon
- Jonathan Aris as Professor Clive Koch
- Holly Beechey as Little Alyssa
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A few thoughts on The End of the F***ing World
Life Is Strange captures the same bruised-teenager mood, two outsiders drifting through consequences they can't take back. Undertale shares its knack for wrapping real feeling and dark choices inside deadpan comedy. For a similarly manipulative, morally slippery game of nerve, the manga Liar Game keeps you guessing about who is really in control.
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The End of the F***ing World runs on flat narration, long silences and jokes that curdle into real danger. These British shows share that pitch-black deadpan, following crooks, killers and ordinary people through violence played so dry it stays funny, right up to the moment it suddenly is not.
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James and Alyssa are two damaged kids who latch onto each other because no one else will have them. The End of the F***ing World finds odd tenderness in that bond, and these stories do the same, following raw, funny, furious young people through heartbreak, bad decisions and the friends who make it survivable.
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