SETTING THE SCENE
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The Good Place
2016–2020SERIES
Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased saleswoman who lived a morally corrupt life, finds herself in a heaven-like afterlife in a case of mistaken identity and tries to hide her past in order to stay there.
ComedyDramaFantasy
THE STORY UNFOLDS
Episodes 13
EPISODE 01Everything is Fine
When Eleanor dies and winds up in an afterlife paradise reserved for only the most ethical people, she realizes she's been mistaken for somebody else.
Sep 20, 2016
EPISODE 02Flying
Eleanor wants Chidi to teach her to be a good person, so he insists that she participate in a neighborhood cleanup instead of learning to fly.
Sep 20, 2016
EPISODE 03Tahani Al-Jamil
Eleanor thinks Tahani knows her secret. Michael tries to get Chidi interested in a new hobby. Janet goes through some strange personality changes.
Sep 23, 2016
EPISODE 04Jason Mendoza
Eleanor becomes friends with another neighborhood resident who's hiding something. Tahani plans a gala for the opening of a new restaurant.
Sep 30, 2016
EPISODE 05Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis
Chidi tires of spending so much time teaching Eleanor. Tahani snoops and doesn't like what she finds. Michael quarantines the neighborhood.
Oct 7, 2016
EPISODE 06What We Owe to Each Other
Eleanor distracts Michael from his search for the design flaw that's disrupting the neighborhood. Chidi horns in on Tahani and Jianyu's spa date.
Oct 14, 2016
EPISODE 07The Eternal Shriek
After learning Michael's retirement will be an eternity of torture, Eleanor decides to deactivate Janet, the only one able to send Michael away.
Oct 21, 2016
EPISODE 08Most Improved Player
Trying to uncover the truth, Michael interrogates Eleanor about her life, and also interviews Chidi, Tahani and Jianyu. Chidi faces a moral dilemma.
Oct 28, 2016
EPISODE 09…Someone Like Me as a Member
Michael has difficulty negotiating for Eleanor's fate. The Bad Place demons misbehave at Tahani's house. Chidi bonds with the other Eleanor.
Nov 4, 2016
EPISODE 10Chidi's Choice
Michael is frustrated by Chidi's indecisiveness. Eleanor discovers feelings she didn't realize she had. Jianyu makes a surprising announcement.
Jan 6, 2017
EPISODE 11What's My Motivation
Eleanor tries to improve her score before the judge arrives. Michael makes a surprising discovery. Chidi asks Eleanor for advice about love.
Jan 13, 2017
EPISODE 12Mindy St. Claire
Eleanor flees to the Medium Place with Jason and Janet, where they meet a former lawyer who lives there alone. Meanwhile, Eleanor's trial proceeds.
Jan 20, 2017
EPISODE 13Michael's Gambit
Eleanor, Jason, Chidi and Tahani argue about which two of them should go to the Bad Place. Eleanor has a shocking realization about the Good Place.
Jan 20, 2017
