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James (Alex Lowther) is 17 years old and pretty sure he’s a psychopath. Although he kills animals to pass the time, he now gets bored and decides to try killing a human. Alice (Jessica Burden), also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. Together, the fledgling psychopath and the rebellious adventure seeker – who is primarily trying to escape his tumultuous family – make the ultimate duo, and Alice convinces James to embark on a hellish journey in search of his real father, who is gone. At home when he was a child. James accepts, but with the intention of finding an opportunity to kill her.

Wandering around England, however, they begin a relationship after a series of misadventures…

Based on Charles Forsman’s award-winning comic book series, The End of the F***ing World takes two teenagers into a dark and confusing life of misfits. This darkly humorous British series, at once dynamic, exciting, melancholic and incredibly accurate, has been praised by critics and the public for its writing, direction and subject matter – as well as for the exceptional performances of its two headliners: Young. Jessica Burden and Alex Lowther Who make the most quirky, cute, authentic and just adorable duo.

First broadcast on Channel 4 before debuting on Netflix, the first season of the series – which was part of our top 6 anti-depressing English comedies – features a completely insane path, while the second focuses on the consequences of their actions. Based on its success, the show won a Peabody Award in 2019, and two of its chapters were nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series, with the other receiving the award in 2020. This second part was also mentioned in the top 10. The best series of 2019 from AlloCiné Editor with Euphoria, Chernobyl, years and years…

On the flip side, Naomie Aki (Bonnie) also won an award for her role in the series at the British Academy Television Awards.

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Really disturbing, distinctive and of course original, The end of the f***ing world is a teenage adventure like no other, which, in addition to its intelligence, boasts excellent settings, cinematography (Emmy nominated), a brilliant soundtrack and its indescribable atmosphere, which made it an alien from the small screen – rated 4.2 out of 5 by AlloCiné viewers From – absolutely essential viewing.

The end of the f***ing worldCreated by Jonathan Entwistle with Jessica Barden, Alex Lowther, Naomi Eck…

Season 2 to watch on Netflix.