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* [[Marc Evan Jackson]] as Shawn, Michael's ex-boss in the Bad Place. He supports traditional torture and devotes his time in bringing the four back to the Bad Place.
* [[Marc Evan Jackson]] as Shawn, Michael's ex-boss in the Bad Place. He supports traditional torture and devotes his time to bringing the four back to the Bad Place.
* [[Maya Rudolph]] as Judge Hydrogen (or "Gen" for short), an impartial inter-dimensional judge who rules on matters involving the Good Place and the Bad Place. Michael successfully convinces her to put the four humans back on Earth to test his theory that they can reform even after what happened.
* [[Maya Rudolph]] as Judge Hydrogen (or "Gen" for short), an impartial inter-dimensional judge who rules on matters involving the Good Place and the Bad Place. Michael successfully convinces her to put the four humans back on Earth to test his theory that they can reform even after what happened.
* [[Kirby Howell-Baptiste]] as Simone, a neuroscientist who befriends Chidi.
* [[Kirby Howell-Baptiste]] as Simone, a neuroscientist who befriends Chidi.

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The Good Place
Season 3
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes4
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2018 (2018-09-27) –
present (present)
Season chronology
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Season 2
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Season 4
List of episodes

The third season of the fantasy comedy television series The Good Place, created by Michael Schur, was renewed on November 21, 2017, on NBC, and began airing on September 27, 2018, in the United States.[1][2] The season is produced by Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Universal Television. The season will consist of thirteen episodes.

The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a 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. However, she quickly realizes that she was sent there by mistake, and must hide 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 card.

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.[3]
  • William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye, a deceased ethics professor who was born in Nigeria and raised in Senegal. He is supposed to be the soulmate of "real Eleanor".[4]
  • 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. Her full name means "Congratulations Beautiful".[5]
  • D'Arcy Carden as Janet, a programmed guide who acts as the neighborhood's main source of information, analogous to an intelligent personal assistant.[6] She is from the real Good Place, and throughout the series develops human-like characteristics that are unusual for a Janet.
  • Manny Jacinto as Jason Mendoza, a deceased DJ and small-time drug dealer from Florida who seemingly was mistaken for "Jianyu Li", a silent Buddhist monk from Taiwan and Tahani's alleged soulmate.[7]
  • Ted Danson as Michael, the architect of the titular "Good Place" neighbourhood that the other main characters inhabit. At the end of season 1, Eleanor deduced they were really all in the Bad Place and Michael was tricking them into torturing each other, at which points he wipes their memories to repeat the experiment.

Recurring

  • Marc Evan Jackson as Shawn, Michael's ex-boss in the Bad Place. He supports traditional torture and devotes his time to bringing the four back to the Bad Place.
  • Maya Rudolph as Judge Hydrogen (or "Gen" for short), an impartial inter-dimensional judge who rules on matters involving the Good Place and the Bad Place. Michael successfully convinces her to put the four humans back on Earth to test his theory that they can reform even after what happened.
  • Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Simone, a neuroscientist who befriends Chidi.
  • Mike O'Malley as the Doorman, the gatekeeper of the doorway between the afterlife and Earth.
  • Adam Scott as Trevor, a demon from the Bad Place sent to Earth by Shawn.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
271"Everything Is Bonzer!" (Part 1)Dean HollandJen Statsky & Michael SchurSeptember 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)3.13[8]
282"Everything Is Bonzer!" (Part 2)Dean HollandJen StatskySeptember 27, 2018 (2018-09-27)3.13[8]
293"The Brainy Bunch"Jude WengDan SchofieldOctober 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)2.96[9]
304"The Snowplow"Beth McCarthy-MillerJoe MandeOctober 11, 2018 (2018-10-11)N/A
315"Jeremy Bearimy"[10]Trent O'DonnellMegan AmramOctober 18, 2018 (2018-10-18)N/A
326"The Ballad of Donkey Doug"[11]Rebecca AsherMatt MurrayOctober 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)N/A
337"A Fractured Inheritance"[12]Beth McCarthy-MillerKassia MillerNovember 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)N/A

Critical reception

The third season has received critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has a rating of 100%, based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 9.07/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Charming and curious as ever, The Good Place remains a delightfully insightful bright spot on the television landscape."[13] On Metacritic, the third season has a score of 96 out of 100, based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[14]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Good Place season 3
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1–2 "Everything Is Bonzer!" September 27, 2018 1.0/4 3.13[8] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "The Brainy Bunch" October 4, 2018 0.9/4 2.96[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD

References

  1. ^ Sandberg, Bryn Elise (November 21, 2017). "'The Good Place' Renewed for Season 3 at NBC (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Petski, Denise (June 19, 2018). "NBC Sets Fall 2018 Premiere Dates: 'This Is Us', 'The Voice', 'Manifest' & More". Deadline. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ NBC press release (January 12, 2016). "Ted Danson and Kristen Bell Join Cast of Michael Schur's New NBC Comedy "Good Place"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 11, 2016). "'Good Place' NBC Comedy Series Casts William Jackson Harper". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2016). "'Good Place': British Presenter Jameela Jamil Cast in Mike Schur NBC Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 14, 2016). "'Good Place': UCB Performer D'Arcy Carden Cast in Mike Schur NBC Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (March 3, 2016). "'Good Place' NBC Comedy Series Casts Manny Jacinto; Julie Goldman Joins ABC's Weeks/Mackay Project". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c Welch, Alex (September 28, 2018). "'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Big Bang Theory,' and 'Thursday Night Football' adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Welch, Alex (October 5, 2018). "'Thursday Night Football' adjusts up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Good Place: Jeremy Bearimy". Zap2it. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "The Good Place: The Ballad of Donkey Doug". Zap2it. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  12. ^ "The Good Place: A Fractured Inheritance". Zap2it. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "The Good Place: Season 3 (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  14. ^ "The Good Place: Season 3 reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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