Dead Like Me (2003)

Name: Dead Like Me
Rating: 7.6

Rating: 7.6

Synopsis

When her life comes to an abrupt end, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others as they die, she suddenly finds herself an unwilling participant in a line of work she never knew existed: Grim Reaping!

First Air Date: 2003-06-27

Last Air Date: 2004-10-31

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 29

Created By: Bryan Fuller

Networks: Showtime

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Top Cast

Ellen Muth as Georgia 'George' Lass
Mandy Patinkin as Rube Sofer
Callum Blue as Mason
Jasmine Guy as Roxy Harvey
Cynthia Stevenson as Joy Lass
Britt McKillip as Reggie Lass
Christine Willes as Delores Herbig
Laura Harris as Daisy Adair
Greg Kean as Clancy Lass
Patricia Idlette as Kiffany

Seasons

None (2003)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pilot (2003-06-27)

When smart, cynical 18-year-old George is killed by an errant toilet seat falling from space, she joins the ranks of an undead group of grim reapers. As she clumsily learns to adjust to her new role in the afterlife, George haphazardly hurtles towards her first dreaded assignment: to collect the soul of a little girl.
Ep. 2: Dead Girl Walking (2003-07-04)

George tries to shirk her new grim reaper responsibilities, but discovers that doing so leads to nasty consequences for the souls. She also attempts to get a real job by once again gracing the doorway of the Happy Time Temp Agency.
Ep. 3: Curious George (2003-07-11)

George discovers the price that the dead pay when they try to hang on to their past.
Ep. 4: Reapercussions (2003-07-18)

George finds a loophole in the "reaper rules" and decides to spare her next soul, but quickly learns that if you flip off Fate, Fate flings it back at you ten-fold.
Ep. 5: Reaping Havoc (2003-07-25)

George realizes that even the undead need friends, but she loses one when a reaper decides to jump to the other side.
Ep. 6: My Room (2003-08-01)

George meets her new roommate, Daisy Adair, a glamorous, but annoying 1930s ingenue-turned-reaper who has joined their group.
Ep. 7: Reaper Madness (2003-08-08)

George gets her first post-mortem kiss from a doomed schizophrenic who can see the gravelings.
Ep. 8: A Cook (2003-08-15)

George gets a pet and Rube takes a shift on the grill at Der Waffle Haus.
Ep. 9: Sunday Mornings (2003-08-22)

George makes a new friend and discovers her dad is not the person she thought he was, while Roxy's actions cause an obnoxious lout to find religion.
Ep. 10: Business Unfinished (2003-08-29)

Daisy enlists George's help in fleecing a wealthy society matron's son, and Roxy faces her annual struggle to come to terms with her death.
Ep. 11: The Bicycle Thief (2003-09-05)

Needing money to buy a bicycle, George gets a new job -- and an awkward farewell party at Happy Time - while her fellow reapers face their own complications.
Ep. 12: Nighthawks (2003-09-12)

George panics when Rube is assigned to pop a soul at her family's home.
Ep. 13: Vacation (2003-09-19)

Death takes a holiday and the reapers use the break to catch up on some paperwork.
Ep. 14: Rest in Peace (2003-09-26)

While George tries to get her old job back, her family prepares to visit her grave.