Afterlife of the Party: An Exploration of Female Friendship
Netflix's Afterlife of the Party might fall into the rom-com genre, but it's much more about grief, strong female friendships, and platonic love than it is about romance.

Things get dark as a group assembles in the basement of an Elks Lodge where a young man faces down the demons of his past while recounting the story of his addiction, recovery and his nightly struggle to stay sober.
Netflix's Afterlife of the Party might fall into the rom-com genre, but it's much more about grief, strong female friendships, and platonic love than it is about romance.
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It's sexy, regardless of what else is going on.