Season 1

**Season 1** is the first season of NBC's *The Good Place*. It premiered on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 19, 2017.

## Synopsis

What happens when we die? It’s a question everyone has asked, since the beginning of time. But when Eleanor Shellstrop dies tragically, she finds out that the afterlife is amazing; full of frozen yogurt, soulmates, and wonderful people who have done incredible things with their lives. It is absolutely perfect. The only problem is Eleanor isn’t supposed to be in The Good Place. In fact, her life decisions wouldn’t have even gotten her close. But due to a clerical error, she’s been given someone else’s reward and now has to struggle with being good in order to make sure her secret isn’t discovered.

## Cast

Kristen Bell as **Eleanor Shellstrop**
William Jackson Harper as **Chidi Anagonye**
Jameela Jamil as **Tahani Al-Jamil**
D'Arcy Carden as **Janet/Bad Janet**
Manny Jacinto as **Jason Mendoza**
**and** Ted Danson as **Michael**
**Recurring Cast**

Tiya Sircar as **The Real Eleanor** (6/13)
**Guest Starring**

Steve Berg as **Gunner** (3/13)
Adam Scott as **Trevor** (3/13)
Marc Evan Jackson as **Shawn** (3/13)
Amy Okuda as **Jessica** (2/13)
Susan Park as **Pevita** (2/13)
Allyn Rachel as **Betsy** (2/13)
Eugene Cordero as **Pillboi** (2/13)
John Hartmann as **Bart** (2/13)
Rebecca Delgado Smith as **Pilar** (2/13)
Emily Arlook as **Dana** (2/13)
Sunita Mani as **Chad** (2/13)
Zeke Nicholson as **Troy** (2/13)
Jacki Tohn as **Alexis** (2/13)
George Basil as **Andy** ("Tahani Al-Jamil")
Jamie Denbo as **Chef Patricia** ("Jason Mendoza")
Rebecca Hazlewood as **Kamilah Al-Jamil** ("Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis")
Anna Khaja as **Manisha Al-Jamil** ("Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis")
Ajay Mehta as **Waqas Al-Jamil** ("Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis")
Dominic Burgess as **Henry** ("The Eternal Shriek")
Angela Trimbur as **Madison** ("Most Improved Player")
Keston John as **Uzo** ("Chidi's Choice")
Jonno Roberts as **Gawlff** ("Chidi's Choice")
Maribeth Monroe as **Mindy St. Claire** ("Mindy St. Claire")
Leslie Grossman as **Donna Shellstrop** ("Mindy St. Claire")
Luke Guldan as **Chris Baker** ("Michael's Gambit")
Jama Williamson as **Val** ("Michael's Gambit")
**Co-Starring**

Bambadjan Bamba as **Bambadjan** (3/13)
Seth Morris as **Wallace** (3/13)
Ruman Kazi as **Sachveer** (2/13)
John Hartman as **Joe** (2/13)
Jamila Webb as **Good Woman** (2/13)
Jorge Diaz as **Antonio** (2/13)
Monnae Michaell as **Nina** (2/13)
Meryl Hathaway as **Brittany** (2/13)
Jill Remez as **Gloria** ("Everything Is Fine")
Adam Huber as **Kirk** ("Flying")
Drew Brooks as **Samuel** ("Tahani Al-Jamil")
Sandy Cevallos as **Cualli** ("Tahani Al-Jamil")
Dave Ferguson as **Acidcat** ("Jason Mendoza")
Lynnette Gaza as **Eunice** ("Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis")
Yaniellie Ireland as **Young Kamilah** ("Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis")
Jill Johnson as **Henriette** ("Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis")
GraceAnne Pullappally as **Young Tahani** ("Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis")
Mary Holland as **Paula Ouncerock** ("What We Owe To Each Other")
Tianna Okoye as **Allesandra** ("The Eternal Shriek")
Jordan Diggs as **Todd** ("...Someone Like Me As A Member")
Kayleigh Krause as **Jessica** ("...Someone Like Me As A Member")
Michelle Matule as **Casey's friend** ("...Someone Like Me As A Member") | Max Silvestri as **Dwayne DeRock** ("...Someone Like Me As A Member")
Ele Woods as **Casey** ("...Someone Like Me As A Member")
Sarah Yarkin as **Gloria** ("...Someone Like Me As A Member")
Jonathan Bray as **Zach Czytchu** ("Chidi's Choice")
Dallas Dupree Young as **Young Uzo** ("Chidi's Choice")
Jayne Entwistle as **Dierdre** ("Chidi's Choice")
AJ Hudson as **Young Chidi** ("Chidi's Choice")
Abigail Marlowe as **Margaret** ("Chidi's Choice")
Mataeo Mingo as **Femi** ("Chidi's Choice")
Will McLaughlin as **Officer Prawnmandler** ("What's My Motivation")
Jen Statsky as **Susan** ("What's My Motivation")
Jailene Arias as **Vanessa Garcia** ("Mindy St. Claire")
Tom Beyer as **Doug Shellstrop** ("Mindy St. Claire")
Sarah Casolaro as **Google Crosby** ("Mindy St. Claire")
Avery Hayes as **Young Eleanor** ("Mindy St. Claire")
Mele Ihara as **Beadie** ("Mindy St. Claire")
Georgia Mischak as **Yoga Woman** ("Mindy St. Claire")
Braxton Beckham as **Dave** ("Michael's Gambit")

## Trivia

* This season is tied with Season 3 as the lowest rated season of The Good Place with an average rating of 8.0 on IMDb.
* Michael is named after the archangel Michael.
* Kristen Bell is a vegetarian and all the shrimp she eats is specially created by the props department
* Show creator Michael Schur stated that before they launched the first sneak peek for episode one of The Good Place, there's was simply two versions of the original synopsis.
* Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto were both each other's seventh kiss ever.