Life & Beth

Life & Beth is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Schumer, who also stars alongside Violet Young, Michael Cera, Yamaneika Saunders, Michael Rapaport, and Susannah Flood. It premiered on Hulu on March 18, 2022. In April 2022, the series was renewed for a ten-episode second season that premiered on February 16, 2024.

The series follows wine salesperson Beth who realizes that she is dissatisfied with her life when her mother unexpectedly dies. The storyline in season 2 involving Matt suddenly discovering he has a teenage daughter is partially based on a real-life event that happened to the actor playing Matt, Kevin Kane.

Main

 * Amy Schumer as Beth, a sales representative of a mid-size wine company in New York City who reassesses all her life decisions upon the death of her mother
 * Violet Young as a young version of Beth
 * Michael Cera as John, a farmhand who befriends Beth on one of her sales trips to rural Long Island
 * Susannah Flood as Ann, Beth's younger sister

Recurring

 * Yamaneika Saunders as Maya
 * Michael Rapaport as Leonard
 * Jon Glaser as Gerald
 * Kevin Kane as Matt
 * Laura Benanti as Jane
 * Sas Goldberg as Jess
 * Arielle Siegel as Jen
 * Larry Owens as Clark
 * Rosebud Baker as Meri
 * LaVar Walker as Lavar
 * Gary Gulman as Shlomo
 * Murray Hill as Murray (S1)

Release
The series premiered with all 10 episodes on March 18, 2022, on Hulu. In international markets, it was later released via the Star content hub on Disney+, on Star+ in Latin America, and on Disney+ Hotstar in Southeast Asia.

Audience viewership
According to Whip Media, Life & Beth was the 7th most streamed original series across all platforms, in the United States during the week of March 27, 2022.

Critical reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 90% approval rating with an average rating of 7.30/10, based on 38 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Beth proves there's still plenty of life left in Amy Schumer's artistic project, boasting the comedian's most nuanced performance yet." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

The first season was a ReFrame Stamp IMDbPro Top 200 Scripted TV Recipients in 2022.