Plot Synopsis

Death is a bleak affair, but do funerals have to be? When her husband suddenly dies after 25 years of marriage, Karla Fazius' world breaks apart. Unexpectedly and to the astonishment of her family, however, she finds new energy in a new calling: she becomes a professional eulogist. On her way to regaining her own zest for life, she starts to accompany other mourners, making a great effort to break every single rule in the funeral business. Much to the regret of undertaker Andreas Borowski. At the same time, however, she struggles to overcome her own loss, plunging her family deeper into chaos. This series tells different stories of mourning, death and moving on: Sometimes funny, sometimes sad and always a bit absurd. No matter what others say: death does not have the last word. On Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, Netflix released the six-episode first season of THE LAST WORD.