The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning is not about death.  It’s about life.  And once you watch this new TV series from Peacock you will so want to start ‘cleaning’ yourself,

In the series, we follow eight people at different stages of their lives who are given the chance to sort out their homes, life, and relationships before it’s too late. So organizer, designer, and psychologist (all Swedish) — also known as the “Death Cleaners” — come to America to help subjects reinvent themselves by facing their mortality, speaking honestly about death, and confronting all that “crap” that has been collecting dust for years. Each story builds toward a physical overhaul of the home, as well as an emotional evolution, leaving us smiling with a lighter view of death and a more celebratory vision for the future. This is a journey of levity and hope as narrator (and Executive Director) Amy Poehler hilariously guides us through stories about dealing with our stuff… so that those we leave behind aren’t faced with the overwhelming task of sorting through it.

Swedish Death Cleaning normalizes one of our worst fears, death, by reminding us of all the ways we are alive.

Based on New York Times bestselling book written by Margareta Magnusson, this unscripted series is from J.J. Duncan who came at it from a very personal angle and she and her wife  lost their son to leukemia at age 11. When looking for her next project, she was looking to create an avenue for conversation around death but in a positive and lighthearted way because she believes humor helps heal all wounds, She then learned about The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning and immediately knew this was the right one for her to help create this healthy discussion about a universal subject that so many of us struggle with.

It began streaming April 27, 2023, on Peacock.