It is clear that Netflix is a specialist in releasing animated series. From unique proposals like Arcane to animes like Blue Eye Samurai and existential and profound series like Bojack Horseman, there are many projects with which the streaming platform has succeeded in recent years.
Now, Netflix has just succeeded with one of its most daring, sarcastic, fun and functional animated proposals of recent times: Carol and the end of the world. Released on December 15th, this miniseries only has four episodes and yet it has conquered the hearts of everyone who has laid eyes on it.
An existentialist miniseries full of humor and great reflections
Carol & the End of the World is defined as an existentialist series, funny and with a somewhat uncomfortable adult humor that fits perfectly with other series on the platform. Its synopsis, certainly, makes it clear that what is being addressed in the fiction is not a small matter:
“With a mysterious planet hurtling towards Earth, extinction is imminent for the inhabitants of the world. While most feel liberated to pursue their wildest dreams, a quiet and always uncomfortable woman remains alone, lost among the hedonistic masses.”
Important topics such as the meaning of life, existentialism, or depression are approached from a unique point of view that we have rarely seen reflected in this way. Although movies like Don’t Look Up! provided us with a satirical take on the apocalypse, which Carol & the End of the World also have, the meaning of the miniseries is much more mature and full of nuances. Undoubtedly, four episodes to frame what has probably become the best animated series on Netflix in 2023.
