Carol & the End of the World is currently streaming in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Netflix, and its 7/10 TMDB rating reflects what viewers who have already found it know. A tightly focused run that does not overstay its welcome. That rating comes from 99 viewer scores — enough to represent a genuine consensus rather than a handful of enthusiasts. The availability across streaming platforms means you can start tonight without hunting for a disc or a dodgy stream. Martha Kelly is the obvious draw, but once you are in, it is the writing and the ensemble that keep you watching. If it has been sitting on your watchlist untouched, there is no better time to finally start it.

Originally commissioned by Netflix, Carol & the End of the World quickly became exactly the kind of show that viewers rearrange their evenings for. As a planetary apocalypse looms, a woman struggling to embrace end-times chaos searches for meaning in her last months on Earth. It aired in 2023. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Carol & the End of the World holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-season curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The kind of show you put on in the background and find yourself actually paying attention to. It earns every laugh across its entire run — no coasting on goodwill. The comedy comes from character rather than situation, which means it holds up on rewatch in a way that pure farce never does. Martha Kelly sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. If Solar Opposites is already in your rotation, Carol & the End of the World fits naturally alongside it.