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On 'The Afterparty,' a high school reunion really can kill you

The Apple TV+ show might not be as riotous as its roster of comedy stars would suggest, but it's an entertaining murder mystery.
Sam Richardson and Ben Schwartz play best buddies in the comedic murder mystery <em>The Afterparty</em>.

The pitch for the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty is persuasive. It's an all-star cast of comedy MVPs doing a murder mystery under the guidance of Christopher Miller, whose bona fides go all the way back to Clone High. And while it doesn't quite meet the expectations that pitch might create, it's a lot of fun anyway.

Here's a partial) and Genevieve Angelson (). (Dave Franco is in it being ... Dave Franco-ish, and you can feel about that as you wish.)

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