A family's return home unleashes absurd, darkly comic chaos when a portal to the Afterlife opens.
Campy, with absurdist humor. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Max.
What we could confirm fits a PG-13: a few tense moments and a jolt or two.
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After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.
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