Peacock Wants to Help People Prepare for Their Deaths In New Reality Show

A new show from Peacock wants to make you think about death and get sad and stuff. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning is an hour-long home makeover show narrated by Amy Poehler and based on the best-selling book by Margareta Magnusson.

Essentially, it will help people organize their homes and prepare for death… while enjoying the rest of their lives.

“We are so excited to work on such a life-affirming project with the genius creators at Scout,” said Poehler in a statement. “Swedish Death Cleaning reminds us to focus on what is truly important, and we couldn’t find a better team to take this journey with than Peacock and the incredible Scout Team.”

The show will star a Swedish Death Cleaner who helps people who “are at a major crossroads” to organize and declutter their homes.

The art of Death Cleaning (or Döstädning) is a Swedish trend that involves people and their families putting their affairs in order and cutting down on clutter before the person’s death. The idea is to do away with stress and take stock of what’s important.

It’s a little bit Marie Kondo… but with more of a focus on kicking the bucket.

“Whether it’s sorting the family heirlooms from the junk, downsizing to a smaller place, or setting up a system to help you stop misplacing your keys, death cleaning gives us the chance to make the later years of our lives as comfortable and stress-free as possible,” reads the book’s synopsis. “Whatever your age, Swedish death cleaning can be used to help you de-clutter your life, and take stock of what’s important.”

Each episode of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning will focus on a different person who is visited by the Death Cleaner to help them organize their lives.

It will feature interviews with the homeowner and their families, as well as friends and neighbors as the Death Cleaner encourages their subjects to pass along mementos before their death… and get rid of things they don’t really need.

Peacock has ordered a full series of the show which is created and produced by Scout Productions alongside Amy Poehler’s production company, Paper Kite Productions.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

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