Ricky Gervais wears many hats as the creator, writer, director and star of his Netflix laffer series “Derek,” but all of his work boils down to one goal — striking a chord with the audience. “I think ...

With his new show Derek, out tomorrow on Netflix, Ricky Gervais is making the pitch that he's actually a kind person, despite his reputation for nastiness. But the the show—while being abundantly ...

British comic says auds are surprised ‘I have a kind streak’ with new series, which debuts on the Internet service Sept. 12 “What seems to be surprising to people is that I have a kind streak,” the ...

Ricky Gervais series Derek is to make its US debut on Netflix in September. All seven half-hour episodes of the comedy - first aired on Channel 4 - will be made available to Netflix subscribers in the ...

In Netflix’s tender-hearted dramedy “Derek,” available for streaming beginning on Thursday, an elderly friend tells Ricky Gervais’ mentally- challenged title character that it’s “more important to be ...

Ricky Gervais isn’t a third series kind of guy. ‘The Office’ wrapped up in two seasons followed by a 2-part Christmas special. ‘Extras’ was much the same. ‘Derek’, though, Gervais’ less critically ...

Ricky Gervais at The Paley Center for Media on June 5, 2014. "Derek" is a bittersweet comedy about how the elderly and their caretakers have been marginalized in society. Ricky Gervais stars as Derek ...

Ricky Gervais’ latest series, Derek, now available on Netflix, is unlike other television shows in a number of ways. The one that struck me as most interesting was the motivation behind it. Normally ...

Derek, the new mockumentary series from The Office creator Ricky Gervais, is headed to Netflix next month, and we're now getting a look at the first trailer for US audiences. The show is set in a ...