<P> The Judge (Gen, short for hydrogen) decides to hear the group out and administers them tests which play to their weaknesses . All fail except Eleanor, and are sentenced to the Bad Place when Michael, who escaped with Janet's help, arrives . Michael explains to the Judge that the point system used is flawed because the humans became better people after their death, which should not be possible . When Gen points out they only did so because they wanted a reward (the Good Place), Michael convinces her to send them all back to Earth moments before their deaths . The show then chronicles Eleanor's attempt to become a better person after her now near - death experience . After a false start, Michael intervenes and points Eleanor in the direction of Chidi . She listens to one of Chidi's lectures on YouTube and then travels to Australia to meet him . </P> <Ul> <Li> Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased saleswoman from Arizona who entered an afterlife utopia called "The Good Place" seemingly after being mistaken for a human rights lawyer by the same name . With the aid of her alleged soulmate, Chidi, she attempts to reform by learning about ethics, believing she still has a chance to earn a legitimate spot in The Good Place . Now that Eleanor knows about Michael's experiments and the memory wipes, Eleanor became the de facto leader in the group "Team Cockroach" after she makes a truce with Michael to keep Shawn from finding out about the reboots in exchange for helping the humans get to the real Good Place . As of season 2, she is the only person from "Team Cockroach" who belongs in the real Good Place . </Li> <Li> William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye, a deceased ethics professor who was born in Nigeria and raised in Senegal, Eleanor's alleged soulmate . Though he took a while to accept it, he discovers that he and Eleanor were meant to be soulmates because he was always there for her . He is the first person to learn her secret and begins teaching her about ethics to reform both her and Jason . He died on earth when an air conditioner fell on his head outside his apartment building . Chidi, whose name means "God exists" in Igbo, speaks French, but in this afterlife, his speech is translated into whatever languages people who listen to him speak; therefore, he appears to speak English to Eleanor and the audience . </Li> <Li> Jameela Jamil as Tahani Al - Jamil, a deceased, wealthy philanthropist who traveled extensively around the world . She was born in Pakistan, raised in England, and went to school in France . Tahani, whose full name means "Congratulations Beautiful", is a seemingly - good - natured soul with a cheerful and helpful attitude who was constantly overshadowed by her younger sister, Kamilah during her time on Earth . She died on Earth when a statue of her sister fell on her at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio . She gradually learns the truth about Eleanor and Jason following Eleanor's arrival . Initially, Eleanor dislikes Tahani, finding her positive attitude, condescending manner, and her tendency to name drop obnoxious, but the two eventually become friends . </Li> <Li> D'Arcy Carden as Janet, a programmed guide who acts as the neighborhood's main source of information, analogous to an intelligent personal assistant . She is the 25th generation of "Janet" programs like her, dating back to a predecessor featuring a click - wheel . She has infinite knowledge of the universe, can provide residents anything they desire, and details everything of what is happening in the Good Place but does have some flaws . Since she is the only individual who came from a true Good Place (Michael admits to having stolen her in the season 1 finale), Janet is subject to numerous reboots; she pleads with whomever tries to push a red button that shuts her down not to kill her . These reboots give Janet increased abilities as well as programming capabilities that compel her to make humans happy, as she'll only answer to what the humans want her to do, including keeping their secrets to escaping the Bad Place . Janet is incompatible with lies and must tell the objective truth . In season 1, after she was rebooted the first time, Jason and Janet fell in love with each other and got married . It is revealed in season 2 that her feelings for Jason have remained despite memory wipes causing glitches . As Janet becomes more self - aware with each reboot, she realizes that the neighborhood may be destroyed due to her computer glitches, and she begs Michael to "kill" her and turn her into a marble . Michael, after having attended so many of Chidi's lessons on ethics, cannot bring himself to permanently disable Janet because he now considers her to be his best friend . Since Michael will not agree to permanently disable her, Janet creates a new boyfriend for herself whom she chooses to disable later in the season . <Ul> <Li> Carden also plays "Bad Janet", Janet's counterpart from The Bad Place . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Manny Jacinto as "Jianyu Li", a supposedly silent Buddhist monk from Taiwan and Tahani's soulmate . Eleanor discovers he is actually Jason Mendoza from Jacksonville, Florida, an amateur DJ, devoted Jacksonville Jaguars fan, and backup dancer who sold fake drugs to high school students . After Janet is rebooted in Season 1, Jason develops feelings for her because she is the only one who is nice to him; the two marry, but because his memory is wiped in the season 1 finale, he is unaware of his marriage to Janet until he is told about it in season 2 . Prior to that, his forgotten love for Janet led to him bonding (and sleeping with) Tahani; the two almost marry, but decide not to do so after they are reminded of his previous relationship with Janet . Though the two remain together for a time, near the end of season 2, Tahani breaks off the relationship because she recognizes she should not rely so much on others for her sense of worth . </Li> <Li> Ted Danson as Michael, the architect of The Good Place where Eleanor and her fellow humans reside . In the first - season finale, it is discovered that he is a Bad Place demon who constructed a fake "Good Place" to torture Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, and Jason . Unfortunately, he ends up repeatedly restarting his experiment due to Eleanor (and one time Jason) always figuring out that "The Good Place" is "The Bad Place", leading to his routine failure, as well as hiding the constant resets from Shawn in order to avoid "retirement". As part of a truce he makes with Eleanor so his failing project will not be exposed and a chance to reform his behavior, Michael agrees to let the humans keep their memories and help them get into the true Good Place as well as to take Chidi's ethics lessons . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased saleswoman from Arizona who entered an afterlife utopia called "The Good Place" seemingly after being mistaken for a human rights lawyer by the same name . With the aid of her alleged soulmate, Chidi, she attempts to reform by learning about ethics, believing she still has a chance to earn a legitimate spot in The Good Place . Now that Eleanor knows about Michael's experiments and the memory wipes, Eleanor became the de facto leader in the group "Team Cockroach" after she makes a truce with Michael to keep Shawn from finding out about the reboots in exchange for helping the humans get to the real Good Place . As of season 2, she is the only person from "Team Cockroach" who belongs in the real Good Place . </Li> <Li> William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye, a deceased ethics professor who was born in Nigeria and raised in Senegal, Eleanor's alleged soulmate . Though he took a while to accept it, he discovers that he and Eleanor were meant to be soulmates because he was always there for her . He is the first person to learn her secret and begins teaching her about ethics to reform both her and Jason . He died on earth when an air conditioner fell on his head outside his apartment building . Chidi, whose name means "God exists" in Igbo, speaks French, but in this afterlife, his speech is translated into whatever languages people who listen to him speak; therefore, he appears to speak English to Eleanor and the audience . </Li>

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