I'm not saying Apple TV+ has an issue with repetitive storytelling, but the new drama Before is the service's third series featuring a renowned comic actor playing a man mourning his dead wife. Not the streaming platform's third series ever to rely on that hoary trope.

The comedic actor is taking a dramatic turn in Apple TV+'s psychological thriller that's reminiscent of 'The Sixth Sense.'

After years of making his name in comedy, fans of Billy Crystal will need to shed their preconceptions before they delve into his new Apple TV+ thriller, Before. Crystal stars as Eli, a child psychiatrist who's haunted by the loss of his wife Lynn.

Attendees at the “Before” premiere included star and executive producer, Billy Crystal, creator, writer, showrunner and executive producer, Sarah Thorp, and series stars Judith Light, Rosie Perez, Jacobi Jupe, Adam Berstein, Ava Lalezarzadah, Jet Wilkinson, Maria Dizzia, Robert Townsend and Sakina Jaffrey.

Crystal’s return to the screen is not, in fact, in a comedy series. Though you might be confused after watching the baffling, misbegotten “Before.”

WHAT IT'S ABOUT Eli (Billy Crystal) is a New York psychiatrist who has decided to give up his practice following the tragic death of his wife, Lynn (Judith Light) — until he's presented with one last case that he can't resist.