Screen Rant interviews Judith Light about her time playing Lynn in the Apple TV+ psychological drama Before and working with Billy Crystal.

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

Crystal is an interesting choice to shepherd audiences on this creepy voyage, created by Sarah Thorp. The once-boyish comic actor leans into the trauma drama, his unshaven face gray, his clothes unkempt.

"Before" seems to have been inspired by the M. Night Shyamalan classic "The 6th Sense," about the dead therapist and the boy who can see him. At least "Before" had the decency to come up with a different ending. It's the beginning and everything in between that's the problem.

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.

The character-driven psychological thriller “Before,” starring and executive produced by award-winning actor, comedian and filmmaker Billy Crystal, debuts today on Apple TV+. The 10-episode limited series launches with the first two episodes,

The comic actor is cast against type as a grief-stricken child therapist who takes a troubled boy under his wing

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.”