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.