The Afterparty premiered on Apple TV+ on January 28, 2022. The first season takes place at a high school reunion after-party with each episode "a different character's perspective" of what happened that night. The second season follows the same formula of each guest's perspective of the preceding after party and the events leading up to it. The series is an example of "the millennial whodunnit", a subgenre of murder mystery.
The first season takes place at a high school reunion after-party with each episode "a different character's perspective" of what happened that night. Critic Olivia Rutigliano noted that it is an example of "the millennial whodunnit," a subgenre of murder mystery.