A murder mystery has been done a thousand times before. There are often common tropes in this type of tale: a detective, investigation, an obvious suspect who isn't actually guilty, some red herrings, and a guilty party who seemed totally innocent. The Apple TV+ comedy series The Afterparty is about a pop star Xavier (Dave Franco) who is murdered during a celebration after a high school reunion. But instead of being a straightforward thriller that everyone has seen before, the show takes a completely new approach to this idea.