Netflix fans are going crazy for the drama series featuring the 2000s sitcom star… but they warn: “You better bring your tissues”

Netflix fans have gone wild for a drama series starring a star of the 2000s sitcom, but have warned first-time viewers they might need some tissues.

Based on a novel of the same name, Firefly Lane explores the lives of two teenagers in the 1970s, and follows them into their adulthood in the mid-2000s.

Reacting to the show on the Facebook group Netflix Bangers, which has more than 3.2 million members, users praised the series but warned new viewers about some disturbing scenes.

They wrote: “It’s brilliant, it’s beautiful, it’s sad. You’ll regret having seen it, but you’ll be so glad you did.”

You better bring your tissues.

Another wrote: “It’s so good, I’ve never cried so much during the last episodes of a series.”

One person said: “One of the best! I really regretted it when I finished it.”

Another posted: ‘Beautiful show but the ending was so heartbreaking.’

The show sees Kate Mularkey and Tallulah “Tully” Hart forge a friendship in Seattle after becoming neighbors on a street called Firefly Lane at age 14.

Katherine Heigl plays Tully, while Kate is played by Sarah Chalke, who found fame and gained popularity through her portrayal of Elliot Reed-Dorian on Scrubs.

Also appearing on the show are Ben Lawson as Johnny Ryan, Kate’s ex-husband, and Beau Garrett as Cloud, Tully’s free-spirited mother who has a troubled drug addiction.

Fans were quick to point out how sad the show was due to the series’ heartbreaking finale, which saw Kate pass away after contracting a rare form of breast cancer.

The ending takes place at Kate’s funeral 10 years later, which Tully almost decides to miss because she is so heartbroken.

However, Johnny gives her a box that Kate prepared for her, including her book and an iPod with her favorite songs, which gives her the courage to go to the bathroom.