The quirky zombie series has become the latest thing to binge-watch on the streaming service and the actress said filming it was a real wake-up call for her after her third marriage to Will Kopelman fell apart, reported Contactmusic.
"This is about a marriage. In my personal life, I was in a really low point and the script made me laugh and feel something. It took me out of my own world that wasn't super pleasant at the time.
"It was a safe place to spend my summer with Tim (Olyphant), who has been married for 25 years when my whole life was just falling apart," Barrymore said.
"Timing is everything - that's the next tattoo I want to get, because it really is. This show took me out of my ... And made me a happier person. Also, I thought maybe other people want to be taken out of their unpleasant times and transported into something that's cool and different."