The Peripheral

A young woman tests a groundbreaking game, facing unexpected dangers. Ideal for sci-fi and gaming enthusiasts who enjoyed "Black Mirror."

Genres: Drama, Science Fiction

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The Peripheral

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TV Show2022EnglishPrime VideoDrama, Science Fiction
1 Season8 EpisodesEpisode Guide
7.7
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In a small Appalachian town, a young woman escapes her day-to-day life by playing cutting-edge virtual games. When she’s recruited to test a new system, what seems like an immersive game opens the door to bigger possibilities—along with a dangerous mystery that starts spilling into her real life and threatening the people she loves.

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Pros: intriguing sci-fi mystery; bingeable action thrills; polished futuristic visuals | Cons: slow, confusing stretches; uneven tone and pacing; accents and dialogue distract

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You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a twisty, near-future sci-fi thriller with gaming vibes, layered mysteries, and bursts of action; Not for you if you hate slow-burn setup or dense worldbuilding like Devs.

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I really enjoyed this premise but am very sad to see that the show has been cancelled due to the writers strike currently going on. Hoping that this show is picked up again by someone to finish the story. I wouldn’t bother starting this show and watch it since you’ll never get closure on the storylines.

WTF, again another canceled Scifi show? This is disgusting. This madness has to end. Fucking producers steal our time and leave us with cliffhangers.

Great sci-fi show all around. Good visuals, acting, plot, action. Well paced. Nice to see red necks portrayed as smart bad a$$es for once! Can’t wait for season 2.

[Prime Video] Has elements too similar to "Westworld" but less attention-grabbing. In the first part, the characters are well introduced and it creates a mystery that is interesting, but as it develops, it seems that it never ends up specifying its path, as if it were thinking more about the next season than the current one. And we discover an artifice wrapped in a sci-fi fantasy that is actually profoundly empty, even with characters taking center stage only to play secondary roles as the story unfolds.

First episode was very promising, but it was all downhill and wated potential from there. Bland, boring, and increasingly uninteresting with every episode. A real shame.

Four episodes in and so far I've nodded off during every one....yawn!

Cool Concept, too bad the show kinda sucks.

A refreshing departure from the typical formulaic Sci-Fi, and it seems like it may go somewhere special. Do yourself a favour and check it out if you haven't already.

Read the book some years ago. As far as I can remeber the show is near that. I liked it. Solid 8. Read the book! Its a really good one from Gibson.

Weak sauce! Don't get fooled by the first episode, it starts good...really good I have to say, but then it goes into free fall. Had potential but it turned into a waste of time.

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The real peripheral in this predictably woke series, is men. They are mostly silly creatures, who never grow up. At least, according to the main character and her mother. Yes "wo-man power" is everything. Men are persistently relegated to menial roles, doing as they are told and fighting battles, for their intellectually superior, female counterparts. Its small wonder the US entertainment industry is circling the proverbial, if they think unfairly denigrating one half of the human race, is going to slip by unnoticed. On the upside, the underlying story is interesting (once you cut past the woke-ness) and the action is well paced and of a reasonable standard. CGI is polished and imaginative, too. Its a shame we don't see a return to entertainment where "people" play different roles and this incessant gender politicking, is thrown in the waste bin of entertainment history, where I feel it belongs.

Great visuals. Great story. Great series. Looking forward to more fighting and bada$$ery in season two.

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