TV series

The Peripheral

2022 · 1 season

A sleek, cerebral puzzle that pulls you into layered timelines and uneasy futures, rewarding close attention with mounting dread and quiet wonder.

Overview: Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman’s only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test…but it has a surprise in store. It unlocks all of her dreams of finding a purpose, romance, and glamour in what seems like a game…but it also puts her and her family in real danger.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Technology, identity, conspiracy, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
identity
conspiracy
survival
power
Places: small town
big city
countryside
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild