Genre: Science fiction, Drama, Thriller
Created by Scott B. Smith
Based on: The Peripheral; by William Gibson
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Gary Carr, Jack Reynor, JJ Feild, T’Nia Miller, Louis Herthum, Katie Leung, Melinda Page Hamilton, Chris Coy, Alex Hernandez, Julian Moore-Cook, Adelind Horan, Austin Rising, Eli Goree&Charlotte Riley.
Music by: Mark Korven
Executive Producers: Steven Hoban, James W. Skotchdopole, Greg Plageman, Athena Wickham, Vincenzo Natali, Scott B. Smith, Lisa Joy&Jonathan Nolan.
Producers: Jamie Chan, Halle Phillips, Noreen O’Toole, Jay Worth&Sara Desmond.
Production Locations: London, England, Marshall, North Carolina
Cinematography:Stuart Howell
Editors: Andrew Groves, Asher Pink
Production Company: Kilter Films, Copperheart Entertainment, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros. Television
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Network: Amazon Prime Video
Plot: Set more than a thousand years before the world of “The Witcher,” seven outcasts in the elf world unite in a quest against an unstoppable power.
Season 1 of The Peripheral was weird.
Pros: I like how they used virtual reality headsets in the show. The setting does remind me a bit like the matrix meets Westworld. I was engaged with what’s happening in the 2038 world more than the virtual world. The action was less but eventful and Chloe Grace Moretz was so good in the leading role.
Cons: All the episodes were stretched for too long & hard to understand on what is going on in the show. The other side-characters got under-whelming after they had been introduced. The baddies were wiped out easily and certain plotlines began to get convoluted and with no proper repercussions.
Casts & characters:
Main:
- Chloë Grace Moretz as Flynne Fisher
- Gary Carr as Wilf Netherton
- Jack Reynor as Burton Fisher
- JJ Feild as Lev Zubov
- T’Nia Miller as Cherise Nuland
- Louis Herthum as Corbell Pickett
- Katie Leung as Ash
- Melinda Page Hamilton as Ella Fisher
- Chris Coy as Jasper Baker
- Alex Hernandez as Tommy Constantine
- Julian Moore-Cook as Ossian
- Adelind Horan as Billy Ann Baker
- Austin Rising as Leon
- Eli Goree as Conner Penske
- Charlotte Riley as Aelita West
- Alexandra Billings as Inspector Ainsley Lowbeer
Recurring:
- David Hoflin as Daniel
- Hannah Arterton as Dee Dee
- India Mullen as Mary Pickett
- Miles Barrow as Mason
- Gavin Dunn as Edward
- Moe Bar-El as Reece
- Chuku Modu as Carlos
- Harrison Gilbertson as Atticus
- Duke Davis Roberts as Cash
- Claire Cooper as Dominika Zubov
- Poppy Corby-Tuech as Mariel Raphael
- Amber Rose Revah as Grace Hogart
- Ned Dennehy as Bob
- Ben Dickey as Sheriff Jackman
- AnjliMohindra as Beatrice
I recommend watching this series on Amazon Prime Video.
Rating: 6 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe.