The Peripheral

7.7
2022

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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Season 1 Official Trailer

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Teaser Trailer

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Season 1 Title Sequence

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Inside The Peripheral Season 1

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Making Of Season 1 Featurette

Seasons

8 Episodes • Premiered 2022

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1. Pilot

7.0

Stuck in a small town without many prospects, Flynne Fisher is a brilliant gamer who works a dead end job to support her veteran brother and ailing mother. When her brother enlists her help playing an advanced video game known as a SIM , Flynne sees something she shouldn't, bringing real life danger to the family's doorstep.

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2. Empathy Bonus

6.7

Mercenaries raid the family home. Seeking answers, Flynne returns to the headset and learns it is not a game, but a time machine that goes 70 years into the future. Flynne makes a deal with Wilf and Lev and agrees to help find Aelita.

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3. Haptic Drift

6.3

Flynne and Wilf work together to find Aelita. Meanwhile, Burton takes steps to eliminate a new threat.

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4. Jackpot

6.2

Flynne’s health takes a turn. Wilf visits Flynne in Clanton, deepening their relationship. Flynne learns the truth about her future.

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5. What About Bob?

6.3

Flynne’s life is threatened again, forcing her to confront Cherise.

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6. Fuck You and Eat Shit

6.0

Flynne and Wilf discover Aelita’s ties to the Neoprims, who want to destory London as we know it. Inspector Lowbeer makes her appearance in London and demands to meet Flynne, Burton and Conner.

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7. The Doodad

6.3

Flynne, Burton and Conner meet with Lowbeer and are put to the test. Meanwhile, Ella’s life is in danger, and Tommy deals with the Sheriff and Corbell Pickett his own way.

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8. The Creation of a Thousand Forests

6.0

Lev sabotages Flynne’s treatment. Ash finds an unlikely ally. Wilf discovers some unsettling truths about Aelita. Flynne tries to save her world from Cherise.

Cast

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Chloë Grace Moretz

Flynne Fisher

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Gary Carr

Wilf Netherton

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Jack Reynor

Burton Fisher

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T'Nia Miller

Cherise Nuland

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Eli Goree

Conner Penske

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Charlotte Riley

Aelita West

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Reviews

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MovieGuys

5/10

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.

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ddnnacheta

9/10

Great visuals. Great story. Great series.

Looking forward to more fighting and bada$$ery in season two.

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