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The Peripheral

2022 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.7

Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama

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.

Based on The Peripheral

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Details
Years
2022
Release date
2022-10-20
Language
English
Rated
TV-MA
Max quality
UHD
TMDB rating
7.7/10 (1,320 votes)

Themes

  • artificial intelligence (a.i.)
  • android
  • based on novel or book
  • war veteran
  • virtual reality
  • time machine
  • futuristic
  • gamer
  • cyberpunk
  • robot
  • young woman
  • alternate timeline
  • +3 more

Cast & crew

Episodes1 season · 8 episodes

Season 18 episodes
  • S1E1Pilot73m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E2Empathy Bonus65m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E3Haptic Drift72m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E4Jackpot59m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E5What About Bob?59m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E6Fuck You and Eat Shit62m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E7The Doodad55m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S1E8The Creation of a Thousand Forests58m
    Amazon Prime Video