
Calls
Taste attributes: dramamysterysci-fi & fantasyanimationhorrorfantasyunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossycomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"It's all in your head."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, stylish fantasy series, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.0 /10
TMDB · 109 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2021 · 9 episodesEpisodes (9)
1The End19 Mar 2021
"There’s someone outside. / What? / He's in the backyard...This is so scary."
2The Beginning19 Mar 2021
"What day? / The day you screwed up your life, Mark"
3Pedro Across the Street19 Mar 2021
"Long story short, he asked me to pick up a bag from his house. / Who asks for that?"
4It's All in Your Head19 Mar 2021
"This is gonna sound weird but my arms are stretching and they're getting longer."
5Me, Myself, and Darlene19 Mar 2021
"I just shot her. And I'm calling to turn myself in, so if you wanna send someone down here, I'll wait."
6The Universe Did It19 Mar 2021
"Last time I saw you, you said you loved me since the 8th grade and you knew you always would."
7Mom19 Mar 2021
"...And then you'll connect with someone in the future. / Or in the past, hopefully the past."
8Is There a Scientist on the Plane?19 Mar 2021
"Captain. Our flight, this flight, it’s all over the news. They’re saying we crashed somewhere over Phoenix."
9Leap Year Girl19 Mar 2021
"Please put your daddy issues aside, okay? The fate of the world depends on it."
StrongsampleWhy this match?ShowHide
What lines up
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Told through a series of interconnected phone conversations, this groundbreaking series chronicles the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 17 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Bad Hombre Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











