The Expanse
TV Series2015Returning Series

The Expanse

Taste attributes: dramamysterysci-fi & fantasyrobots/ai/spacedetectivescience fictionslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"The stars are better off without us."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi series that is original, intimate and intricate. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Steven StraitCas AnvarDominique TipperWes ChathamShohreh Aghdashloo

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2015
Runtime
43 min
Status
Returning Series
Studio
Alcon Entertainment
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