The Peripheral
Taste attributes: dramasci-fi & fantasyscience fictionmysteryrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossycomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi series that is fresh, serious and smart. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: very surreal · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 498 min
- Status
- Canceled
- Studio
- Amazon Studios
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
