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The Peripheral
- 15
- TV series
- 2022
- 1 season
- Prime Video
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Drama
7.6 TMDB worldwide · 1,418 ratings
Story
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.
About the show
The Peripheral is an American science fiction television series created by Scott B. Smith. Produced by Amazon, it is loosely based on the 2014 book written by William Gibson. Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy serve as executive producers, along with Athena Wickham, Steve Hoban, and Vincenzo Natali. Set in the years 2032 and 2099, with new technology that has changed society in subtle ways, a gamer is delivered a connection to an alternate reality as well as a dark future of her own.
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The series had its world premiere on October 11, 2022, at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, before its debut on October 21, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video. In February 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. In August 2023, the series was canceled by Amazon Prime Video due to the extended duration of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike and the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.
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Star cast
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Behind the camera
- Created by
- Scott B. Smith
- Executive producers
- Greg Plageman, James W. Skotchdopole, Steven Hoban +5 more
- Music
- Mark Korven
Seasons
Cancelled 2022 · 1 season · 8 episodes
Videos
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