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The Peripheral

The Peripheral

20227.71 Season8 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

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.

Created by Greg Plageman
Written by William Gibson
Produced by Jamie Chan, Halle Phillips, Noreen O'Toole
NetworksPrime Video

Top Cast

Chloë Grace Moretz

Chloë Grace Moretz

Flynne Fisher

Gary Carr

Gary Carr

Wilf Netherton

Jack Reynor

Jack Reynor

Burton Fisher

T'Nia Miller

T'Nia Miller

Cherise Nuland

Katie Leung

Katie Leung

Ash

Alex Hernandez

Alex Hernandez

Tommy Constantine

Austin Rising

Austin Rising

Leon

Eli Goree

Eli Goree

Conner Penske

Charlotte Riley

Charlotte Riley

Aelita West

Themes & Keywords

artificial intelligence (a.i.)androidbased on novel or bookwar veteranvirtual realitytime machinefuturisticgamercyberpunkrobotyoung womanalternate timelinebroken familymind transfertime jump

About The Peripheral

The Peripheral is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of artificial intelligence (a.i.), android, based on novel or book, war veteran, virtual reality, time machine. Created by Greg Plageman, it stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Gary Carr, Jack Reynor. 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.

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