Introduction

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 of the same name, 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 roughly a decade in the future, with new technology that has changed society in subtle ways, a gamer is delivered a connection to an alternative reality as well as a dark future of her own.

Outline

Flynne relies on her brother and his ex-military friends to fend off mercenary bounty hunters that storm her property at night. Flynne learns from Wilfred Netherton that she is not playing a SIM but rather piloting a robot (Peripheral) via quantum tunnelling in a version of London 70 years in the future; she now has a Peripheral that matches her body. She asks questions of a powerful man, Lev Zubov, and learns that she lives in a parallel timeline (“stub”) that was created when someone from their timeline first contacted her timeline. Zubov asks Flynne to help them find Aelita West, whom they were paying for access to Flynne’s stub; Flynne refuses to cooperate until her mom starts to get better. Back in 2032, the local authorities start to investigate, and criminal businessman Corbell gets hired to take down Flynne and her brother.

The Peripheral Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 21 October 2022.
• Running Time: 55-73 minutes.
• Rating: 15.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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