The Peripheral is an American science fiction streaming, that is based on the 2014 book of the same name written by William Gibson.
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- The Peripheral is an American science fiction streaming television series.
- It was executive produced and created by Scott Smith.
- It was produced by Amazon.
- It is 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 in the future when technology has subtly altered society, a woman discovers a secret connection to an alternative reality as well as a dark future of her own.
- The series had its world premiere on October 11, 2022, at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles,
- It debuted on October 21, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.
- The primary southern town that it was shot in is Marshall, NC. It’s about 30 minutes NW of Asheville.
- The bridge that she crosses in the opening and that’s featured often also connects to an island.
- The river is the French Broad and the island is Blannahassett Island. A high school was built on it in 1925 and was later used as K-8. It’s now an Art studio and exhibition space for local artists.
- Although never share a scene together, Chuku Modu (Carlos) and Eli Goree (Conner) are both cast in CW The 100. Chuku starred as Dr. Gabriel from 2019-2020 & Eli stared as Wells from 2014-2017.
- In April 2018, a TV series adaptation of William Gibson’s novel The Peripheral was announced by Westworld creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan for Amazon with a script-to-series commitment.
- It was announced in April 2019 that Joy and Nolan had signed a first look overall deal at Amazon Studios.
- The project received a series order in the middle of November 2019, with Joy and Nolan executive producing under their overall deal.
- Beyond Joy and Nolan, executive producers include Athena Wickham, Steve Hoban, and Vincenzo Natali.
- The show has hour-long episodes, developed by Kilter Films, through Amazon Studios. Warner Bros. Television is also co-finance and producer, with Scott Smith as writer.
- Smith created the series, while also serving as showrunner and executive producer. Natali directed the show’s pilot.
- On March 30, 2021, Greg Plageman joined the series as executive producer and replaced Smith as showrunner.
- A second season is in active development.
- Principal photography for the series began on May 3, 2021, in London, England.
- Filming moved to Marshall, North Carolina on September 24.
- Production on the series wrapped on November 5, 2021.
- In October 2020, it was announced that Chloë Grace Moretz was cast in the lead role of Flynne Fisher, with Gary Carr also joining the main cast.
- In March 2021, Jack Reynor joined the series in a main role.
- The following month, Eli Goree, Charlotte Riley, JJ Feild, Adelind Horan, T’Nia Miller, and Alex Hernandez were added to the main cast.
- In June 2021, Louis Herthum, Chris Coy, Melinda Page Hamilton, Katie Leung, and Austin Rising joined the cast in recurring roles.
- In July 2021, Alexandra Billings joined the cast in a recurring role.
- The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 76% approval rating with an average rating of 6.6/10, based on 49 critic reviews.
- The website’s critics consensus reads, “Somewhere on the edges of this sci-fi vision is a compelling narrative, but The Peripheral’s single-minded focus on its lofty ideas comes at the expense of character or coherence.”
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