The Peripheral Trivia | 30 facts about the Amazon Prime series

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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1. The Peripheral is an American science fiction streaming television series.
2. It was executive produced and created by Scott Smith.
3. It was produced by Amazon.
4. It is based on the 2014 book of the same name written by William Gibson.
5. Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy serve as executive producers, along with Athena Wickham, Steve Hoban, and Vincenzo Natali.
6. 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.
7. The series had its world premiere on October 11, 2022, at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles,
8. It debuted on October 21, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.
9. The primary southern town that it was shot in is Marshall, NC. It’s about 30 minutes NW of Asheville.
10. The bridge that she crosses in the opening and that’s featured often also connects to an island.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. It was announced in April 2019 that Joy and Nolan had signed a first look overall deal at Amazon Studios.
15. The project received a series order in the middle of November 2019, with Joy and Nolan executive producing under their overall deal.
16. Beyond Joy and Nolan, executive producers include Athena Wickham, Steve Hoban, and Vincenzo Natali.
17. 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.
18. Smith created the series, while also serving as showrunner and executive producer. Natali directed the show’s pilot.
19. On March 30, 2021, Greg Plageman joined the series as executive producer and replaced Smith as showrunner.
20. A second season is in active development.
21. Principal photography for the series began on May 3, 2021, in London, England.
22. Filming moved to Marshall, North Carolina on September 24.
23. Production on the series wrapped on November 5, 2021.
24. 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.
25. In March 2021, Jack Reynor joined the series in a main role.
26. The following month, Eli Goree, Charlotte Riley, JJ Feild, Adelind Horan, T’Nia Miller, and Alex Hernandez were added to the main cast.
27. In June 2021, Louis Herthum, Chris Coy, Melinda Page Hamilton, Katie Leung, and Austin Rising joined the cast in recurring roles.
28. In July 2021, Alexandra Billings joined the cast in a recurring role.
29. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 76% approval rating with an average rating of 6.6/10, based on 49 critic reviews.
30. 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.”