VOD (1)
Episodes(9)
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The End (E01)
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The Beginning (E02)
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Pedro Across the Street (E03)
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It's All in Your Head (E04)
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Me, Myself, and Darlene (E05)
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The Universe Did It (E06)
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Mom (E07)
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Is There a Scientist on the Plane? (E08)
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Leap Year Girl (E09)
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Told through a series of interconnected phone conversations, this groundbreaking series chronicles the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event. (Apple TV+)
Reviews (3)
After Evil Dead and Don't Breathe, Fede Alvarez experiments and creates more or less a new subgenre of horror and for me he succeeded. The mini-series has nice episodes mostly 15 minutes each. It's all done with phones and voices, and you wouldn't believe how uncomfortably stiffing the atmosphere can get at times. Not a single story is downright bad, they all balance between average to above average (the best were 2, 3, 5, and 8). I like that they all have one thing in common and that is a time paradox. Alvarez takes on a looming post-apocalyptic event, cosmic dimensions, time travel between past, present and future, physics and science, and goes about it in a decidedly intelligent and engaging way. The episodes feature a lot of familiar actors, have an interesting story, the atmosphere is nicely mysterious and it's definitely pretty creepy and chilling in places. At the end, everything is nicely explained and a story of apocalyptic proportions is concluded. I enjoyed it, I had fun, but this form doesn't suit everyone, I'm open to new possibilities and originality is to be appreciated. 8/10.
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A series of short radio plays delivered as a TV show. But every now and again, why not? They are small and simple stories about a mysterious phenomenon that allows people to make phone calls across time, and it’s linked to other, not very pleasant, apocalyptic consequences. A few episodes manage to build pretty tense situations (4*), while in others the interactions between the characters are pretty unconvincing (2* - 3*). But overall, it’s alright.
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I’ve got to admit, it’s an original concept. Where better to set a series of alternate phone calls playing with timelines than on Apple TV? I’ll also give credit where it’s due—some episodes really nailed the atmosphere. But everything feels a bit too focused on style over substance, and let’s be honest, most of the plotlines are pretty far-fetched. That said, each episode drives home the idea that time is relative. Albert Einstein would be proud.
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