The Peripheral
The Peripheral centers on Flynne Fisher, a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow's America. Flynne is smart, ambitious, and doomed. She has no future. Until the future comes calling for her. The Peripheral is master storyteller William Gibson’s dazzling, hallucinatory glimpse into the fate of mankind — and what lies beyond.
- Metascore57
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- Amazon Prime Video
- Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction
- TV-MA
The Peripheral centers on Flynne Fisher, a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow's America. Flynne is smart, ambitious, and doomed. She has no future. Until the future comes calling for her. The Peripheral is master storyteller William Gibson’s dazzling, hallucinatory glimpse into the fate of mankind — and what lies beyond.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Pilot
Fri, Oct 21, 2022 72 mins
Flynne Fisher is a brilliant gamer who works a dead-end job to support her brother and ailing mother. When her brother enlists her help in an advanced game, Flynne sees something she shouldn't, bringing danger to the family's doorstep.
Episode 2
Empathy Bonus
Fri, Oct 21, 2022 65 mins
Mercenaries raid the family home. Seeking answers, Flynne returns to the headset and learns it is not a game, but a time machine that goes 70 years into the future. Flynne makes a deal with Wilf and Lev and agrees to help find Aelita.
Episode 3
Haptic Drift
Fri, Oct 28, 2022 72 mins
Flynne and Wilf work together to find Aelita. Meanwhile, Burton takes steps to eliminate a new threat.
Episode 4
Jackpot
Fri, Nov 4, 2022 58 mins
Flynne's health takes a turn. Wilf visits Flynne in Clanton, deepening their relationship. Flynne learns the truth about her future.
Episode 5
What About Bob?
Fri, Nov 11, 2022 58 mins
Flynne returns to London and admits she's starting to trust Wilf. Back in present day, yet another attack is staged against Flynne and Burton resulting in more people being dragged into the plot. Flynne decides to take the fight to Cherise.
Episode 6
Fuck You and Eat Shit
Fri, Nov 18, 2022 61 mins
Flynne and Wilf discover Aelita's connection to the neoprims, which are trying to destroy the London we know. Inspector Lowbeer appears in London and demands to meet Flynne, Burton and Conner.
Episode 7
The Doodad
Fri, Nov 25, 2022 54 mins
Flynne, Burton and Conner meet with Lowbeer and are put to the test. Meanwhile, Ella's life is in danger, and Tommy deals with the Sheriff and Corbell Pickett his own way.
Episode 8
The Creation of a Thousand Forests
Fri, Dec 2, 2022 58 mins
Ash meets with Cherise and tells her the data Aelita stole is in Flynne's brain and asks that Cherise kill Zubov in return. Wilf finds Aelita, who informs him their implants suppressed their memories, including the slaughter of their respective families and millions of others by the Klept. Tommy successfully pins the blame of killing Jackman and injuring Mr. Pickett on Bob. Flynne creates a new stub, and has Conner kill her in her time-line to make it appear Lowbeer had her killed, destroying the data in her brain. Flynne then wakes in her Peripheral in London and plans the next steps with Lowbeer. In an after-credits scene, Zubov encounters some unknown Russian men, who order Zubov to cut all ties to the RI, or else.
