The Peripheral (2022)

Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi

Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman’s only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test…but it has a surprise in store. It unlocks all of her dreams of finding a purpose, romance, and glamour in what seems like a game…but it also puts her and her family in real danger.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (92,901 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2022)

7.63 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 7.1 62 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.0	5,122
2	Empathy Bonus	7.9	4,200
3	Haptic Drift	7.7	3,402
4	Jackpot	7.5	2,994
5	What About Bob?	7.7	2,827
6	Fuck You and Eat Shit	7.2	2,602
7	The Doodad	7.9	2,636
8	The Creation of a Thousand Forests	7.1	2,607