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Review: The new series from the creators of 'Westworld' is more confusing than compelling

Complex thought is mistaken for compelling storytelling in the technological dystopia of "The Peripheral," Prime Video's sci-fi drama about, well … I'm still trying to figure it out. The series, which premiered Friday, is set in the near and far future, the natural world and virtual reality, Appalachia and London. Connecting all these places and spaces is a new VR "game" so advanced that it ...
T'Nia Miller in“ The Peripheral” on Prime Video.

Complex thought is mistaken for compelling storytelling in the technological dystopia of "The Peripheral," Prime Video's sci-fi drama about, well … I'm still trying to figure it out.

The series, which premiered Friday, is set in the near and far future, the natural world and virtual reality, Appalachia and London. Connecting all these places and spaces is a new VR "game"

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