The 2022 Amazon Prime Video series The Peripheral , based on the novel by William Gibson, is a complex science fiction thriller that explores the intersection of virtual reality and time travel. Set in a near-future Blue Ridge Mountains in 2032 and a post-apocalyptic London in 2099, it follows Flynne Fisher as she discovers that a supposedly "virtual" game is actually a window into a real future timeline.
For those looking to watch with , the series is an Amazon Prime Video original.
: This refers to the series of catastrophic events (pandemics, environmental collapse, and war) that wiped out most of humanity between Flynne’s time and the future London.
: Flynne’s rural, struggling town stands in stark contrast to the opulent, yet hollow, futuristic London, highlighting how technology often widens the gap between the "haves" and "have-nots". Viewing with English Subtitles
: These are alternate parallel timelines created whenever the future interacts with the past. Flynne’s entire world is essentially a "stub" of the future London she visits.
: Prime Video provides built-in English [CC] (Closed Captions) and multiple other subtitle options, including Greek.