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Summary
Years after a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality, Kirby Mazrachi learns that a recent murder is linked to her assault. She teams with veteran reporter Dan Velazquez to understand her ever-changing present-and confront her past.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 65Audiences 72GoodWatch 69
Metascore65
IMDb7.4
User score7.0
Reach
Streams in 34 countries, rent or buy in 52 more
+24First aired
2022
April 28, 2022
Ended 2022
Genres
DramaMysteryCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 32 more69 people
- Elisabeth MossKirby Mazrachi8 episodes
- Wagner MouraDan Velazquez8 episodes
- Phillipa SooDr. Jin-Sook 'Jinny' Gwansun8 episodes
- Chris ChalkMarcus8 episodes
- Amy BrennemanRachel8 episodes
- Jamie BellHarper8 episodes
Erika AlexanderAbby7 episodes- AGAlex GoodrichBertie7 episodes
Sadieh RifaiLakshmi Awad6 episodes
Jason WellsBen5 episodes
Christopher MeisterClarence4 episodes
Christopher DenhamLeo Jenkins4 episodes
Deanna Reed-FosterSheila4 episodes
Marc GrapeyDr. Howard Loebel3 episodes- JCJim CarraneSenior Reporter3 episodes
Kevin GudahlDetective Shawn Lynsky3 episodes- NBNate BurgerGary3 episodes
Jack LancasterArchival Assistant3 episodes- WWWendi WeberArchival Supervisor3 episodes
- Madeline BrewerKlara Meiser2 episodes
- Ulrich ThomsenBritta's Husband2 episodes
Hanna DworkinDr. Iris Laskaris2 episodes- JOJulian ObradorsFreddie2 episodes
- RCRichard CotovskyNeighbor2 episodes
Directing · 2
- Adam Druxman First Assistant Director
- Larissa Malarek Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Katrina Albright Executive Story Editor, Writer
- Lauren Beukes Novel, Executive Producer
Production · 20
- Silka Luisa Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- Elisabeth Moss Executive Producer, Director
- Michelle MacLaren Executive Producer, Director
- Daina Reid Executive Producer, Director
- Alan Page Arriaga Executive Producer, Teleplay, Writer, Story
- Naledi Jackson Supervising Producer, Teleplay, Writer
Camera · 2
- Bonnie Elliott Director of Photography
- Robert McLachlan Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- Hugo Diaz Editor
- John Caldwell Editor
- Blake Maniquis Editor
- Henk van Eeghen Editor
Sound · 2
- Claudia Sarne Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer
- Maggie Phillips Music Supervisor
Art · 3
- Kelly McGhee Production Design
- Martha Sparrow Art Direction
- Jeanelle Marie Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Sonu Mishra Costume Design
- Randy Wilder Makeup Artist
- Lana McKinnon Makeup Artist
- DeShawn Bowman Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Craig Kuehne VFX Artist
Other crew · 4
- Nick Chuba Main Title Theme Composer
- Jahan Lopes Production Executive
- Kacy Tatus Special Effects Makeup Artist
- J. Anthony Kosar Special Effects Makeup Artist
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- S1 E7 Offset, 8.0
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