Sign in
Trailer

The Orbital Children

2022Show1 season6 episodesTV-14

Action & AdventureAnimation
66
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Rotten Tomatoes–62%

A wondrous, tense animated series about the future and growing up, with standout world-building.

Good for family movie night · friends night · kids

Where to watch

Set your services
What's new on Netflix

Fingerprint

Not for laughs, romance or brutality.

Shows with

Episodes

1 season · 6 episodes · best: S1E5 "A Story Ends" 7.4

Episodes

7.3

Story

In 2045, two children born on the moon and three kids from Earth try to survive after an accident on their space station leaves them stranded.

Feels like

  • Hard Sci-Fi Survival
  • Near-Future Realism
  • Child Protagonists
  • Space Station Drama
  • Scientific Accuracy
  • Coming-of-Age in Space
  • Visually Stunning Zero-G
  • Hopeful & Intellectual
  • Netflix Original Anime
  • Emotional Bonding

Cast

6 of 6 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Mitsuo Iso, Kazumi Terada, Hideki Ito
Written by
Mitsuo Iso
Produced by
Tomohiko Iwase
Music by
Rei Ishizuka

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

January 28, 2022 · January 28, 2022 · Ended

First aired
January 28, 2022
Last aired
January 28, 2022
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 6 episodes
Age rating
TV-14
Genres
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
131 countries

Tropes

Starship Luxurious, Older Than They Look, Locked in a Room +9

  • Starship Luxurious
  • Older Than They Look
  • Locked in a Room
  • Meaningful Name
  • Eating the Eye Candy
  • Blue-and-Orange Morality
  • Time Skip
  • Robot Buddy
  • Electronic Telepathy
  • Screw Destiny
  • The Singularity
  • Too Much Information

12 of 83 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Orbital Children?"

Questions about The Orbital Children

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Orbital Children?

Netflix

In the United States, The Orbital Children streams on Netflix. It also streams in 130 other countries.

Is The Orbital Children worth watching?

66
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 6.4).

Is The Orbital Children okay for kids?

TV-14

Yes: it's rated TV-14 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Is The Orbital Children in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.

What tropes does The Orbital Children use?

Starship LuxuriousOlder Than They LookLocked in a RoomMeaningful NameEating the Eye CandyBlue-and-Orange MoralityTime SkipRobot BuddyElectronic TelepathyScrew DestinyThe SingularityToo Much Informationand 71 more

TV Tropes lists 83 tropes for it, including Starship Luxurious, Older Than They Look, and Locked in a Room.