Following the success of the first season of The Peripheral, Amazon has renewed the series for season 2. Based on the William Gibson novel of the same name, the first season debuted on Amazon on Oct 21, 2022. The series stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Jack Reynor, Gary Carr, Eli Goree, Louis Herthum, JJ Feild, T’Nia Miller, Charlotte Riley, Alexandra Billings, and Adelind Horan, among others.
The series showrunner is Scott B Smith. He developed the series and served as executive producer. It’s produced by Amazon Studios and Warner Bros.
According to Variety, Vernon Sanders, head of global television at Amazon Studios, said, “William’s mind-bending story in partnership with the brilliant minds of Scott and Jonathan and Lisa, produced an unforgettable journey for our global audience and we are thrilled with how they embraced the series. We look forward to extending our partnership with Warner Bros. and Kilter Films as this uniquely ambitious series continues to unfold.”
The official synopsis of the series reads, “The Peripheral centres on Flynne Fisher (Moretz), a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow’s America. Flynne is smart, ambitious, and doomed. She has no future; until the future comes calling for her.”