Reynor has Stephen Amell looks and a Tim Riggins drawl as Flynne’s protective brother Burton.

Moretz has always seemed wise beyond her years (I loved watching her trade barbs with Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock), and she brings real pluck and fire to Flynne’s quest.

The cast adds some much-needed humanity to all the futuristic action, too. (This is one of those shows that leaves us contemplating at every turn, “What is even real, man?”) Smith’s credits are scant since the 1998 film A Simple Plan, but Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are onboard as executive producers - though that may serve as more of a warning to that show’s disgruntled fans than anything - and it’s based on a novel by sci-fi pioneer William Gibson, so it’s peppered with thought-provoking philosophical queries. (During her first mission, she ends up in close-quarters combat with a robot chauffeur.) Writer Scott B. The “game” Flynne plays is just jaw-droppingly cool, complete with invisible cars and lethal stun guns. The Peripheral builds out a fascinating world in its premiere, with gleaming visual effects and ingenious high-tech gizmos.

Reacher, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Wheel of Time and More Amazon Originals to Also Stream on FreeveeĪmazon's Citadel Premiere: Grade the Russo Brothers' Action Spy Drama It’s an exhilarating experience, and the money is life-changing, but soon, the game turns sinister - and then Flynne gets a call from a man a hundred years in the future, warning her that what’s she “playing” is not just a game. Burton then asks her to beta-test a futuristic gaming headset with weird metal prongs, and when Flynne puts it on, suddenly she’s riding a motorcycle through futuristic London, controlling it with her mind like a dream. We pick up in the year 2032, where Chloe Grace Moretz stars as Flynne, a small-town girl with an ailing mom who makes fast cash along with her military vet brother Burton ( Midsommar’s Jack Reynor) as highly skilled virtual gamers in shoot-’em-up war games.

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