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The colony woke up early.
Four hundred colonists are revived eighteen years before arrival and must build a society inside a ship designed for sleep.
About
Four hundred colonists are revived eighteen years before arrival and must build a society inside a ship designed for sleep. It is, finally, a story about arriving somewhere and finding you brought the problem with you.
Cast
Noor HaddadNadia Quill
Wesley CraneFather Solomon
Elena MarshDr. Isolde Ferrar
Anders VikThe Broker
Freja LindqvistSgt. Bex Nolan
Hugo SandovalNadia Quill
Episodes
2025 · 6 episodes
- 01
Wake CycleA promise made in daylight collapses after dark.43m - 02RationsA buried transmission forces the crew to break protocol.44m
- 03The VoteThe map is wrong, and the crew is already committed.45m
- 04Hull BreachThe storm arrives early, and so does the truth.46m
- 05
GenerationThe map is wrong, and the crew is already committed.48m - 06Course CorrectionThe storm arrives early, and so does the truth.40m
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Audience score
63%
Based on 4493 verified viewers · 93% critics
Beautifully photographed and quietly brutal.
Everything is in the performances; nobody over-explains anything and the film trusts you completely.
Juliette B. · 1 Jul 2026
Beautifully photographed and quietly brutal.
Everything is in the performances; nobody over-explains anything and the film trusts you completely.
Marisol T. · 3 Aug 2026
Beautifully photographed and quietly brutal.
Everything is in the performances; nobody over-explains anything and the film trusts you completely.
Dagny S. · 27 Jul 2026
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