Prime Video recently unveiled the official trailer for their upcoming sci-fi thriller series The Peripheral at New York Comic Con. The show stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a young woman in 2032 who travels to 2099 by entering virtual simulations or "Sims" for quick cash to help pay for her dying mother's medical bills.
The Peripheral is created by Scott Smith and is based on the 2014 best-selling novel of the same name by William Gibson. The first episode of the series will premiere on Prime Video later this month, with a new episode dropping weekly until December. In addition to Moretz, The Peripheral stars Jack Reynor, Gary Carr, Eli Goree, JJ Feild, T’Nia Miller, Charlotte Riley, Alex Hernandez, Adelind Horan, Amber Rose Revah, and Austin Rising.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY The trailer for The Peripheral shows a polished sci-fi story critiquing society's ever-growing obsession with technology. The trailer begins with Flynne Fisher deciding to enter a "Sim" that her brother Burton was asked to perform a beta test on. In the virtual "Sim," Flynn experiences a futuristic version of London in the year 2099 through an avatar.
"Flynne Fisher , her Marine veteran brother, Burton , and their dying mother live in a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains in 2032. As their mother’s health deteriorates and the medical bills add up, Flynne and Burton make extra money playing simulations . The two siblings share Burton’s avatar, “jockeying” for high-paying customers to beat challenging game levels. When Burton is offered a chance to beta test a new Sim, it’s Flynne who ends up playing, pretending to be her brother.