OR

Email Address

Password

Forgot password?

Debris

METASCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews

See All

63

USER SCORE

Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Ratings

See All

5.6

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

5.6	Your Score
5.6	User Score Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Ratings

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Debris

Now Playing: Debris

Debris

Series Details & Credits

NBC | Release Date: March 1, 2021

Summary: After pieces of a crashed spaceship scatters over several countries, MI6 agent Finola Jones (Riann Steele) and CIA agent (Jonathan Tucker) Bryan Beneventi must team up to investigate when it appears to be affecting the laws of physics in this sci-fi series created and written by J.H. Wyman.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction

Watch Now

Stream On

Recent Episodes

tbd
S1:E13. Celestial Body
Air Date: May 24, 2021
tbd
S1:E12. A Message From Ground Control
Air Date: May 17, 2021
tbd
S1:E11. Asalah
Air Date: May 10, 2021

See all Seasons and Episodes

Metascore

63

Positive:

6

Mixed:

5

Negative:

0

Critic Reviews

83

TVLine

Dave Nemetz

Feb 26, 2021

Season 1 Review: As intriguing as Debris‘ central mystery is now, it could easily wear thin if the producers run out of ideas too quickly; I can’t really envision yet how this can be sustained across multiple seasons. But for now, at least, it’s a helluva fun ride. It’s rare for a network to hit us with something as smart and strange and ambitious as this. So let’s enjoy it while we can. Read full review

80

Wall Street Journal

John Anderson

Feb 25, 2021

Season 1 Review: It’s in no rush to provide details, only mood. You don’t quite know what’s happening, so you lean in to learn more. It’s a common enough technique, but one very seductively executed by the show’s creator, J.H. Wyman (“Almost Human,” “Fringe”). Read full review

75

Collider Liz Shannon Miller

Mar 2, 2021

Season 1 Review: Taken as a whole, Debris may ultimately struggle to soar beyond its most familiar and predictable components. But, at least based on the pilot, its best qualities may make it better suited for this moment right now than you'd expect. Read full review

65

Paste Magazine

Kaitlin Thomas

Mar 1, 2021

Season 1 Review: This latest attempt to create a mystery-fueled drama falls a bit flat. Read full review

60

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Rob Owen

Feb 25, 2021

Season 1 Review: The pilot episode is eerie and surprising at times but it also has that will-any-of-this-get-resolved? vibe hanging over it. There’s also a love-will-heal resolution that’s fairly cheesy as well as a frustrating opaqueness. Read full review

50

Decider

Joel Keller

Mar 1, 2021

Season 1 Review: We like Tucker and Steele’s chemistry and there’s potential for the stories of the week to strongly support the greater mystery as the season goes forward. But it could also collapse under its own weight. At this point, we’re just not sure which way it’ll go. Read full review

40

TV Guide

Kelly Connolly

Feb 26, 2021

Season 1 Review: The show feels disconnected from itself, like it's already on autopilot. Read full review

SEE ALL 11 REVIEWS

Write a Review

5.6

User Reviews

10

GayleSanders

May 10, 2021

An amazing new show in the hands of an excellent show runner. Wyman has given us “Fringe” and “Almost Human”. It is perfectly cast with Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele. Each episode gets better. Episode 9- I’ve never seen a better episode anywhere involving time jumping and reality!

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

10

GarlicBreadFox

Apr 29, 2021

Started off a bit slow and generic but quickly finds its feet. As the season goes on and the characters progress the show got more engaging and the interesting Debris/episode concepts have made this one of the best SciFi shows in a few years. I think it's phenomenal to think that this wasStarted off a bit slow and generic but quickly finds its feet. As the season goes on and the characters progress the show got more engaging and the interesting Debris/episode concepts have made this one of the best SciFi shows in a few years. I think it's phenomenal to think that this was filmed around a global pandemic. Unlike recent scifi hits of recent years they really have to rely on good story telling and interesting concepts rather than high budget CGI. Episode 9 is particularly good at a certain Sci-fi trope but manages it in such a way that the viewer isn't subjected to repeated footage.

Hoping this gets picked up for a season 2. I can appreciate the low scores if people only watched the first few episodes but it's just justified for the whole season.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

10

Joshua_Lee

Apr 24, 2021

This is one of the best new shows I've seen in a long time, and I predict it will be one of the best of all shows in 2021.
Intrigue, suspense, action, drama, mystery; Debris has it all!
I binged 8 episodes in 2 days and eagerly await the next two episodes! The cast is spot on! Each is theThis is one of the best new shows I've seen in a long time, and I predict it will be one of the best of all shows in 2021.
Intrigue, suspense, action, drama, mystery; Debris has it all!
I binged 8 episodes in 2 days and eagerly await the next two episodes!

The cast is spot on! Each is the the perfect choice for their character.

While Debris is not a successor to The X-Files or Fringe, it has many of the best elements of both. Any sci-fi fan should find Debris a feast of story and entertainment!… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

7

nkuk

Mar 5, 2021

I'd give the show a 7.5 so far based on the pilot. It reminded me a lot of X-Files and I think could have a lot of potential. The concept is interesting and I enjoyed the mystery of the first episode. I'm interested to see how the series progresses, hopefully it will be a decent sci-fi show.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

5

TomHug

May 6, 2021

All of the ingredients are here, the premise, the characters, the special effects. But the rote plot development, hyperbolic and simplistic writing, and over-reliance on standard sci-fi and procedurals tropes do not bode well for this series. We need more shows like this. I want this one toAll of the ingredients are here, the premise, the characters, the special effects. But the rote plot development, hyperbolic and simplistic writing, and over-reliance on standard sci-fi and procedurals tropes do not bode well for this series. We need more shows like this. I want this one to succeed. I don't think it will.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

4

Stuckstreamer

Apr 3, 2021

Six episodes in and I wonder where this is going. Each episode starts with an interesting premise. Within a few minutes, the hugely mundane main characters scratch their heads, get emotional over something, and not using any science whatsoever, solve the mystery. Oh, and there's bad guys,Six episodes in and I wonder where this is going. Each episode starts with an interesting premise. Within a few minutes, the hugely mundane main characters scratch their heads, get emotional over something, and not using any science whatsoever, solve the mystery. Oh, and there's bad guys, who seem to do nothing bad. The good guys have video and photos for gosh knows everything, but they can't seem to use them to any advantage. It also makes no sense to mix Brits and Americans. It just confuses everything. Can be really good, but quite a bit needs reworking. Don't see a season 2 happening.… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

3

Bubber

Apr 7, 2021

The show builds on an interesting idea, but the writing and acting is just terrible.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

SEE ALL 9 REVIEWS

More From Metacritic

What to Watch Right Now on Paramount+

Find a list of the best recent and upcoming film and TV titles added to...

What to Watch Right Now on Amazon's Prime Video

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

What to Watch Right Now on Netflix

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

What to Watch Right Now on Hulu

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

Current TV Shows

By MetascoreBy User Score

1 92 The Pitt: Season 2

2 90 The Celebrity Traitors UK: Season 1

3 87 Hacks: Season 5

4 87 Industry: Season 4

5 87 Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal:...

6 85 The Beatles Anthology

7 85 The Traitors [UK]: Season 4

8 85 Bait: Season 1

9 84 Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

10 83 Lord of the Flies

11 83 Riot Women: Season 1

12 83 For All Mankind: Season 5

13 81 The Muppet Show (2026)

14 80 Outlander (2014): Season 8

15 80 The Other Bennet Sister: Season 1

16 80 The Mighty Nein: Season 1

17 80 The Comeback: Season 3

18 80 The American Revolution

19 80 One Piece (2023): Season 2

20 80 Dark Winds: Season 4

SEE ALL

Seasons & Episodes

63

Series Overview
Season 1

63
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 1, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E13. Celestial Body
  Air Date: May 24, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E12. A Message From Ground Control
  Air Date: May 17, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E11. Asalah
  Air Date: May 10, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E10. I Am Icarus
  Air Date: May 3, 2021