Tales From the Loop: Season 1

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Prime Video | Season Premiere Date: April 3, 2020

Summary: The sci-fi series based on the art book by Simon Stålenhag focuses on the townspeople who live where The Loop, a machine built by by a group led by Russ (Jonathan Pryce), allows them to experience "impossible" things.

Genre(s): Drama, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Home
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S1:E8. Home
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S1:E7. Enemies
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Jacob Oller

Apr 1, 2020

Tales from the Loop is that rare sci-fi show: one that trusts us to breathe in deep the oddities of its world, accept that we aren’t going to know everything, and climb aboard anyways. That trust, built with its tactful scene-setting and human-sized troubles, allows for easy investment in deceivingly simple dramas. If the rest of the episodes are as touching, moving, and casually engaging as what I’ve seen from The Loop, Amazon already has one of the year’s sharpest pieces of sci-fi. Read full review

Toussaint Egan

Apr 1, 2020

It’s an uncommonly rich series, one with a tremendous amount of heart, and one that, if you’re willing to accept it, might even touch your own. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Aug 6, 2020

Halpern writes every episode of this first season and has a gift for keying into the eerie beauty of Stålenhag's visuals and finding stories that match their disquieting melancholy. "Loop" sets the tone. Read full review

The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Oct 5, 2020

While it can’t maintain the magnetically-charged voltage of its initial sprint, it can be quite enchanting. Read full review

Collider Allie Gemmill

Apr 3, 2020

I wish Tales From the Loop would press it further. I certainly don’t think it’s a bad show because it doesn’t, but you can feel the show tentatively holding back for fear of scaring you away with sci-fi jargon and technobabble which are frequently used in other anthology shows of this ilk. Read full review

The Independent Ed Cumming

Apr 2, 2020

Nobody would accuse Tales from the Loop of being gripping, but it has other qualities, rare in a frenetic era: it is thoughtful, patient, and unafraid to leave its Big Questions open-ended. This is slow television for slow days, and for all the viewers who switch off after 10 minutes worried they are slipping into a coma, there will be others for whom this is a curious joy. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Apr 2, 2020

In all, the Loop has a striking look, but its stories — at least over the course of the three episodes sent to critics — are a bit too laconically told to justify the sit. Read full review

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fra92

Apr 8, 2020

Intense, emotions-driven and smart, I really loved this tv show. A must watch!

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johnxreed

Jun 17, 2020

I love the artwork of Simon Stalenhag. This show brought his art to life. I am grateful that Amazon funded this beautiful show with its deep cinematography. And the stories were haunting... still lingering to this day.

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Justadude84

Jun 24, 2020

This is masterful science-fiction. The show does not concern itself with elaborate explanations of how, or even why, the various technologies of The Loop work the way they do. So if you are looking for reasonable explanations for the various how’s and why’s of the show you will unfortunatelyThis is masterful science-fiction. The show does not concern itself with elaborate explanations of how, or even why, the various technologies of The Loop work the way they do. So if you are looking for reasonable explanations for the various how’s and why’s of the show you will unfortunately be left disappointed.

I don’t find those details very interesting anyway. Instead, what the show focusses on are the effects that these technologies have on the lives of those that live above The Loop. It explores, instead, the central role that technologies play in our lives as conduits of control in the face of dramatic change. It reminds me of The Leftovers, where the premise of that show was not based on the issue of what happened to those who suddenly and dramatically went missing, but rather how what happened affected those whom were left behind. Similarly, Tales from The Loop explores compelling science-fiction narratives around time, transposition, stasis, etc., by placing the human experience front and centre. Oh, and of course, the show is stunning to look at! How could you want anything else from science-fiction?… Expand

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BobbyShaftoe

Apr 5, 2020

Subtle, eloquent, beautiful. The best Television I have seen in years. Have patience. The reward is great.

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nilsy

Apr 4, 2020

The music and the visuals are terrific.
Both the music and the visuals really capture this "80s that never was" vision.
Its very "human scifi" its short stories about growing old and dying. Being a teenager and not fitting in. And then in a Twillight Zone method each episode introduces aThe music and the visuals are terrific.
Both the music and the visuals really capture this "80s that never was" vision.
Its very "human scifi" its short stories about growing old and dying. Being a teenager and not fitting in.
And then in a Twillight Zone method each episode introduces a single supernatural or science feature that interact with the theme of the story, example being terminally ill.… Expand

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UncleWillard

Apr 8, 2020

Looks great and the concept seems interesting, but episode one was very boring. Reminds me of a slower Eureka. Certainly didn't hook me.

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

Nobilis1984

Apr 6, 2020

This series is far below Amazon standard. It pulls out just like Twin Peaks but has even more lame characters to offer.
It seems to be for a specific target group.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 3, 2020
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  S1:E8. Home
  Air Date: April 3, 2020
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  S1:E8. Home
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  S1:E7. Enemies
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  S1:E7. Enemies
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  S1:E6. Parallel
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  S1:E6. Parallel
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  S1:E5. Control
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  S1:E5. Control
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  S1:E4. Echo Sphere
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  S1:E4. Echo Sphere
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  S1:E3. Stasis
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  S1:E3. Stasis
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  S1:E2. Transpose
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  S1:E2. Transpose
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  S1:E1. Loop
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  S1:E1. Loop
  Air Date: April 3, 2020