Brave New World: Season 1

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Peacock | Season Premiere Date: July 15, 2020

Summary: In the adaptation of Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel of the same name, the seemingly utopian life in New London is threatened by the arrival John the Savage (Alden Ehrenreich), a man Bernard Marx (Harry Lloyd) and Lenina Crowne (Brown Findlay) met while on vacation in the Savage Lands.

Genre(s): Drama, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E9. Soma Red
Air Date: July 15, 2020
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S1:E9. Soma Red
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S1:E8. Monogamy and Futility, Part 2
Air Date: July 15, 2020

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Terry Terrones

Jul 15, 2020

The pilot for this series, with its completely unique premise, blew me away. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Jul 15, 2020

The plot devolves a bit as it builds to an overcomplicated finale, and Ehrenreich is a bit of a blank spot, rightfully refusing to carry John with a pure protagonist’s swagger, but without finding the charisma we know he’s got during key scenes. Still, Season 1 is an emotionally intelligent thriller, and it looks damn good to boot. Read full review

Rob Owen

Jul 9, 2020

“Brave New World” begins as mostly serious and dystopian, but by episode four there’s a shift in tone. Whether by showrunner David Weiner’s design or network notes, the show lightens up, allowing for more moments of dark humor but also some weird character turns. Read full review

The Playlist Brian Tallerico

Oct 5, 2020

The main problem is that the stakes just feel too low. Nothing is really on the line until around eight hours in, and the story doesn’t really go anywhere that isn’t largely predictable. Read full review

Liam Mathews

Jul 1, 2020

On paper, it has the elements of a hit. But in practice, it's another example of how many things have to go right to make a successful show, and Brave New World has too many parts out of place to be a success — and stripped out one of the most important parts that would have made it a success. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Jul 15, 2020

This adaptation looks great but is definitively hollow, and in turn all of its parties, extensive discussions, and choreographed orgy scenes become simply exhausting. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Oct 2, 2020

This Brave New World has nothing to say. Read full review

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kconradk

Jul 15, 2020

This is my favorite new show of 2020. The writing, the casting/acting, the directing -- all top notch. Binge it now!

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viroodiem

Jul 18, 2020

A conundrum. It simply does not know if it wants to be good or not. Yet it is not about where it is, its about where it is going.

First and foremost the hardest part to deal with is the over use of sex. Once you can get beyond that element you can begin to examine the actual plot. ItA conundrum. It simply does not know if it wants to be good or not. Yet it is not about where it is, its about where it is going.

First and foremost the hardest part to deal with is the over use of sex. Once you can get beyond that element you can begin to examine the actual plot.

It looks at the dark and philosophical ideas of Huxley and only just glances at it before losing its attention span and rejoining the party. Those glimmers of the philosophical make the show incredibly good. Yet they are few and far between. Mostly filled with solid performances that make the otherwise vapid spectacles more entertaining than they have right to be.

Overall the show is good. Perhaps the best sci fi of the summer. Yet its hard to like it at times.

The thing that ultimately makes it good is how it ends. It sets itself up in such a way where it leaves you wanting more of what the ending is promising yet you know if it goes that direction and tries to do a second season that it will fail miserably and taking the good of the first season with it and tainting the whole thing. Sort of like Wayward Pines.

So enjoy it for the one season and long for but hope it never gets another. The ride is mostly fun and its not like theres much else trying to compete with it.

It definitely is a positive launch for Peacock and if they produce a full slate of this level of programming it might just be successful.… Expand

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Vasilii97

Sep 18, 2020

I haven't read the book yet and I can't assert whether the show accurately sticks to the book's message or not, but as a standalone show, it's just absorbing. It took me only two days to watch the entire show and I don't get why it has mixed reviews. It gave me a mass of food for thought,I haven't read the book yet and I can't assert whether the show accurately sticks to the book's message or not, but as a standalone show, it's just absorbing. It took me only two days to watch the entire show and I don't get why it has mixed reviews. It gave me a mass of food for thought, showing the human's contradictory nature along with great visuals and acting, and it's entertaining enough not to let get bored at the dark philosophy… Expand

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nilsy

Jul 17, 2020

Think each episode on its own are good.
But if you binge it the whole seems slightly off kilter, disjointed. It seems unwilling to go into the darker parts of the human mind were the whole show is about.
Enjoyed the actor Harry Llod who plays the insecure Bernard. And its visuallyThink each episode on its own are good.
But if you binge it the whole seems slightly off kilter, disjointed. It seems unwilling to go into the darker parts of the human mind were the whole show is about.

Enjoyed the actor Harry Llod who plays the insecure Bernard. And its visually amazing for TV and the soundtrack is great.

Its light entertainment though its not a heavy dark that leaves a emotional scar behind, its glitzy fun with a few twists and turns to keep you entertained not to support a larger picture.… Expand

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Strigarum

Jul 18, 2020

I enjoyed the first part of the show, but it devolved into an orgy of feelings in the end.
The acting was pretty good, and laughed a lot at the start. But my God the writing deteriorated in the last 5 episodes.

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RidingHood

Mar 2, 2021

Couldn't get past the terrible acting, and a plot that has been maximized to show the society's hedonism (ie lots of naked people) while ignoring all the discussions and interesting dialogue Aldous Huxley had in his book. It takes real effort to muck up a tv show when you have an entireCouldn't get past the terrible acting, and a plot that has been maximized to show the society's hedonism (ie lots of naked people) while ignoring all the discussions and interesting dialogue Aldous Huxley had in his book. It takes real effort to muck up a tv show when you have an entire novel and story at your disposal.… Expand

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BulgarianCritic

Mar 5, 2021

This has missed the entire point of the Book and I would put the ''Look how they massacred my boy'' meme if I could. It felt like this was put together by someone who read the wikipedia page of the book and tried to make an entire series outta it without ever understanding the point andThis has missed the entire point of the Book and I would put the ''Look how they massacred my boy'' meme if I could. It felt like this was put together by someone who read the wikipedia page of the book and tried to make an entire series outta it without ever understanding the point and ideas that the book was trying to convey . I have no issues if they try to modernize and put some new ideas but unfortunately it has failed tremendously, the acting was good but they just couldn't get the idea and feel of what the book was supposed to represent and the whole revolution thing was just bah.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 15, 2020
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  S1:E9. Soma Red
  Air Date: July 15, 2020
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  S1:E9. Soma Red
  Air Date: July 15, 2020
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  S1:E8. Monogamy and Futility, Part 2
  Air Date: July 15, 2020
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  S1:E8. Monogamy and Futility, Part 2
  Air Date: July 15, 2020
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  S1:E7. Monogamy and Futility, Part 1
  Air Date: July 15, 2020
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  S1:E7. Monogamy and Futility, Part 1
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  S1:E6. In the Dirt
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  S1:E6. In the Dirt
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  S1:E5. Firefall
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  S1:E5. Firefall
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  S1:E4. Swallow
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  S1:E4. Swallow
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  S1:E3. Everybody Happy Now!
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  S1:E3. Everybody Happy Now!
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  S1:E2. Want & Consequence
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  S1:E2. Want & Consequence
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  S1:E1. Pilot
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: July 15, 2020