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- 2024
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Summary Astronaut Jo (Noomi Rapace) returns to Earth after surviving a major incident in space but finds important parts of life missing in this psychological thriller from Peter Harness.
Created By: Peter Harness
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Apple TV+
- 2024
- TV-MA
- Apple TV+
Constellation
Season 1 Premiere: Feb 21, 2024
63
5.8
Summary Astronaut Jo (Noomi Rapace) returns to Earth after surviving a major incident in space but finds important parts of life missing in this psychological thriller from Peter Harness.
Created By: Peter Harness
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
63
57% Positive
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13 Reviews
43% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Constellation leans into depicting motherhood as a negotiation between a mother and her child while also entertaining the nightmarish suggestion that space itself could be sentient, and Rapace is riveting as the link between these two ideas.
The twists and turns are brilliant (and we're keeping completely quiet about the jaw-dropping ending), but it's how grounded the show is that sets it apart. .... All of this is not to say that Constellation is a completely flawless series – the pacing in the middle could definitely have been improved. .... For this series, though, I can almost forgive it.
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Based on 54 User Ratings
5.8
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 54 User Ratings
5.8
50% Positive
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
24% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
26% Negative
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
This is excellent science fiction that arcs into the esoteric. I can certainly see why it isn’t for everyone, but if you enjoy unique stories and are intrigued by the notion of the universe itself as a background character, you may enjoy this show. I was both deeply moved and impressed by this series.
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Thankfully, the finale provides some legitimately earned answers, while also keeping things open for a potential second season. With a challenging premise, smart writing and strong performances, “Constellation” is well worth the eight-episode investment.
It’s a twisty conspiracy thriller with a confusing, complex scientific theory at its center.
When streaming services inevitably start cutting back on original productions, meandering and mundane ventures such as this will be first on the chopping block.
As it exists, “Constellation” is a couple of strong performances stranded in an uncanny vacuum, not unlike Jo left dangling in an abandoned ISS.
The problem is that Constellation is the latest streaming drama trying to stretch out two hours worth of plot so it will take up an eight-hour bag. Every idea is repeated, elongated, and then repeated again, until all that marvelous tension from the early chapters is gone long before the finale arrives.
Movies and TV series about space and science fiction with the wonderful Noomi Rapace can't go wrong. It eased my longing for Dr. Shaw a bit. The series as a whole is quite enjoyable, worth your time and suspension of disbelief.
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Two episodes in and the jury remains out - though the overall feeling so far 'hopeful'. The plot is quite interesting and relatively fresh - something that is very, VERY unusual in today's trope-based SF on TV and in the movies. The acting is decent enough with some stronger than others but there's plenty of talent on display. Unfortunately, there are some faults too. The scenes on the ISS were tacky at times (oh dear, here we go again, dark corridors and mysterious noises/shadows etc.). Some of the writing also has holes and feels a little like it was put together by a committee. Some of the howlers that arise from this are unintentionally hilarious - notably a Russian controller constantly repeating into his microphone the same immortal phrase "this is a recorded message..." - something that should go down in TV history! Perhaps their recording devices had run out of batteries. The opening two epsiodes were also a tad slow but that is now a common factor in a lot of streaming-based productions, as people desperately try to get the full 6-10 episodes out even if there's not really enough material. For all those faults though, it is quite interesting and a pleasant change to a lot of the truly awful stuff pumped out these days pretending to be original SF. Fingers crossed.............SERIES END UPDATE - having now watched the full series, I've pulled my initial score down somewhat. As more episodes passed through, the series started to get bogged down in its own gravitational mire. It became increasingly sluggish and indulgent with it eventually succuming to the trap of spending more and more ime on emotional analysis and character relationships with insufficient energy being left to devote to progressing the plot. Towards the end, I found at times I was thinking "get a move on!", which is a pity becuse this started well.
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I'm only two episodes in and I absolutely love parts of this and find other parts completely boring. Solving the practical problems of the situation in space is riveting. I love that stuff and the show does a great job with these scenes - I can't get enough. They are short-lived, though and I'm dreading episode three. The mother/daughter stuff is boring. The little girl just seems like she's an AI and barely reacts when her mother lands safely. I'm assuming there's a reason for this, but it pulls you out of what is an engaging story. Absolutely worth sticking to at this point, but then, I thought the first few episodes of True Detective: Night Country were good and look out **** that turned out.
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A 30-minute scifi story blown up to 8 hours with relationship problems between husband and wife, mother-child relationship. Very slow and boring storytelling.
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Boring, nonsensical permutations of a 'story'. Dragged out, confusing and incoherent without any point. Unclear if this is meant to be sci-fi or cheap horror without any inner coherence. Blabbering about physics is hilarious. The whole 8 episode season could have been one Twilight Zone episode. Unfair to the cast - Rapace, Banks and Sukowa deserve a better script to match their talent.
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Production Company:
- Turbine Studios
- Haut Et Court Tv
Initial Release Date: Feb 21, 2024
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
