EPISODE
Origin - Season 1
Through a chain of energizing and baffling atmosphere, this science fiction TV series pursues the migration of a gathering of individuals to the space. They need to overlook their dim past and begin another life on another planet. Shockingly things flip around while they are en route and they end up in a startling circumstance.
1968 in Wolfenbüttel, Germany
1954, Ireland
22 September 1987, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK
18 September 1967, Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK
24 December 1942, Denmark
19 July 1979, Copenhagen, Denmark
1973, London, England, UK
January 11, 1968 in Graz, Austria
26 September 1946, Tokyo, Japan
November 14, 2018
Instead, Origin just kind of goes, which makes streaming show's somewhat jumbled imitations an advantage rather than a drawback.
November 14, 2018
The show feels like a social experiment in trust and power dynamics, which may be further complicated by the revelation that one of them isn't necessarily a passenger at all.
November 13, 2018
For fans of Anderson's meat-and-potatoes sci-fi and action, Origin has enough to offer that it's worth exploring.
November 14, 2018
Unfortunately, despite Origin's good intentions and mysterious manner, it's simply too derivative and absent of any originality to really recommend an immediate watch.
November 14, 2018
It's a sleek and well-crafted drama that leans on familiar tropes. ... But once it sorts out its various threads, Origin could become a much more fascinating show.
November 12, 2018
There are parts of Origin that work, and there are parts that don't. But, the parts that do, do so well and shoot so hard for the moon that they ultimately out shadow the lesser parts enough to create a reliably entertaining B-move romp in deep space.
November 14, 2018
What happens when you convene a ragtag collection of (hot, young) damaged people sent to inhabit a new interplanetary colony? The answer: not much, apparently.
November 14, 2018
Origin hits all the right notes, but until it can get a chance to turn them into a new song, all that can be said of it is that it is a compelling mimic.
