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- 2022
- TV-MA
- Prime Video
- 2022
- TV-MA
- Prime Video
Summary Wyoming rancher Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) and his family are dealing with the disappearance of a family member, a rival family wanting to buy them out when a mysterious void appears on their land in this Western thriller created by Brian Watkins.
Created By: Brian Watkins
- 2022
- TV-MA
- Prime Video
- 2022
- TV-MA
- Prime Video
Outer Range
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 15, 2022
63
6.7
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Summary Wyoming rancher Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) and his family are dealing with the disappearance of a family member, a rival family wanting to buy them out when a mysterious void appears on their land in this Western thriller created by Brian Watkins.
Created By: Brian Watkins
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
63
53% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
41% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
63
53% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
41% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
“The Outer Range” may be a damaged family drama with the catchy hook of inexplicable, uncanny genre, but its most profound and moving qualities may be its ideas of faith and meaning and what happens when the unexplainable shatters what’s left of your beliefs.
The revelations that came after "Outer Range" had made its "Yellowstone"-on-'shrooms debut were outrageously farfetched and fanciful. But one returns to season 2 eager to see where it can all go, which is well beyond what one is likely to expect.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 70 User Ratings
6.7
60% Positive
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
23% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
17% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 70 User Ratings
6.7
60% Positive
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
23% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
17% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
Original well done kept me interested and cant wait for season 2 it should only get better.
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Outer Range is a combination of a big family feud meets Supernatural suspense with a murder element to kick up the dust. It's a Western, but so much more and Brolin delivers a gritty and tough performance as Royal. I'm drawn in and blown away by the way this was put together to draw all these niches into one amazing and captivating series. This show features a fabulous storyline with a great ensemble cast that shines!
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Always weird, sometimes annoying, but frequently fascinating, Outer Range has Yellowstone's same sense of a cowboy family unaware that it has lived out its time—but in this case, the encroachment is not being done by modernity, but something antediluvian that's returned for a possession it left behind.
Outer Range season two is unlikely to thrill all but the most devoted fans of its first outing. And while there’s still a decent framework and a game set of actors, there’s no escaping the reality that things will need to click fast if it has any hope of reaching its planned ending.
Outer Range has expansive scenery (when it can be seen), and decent performances from Brolin, Taylor, and Poots. But neither its family drama and supernatural elements are compelling enough to make up for the show’s slow pace.
I do wish it had just decided to rip off “Yellowstone.” Brolin’s good and if the series eschewed the sci-fi conceit there’s enough good actors here to at least make it entertaining. But slathering a sci-fi element on top of it and not understanding what tone to strike doesn’t lead to oil, it leads to crap.
Just the thing we need in a sci fi series. Think an American Dark, but a western also, with Leftovers vibes. Brolin is so talented. He can do so much by saying so little. Interesting characters. A slow burn that might frustrate viewers with ADD, but if you like things that keep you guessing and hypothesizing, this type of science fiction and the way it's delivered, it's just solid gold for heady sci fi fans. Great editing too, which also keeps one guessing harder.
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The show feels a lot like the German Netflix masterpiece "Dark". It creates similar intrigue. It has some of the best acting you will see in a show. But unlike Dark, this show feels like it doesn't actually have a plan. It feels like the writers and directors don't know where the show is going, so they're throwing in a vague hint of story while dragging the show along until it eventually gets axed.
If the show gets renewed for a 3rd season (which is highly unlikely} and they announce that it will be the last season, then I think this could be an excellent show with an excellent wrap up. If they instead get axed, or they give no hint of a finale. Then the show is probably still worth watching. Just keep in mind that it's a show designed to create intrigue and lead you toward a resolution. If there's no intent of actually providing a resolution, thenthe show would have done a lot better if they never included scifi and left it as a modern western family drama.
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It's a decent show but does seem to lack focus. I'm excited to see a season 2 that can improve upon the first.
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This show checks so many dei-esg boxes, you'll lose count, but it is also a mess, and it doesn't know what tone it is trying to set at many times. It is is very reminiscent of LOST. And, it becomes more messy with more needless woke jabs as it goes on because it never had a clear direction in the beginning--like LOST.
So far, season two only seems to double down on this.
It seems interesting because it slowly unfolds, and the the messiness often comes off as mysterious and meaningful, so you might think your enjoying it from time to time if that's your thing. But it is just a mess if you actually take the time to think about the character behaviors and several plot points and endless "puzzles" that mostly have now **** points.
A waste of some very very good **** a few not so good ones, too.
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Man this show has NO idea what it wants to be. Wife and I agree that the music choices might be the worst in ANY show we have ever watched. Distractingly awful.
It also seems to stubbornly want to say a LOT about God, faith, religion, etc. But its all cynical, critical, and stereotypically Hollywood nihilism. A few of the characters are fairly interesting (Royal, Joy, maybe a couple of others). But at least half of the main cast are annoying and you can't wait for them to be off screen.
Wife and I are still strong defenders of Lost (warts and all) but this puzzle box is a MESS. Instead of building on explaining different plot lines and mysteries, it says "forget those previous two dozen, because here come another dozen more!"
Not a spoiler, but when the wife takes a dead bear cub to a tool shed, comes back to it days later (and it still seemingly isn't rotting or decomposing) and puts her hand it its mouth and forces its jaw to bite down on her **** IT IS NEVER EXPLAINED WHY OR FOR WHAT PURPOSE....I **** just dumb. Big disappointment.
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Production Company:
- Amazon Studios
- BCD Travel
- Flame Ventures
- Plan B Entertainment
- Reunion Pacific Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Apr 15, 2022
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA