We’re gonna exit on a limb right here and say not the whole lot is what it appears within the new present Beacon 23. Name it a hunch. Name it instinct. However from the appears of this trailer, there’s some foul play afoot, and when that type of thing happens on an area station far, far away from Earth, we are able to’t assist however find it irresistible.
Beacon 23 stars Game of Thrones icon Lena Headey alongside If Beale Road Might Discuss and Homecoming’s Stephan James. It’s based mostly on a ebook by Hugh Howey (he of Silo fame) and was created by two style mainstays, Zak Penn (Ready Player One, The Avengers) and Glen Mazzara (The Walking Dead). Debuting November 12 on MGM+, which is an Amazon streaming service, it now has a mysterious first trailer.
That just about lays all of it out. Mainly the present takes place on considered one of a number of beacons throughout the galaxy that exist to help intergalactic vacationers. Each is run by a sophisticated AI in addition to a single, extremely succesful human. That’s James’ character. Headey’s character is a authorities agent who, very rightfully, doesn’t look like she will be trusted. Nonetheless, evidently will get put to the check when different forces come into play.
The trailer for Beacon 23 appears tremendous strong however you get the robust sense it’s a kind of exhibits the place not the whole lot goes to be wrapped up in a single season. Silo, one other present based mostly on Howey’s work, is like that and though the Beacon 23 ebook appears to be an entire work, there’s a lot happening on this trailer, you simply hope Penn and Mazzara put all of it on the road right here. After which, if the present is a success and other people prefer it, you go from there. You’d hate to observe these eight episodes, have a billion questions, after which by no means see it once more.
We’ll learn the way that works quickly, because the eight-episode season debuts its first two episodes November 12 at 9 p.m. EST/PST on MGM+.
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