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Dispatches from Elsewhere

★ 6.8 7K votes 2020–2020 1 season · 10 episodes Ended AMC
WhimsicalPlayful, fanciful and lightly magical in sensibility.This show: 8/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10ExperimentalFormally adventurous television that breaks the rules.This show: 7/10PhilosophicalBig questions of meaning, ethics and existence.This show: 7/10Outsider leadA misfit or newcomer as our way into the world.This show: 7/10Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 7/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jason SegelAndré 3000Eve LindleyRichard E. GrantSally FieldJoe Forbrich
Written by
Jason Segel
Starring
Jason SegelAndré 3000Eve LindleyRichard E. GrantSally FieldJoe Forbrich
Written by
Jason Segel
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"A tender puzzle about loneliness disguised as adventure"

Four lonely strangers in an ordinary city are recruited into what seems like a whimsical scavenger-hunt game run by a mysterious organization, only to find it reshaping how they see their own lives. Each episode leans into a different character's isolation and longing for connection, blending gentle magical-realist whimsy with real melancholy. The pace is slow and meditative rather than plot-driven, more interested in mood, empathy, and small human breakthroughs than mystery-solving. It's tender, earnest, occasionally twee, and asks patience in exchange for genuine emotional payoff.

Watch it for

the way ordinary loneliness turns into wonder through gentle, character-driven storytelling.

Maybe skip if

you need fast plotting or dislike whimsical, sentimental tones.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12020
7.33K107h 33m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Peter7.3
56452 min
▶2Simone7.3
37944 min
▶3Janice7.5
32041 min
▶4Fredwynn7.5
29243 min
▶5Clara7.1
27944 min
▶6Everyone7.6
26044 min
▶7Cave of Kelpius7.3
24142 min
▶8Lee7.6
24445 min
▶9The Creator7.2
23746 min
▶10The Boy6.3
35252 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jason Segel Peter, Jason
André 3000 Fredwynn
Eve Lindley Simone
Richard E. Grant Octavio Coleman
Sally Field Janice
Joe Forbrich The Milkman
Ceci Balagot Clara
Tara Lynne Barr Young Janice
Cherise Boothe Lee
Amanda Schoonover Waitress, Underground Waitress

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