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Pantheon

★ 8.5 23K votes 2022–2023 2 seasons · 16 episodes Canceled Netflix
Near-future techTechnology one step ahead of today, and what it costs us.This show: 10/10PhilosophicalBig questions of meaning, ethics and existence.This show: 9/10Existential dreadMortality and meaninglessness confronted head-on.This show: 8/10Adult animationAnimation aimed squarely at grown-ups.This show: 8/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 8/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10Intellectual challengeRewards close attention and theorizing.This show: 7/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Katie ChangPaul DanoAaron EckhartRosemarie DeWittChris DiamantopoulosRaza Jaffrey
Written by
Craig Silverstein
Starring
Katie ChangPaul DanoAaron EckhartRosemarie DeWittChris DiamantopoulosRaza Jaffrey
Written by
Craig Silverstein
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About

"Grief, identity, and uploaded minds collide"

Pantheon follows a teenage girl who discovers that a mysterious online friend is actually the uploaded consciousness of her recently deceased father, pulled into a shadowy new technology that can digitize human minds. From there it spirals into corporate espionage, global politics, and existential questions about identity and immortality. Despite being animated, it plays like a dense, emotionally serious techno-thriller rather than a kids' show, moving briskly through big ideas without much hand-holding. It's talky, ambitious, and often quietly devastating, carried by strong voice performances and a script that trusts its audience to keep up.

Watch it for

the unusually smart, emotionally grounded take on digital consciousness and what survives death.

Maybe skip if

you want lighthearted animation or dislike dense sci-fi exposition delivered at speed.

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

All Seasons

Season 12022
8.48K85h 33m
Maddie, a bullied teen, receives help from someone online. It turns out that the person is her deceased father, David. His consciousness has been uploaded to the cloud after an experimental brain scan. Turns out, he's not the only one.
Season 22025
8.77K85h 37m
In the wake of a global internet shutdown, Maddie joins Caspian in a race to select the one uploaded intelligence who can protect humanity against the other ghosts in the machine. New allies, enemies, and lifeforms will change our world forever.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Katie Chang Maddie
Paul Dano Caspian
Aaron Eckhart Cary
Rosemarie DeWitt Ellen
Chris Diamantopoulos Pope
Raza Jaffrey Chanda
Daniel Dae Kim David
Ron Livingston Waxman
Taylor Schilling Renee
Kevin Durand Anssi, Arkady, Ballcap

Crew

Craig Silverstein

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