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Persons Unknown

★ 6.9 9K votes 2010–2010 1 season · 13 episodes Ended NBC
Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 9/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 8/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10UnsettlingA creeping sense of unease and wrongness that gets under your skin.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jason WilesDaisy BettsChadwick BosemanLola GlaudiniTina HolmesKate Miner
Written by
Christopher McQuarrie
Starring
Jason WilesDaisy BettsChadwick BosemanLola GlaudiniTina HolmesKate Miner
Written by
Christopher McQuarrie
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
063125188250

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About

"A locked-town mystery that never got to finish itself"

A group of strangers wake up trapped in a seemingly abandoned town with no way out, watched constantly by unseen captors who seem to be running some kind of experiment on them. The show mixes soapy character drama with slow-burn conspiracy mystery, doling out clues about who is behind the town and why. It leans heavily on paranoia and shifting alliances among the captives rather than action, so the tension is more psychological than visceral. Pace is uneven, but the central puzzle keeps curiosity alive even when individual episodes drag.

Watch it for

the eerie central premise of a fake town built purely to trap and study its residents.

Maybe skip if

you need a satisfying resolution, since the show was cancelled before answering its biggest questions.

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

All Seasons

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Season 12010
6.82K139h 23m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot7.2
21943 min
▶2The Edge6.9
17044 min
▶3The Way Through6.8
15243 min
▶4Exit One7.1
15043 min
▶5Incoming6.7
13043 min
▶6The Truth6.8
11744 min
▶7Smoke and Steel6.6
11843 min
▶8Saved6.0
12943 min
▶9Static6.7
12044 min
▶10Identity6.7
12143 min
▶11Seven Sacrifices6.4
11244 min
▶12And Then There Was One7.1
12243 min
▶13Shadows in the Cave7.0
14443 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jason Wiles Joe Tucker
Daisy Betts Janet Cooper
Chadwick Boseman Graham McNair
Lola Glaudini Kat Damatto
Tina Holmes Moira Doherty
Kate Miner Tori Fairchild
Gerald Kyd Mark Renbe
Sean O'Bryan Bill Blackham
Alan Ruck Charlie Morse
Andy Greenfield Night Manager

Crew

Christopher McQuarrie

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