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What if your lighthouse was haunted by trauma and aliens?
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Beacon 23 (2023)

claustrophobicmystery-boxmelancholic space opera

Latest Episode

Disintegration
4.945 min

Season 2 • Episode 8

Latest

Disintegration

May 26, 2024

A procedure puts Halan face-to-face with Aleph. Harmony protects the beacon by any means necessary.

Overview

DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Aster Calyx and Halan Kai Nielsen are inextricably drawn to Beacon 23. Navigating one threat after another, they unravel the beacon’s mysteries, just in time to face their most powerful enemy.

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based on novel or bookartificial intelligence (a.i.)mysteriousdeep space

Standout Aspects

Production

Beacon design feels lived-in and oppressively intimate.

Acting

Stephan James carries crushing weight with minimal dialogue.

Writing

Zak Penn's puzzle-box structure rewards patient viewers.

Best for:Solo: Late-night existential spiral fuel.·Binge: Commit to the mystery or don't bother.
Heads up:Emotional: Characters process severe trauma throughout; no easy catharsis.
Zak Penn

Creator

Zak Penn

First AiredNov 12, 2023
StatusCanceled

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons2·Episodes16
MGM+

Top Cast

Stephan James

Stephan James

Halan Kai Nielsen

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Trivia

Based on Hugh Howey's novella, same author as Silo—explaining the isolated-structure obsession.

Cultural

The canceled second season ends on a brutal cliffhanger; fans still petition MGM for closure.

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