Don't Look Deeper is a solid entry in the people-who-discover-they're-actually-robots genre. The story is well told, as Aisha figures out what's going on and deals with friends and enemies. While I didn't realize it until after I watched it, the series was created by the guy who created the terrific teen angst sci-fi series Impulse, which is slightly similar to this.
Don't Look Deeper was one of the series on the short-lived streaming platform's Quibi. These series were all made up on 9-minute episodes, and watching this in 9 minute chunks isn't ideal. But the series was edited into a 2-hour movie and watched that way it moves very smoothly - I rarely thought, ah, there's the 9-minute transition.
The cast is very good, the story moves quickly and has some interesting twists and turns, and the ending is quite good for a TV series setting up its second season.
Unfortunately, Quibi folded so that second season never happened. But it's not terrible to end this way, since the outlines of the future are clear.
This is really enjoyable, and I feel like the low rating is probably mainly a function of people not liking the weird 9-minute format. But watch it as a movie or binge the entire season at once and it's a really excellent sci-fi drama.
Don't Look Deeper was one of the series on the short-lived streaming platform's Quibi. These series were all made up on 9-minute episodes, and watching this in 9 minute chunks isn't ideal. But the series was edited into a 2-hour movie and watched that way it moves very smoothly - I rarely thought, ah, there's the 9-minute transition.
The cast is very good, the story moves quickly and has some interesting twists and turns, and the ending is quite good for a TV series setting up its second season.
Unfortunately, Quibi folded so that second season never happened. But it's not terrible to end this way, since the outlines of the future are clear.
This is really enjoyable, and I feel like the low rating is probably mainly a function of people not liking the weird 9-minute format. But watch it as a movie or binge the entire season at once and it's a really excellent sci-fi drama.