Five brilliant friends confront an unraveling scientific reality and an epic existential threat across decades and continents.
Cerebral and suspenseful. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
Nothing past what a TV-MA promises: some innuendo or implied sex and some violence.
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Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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