Tales from the Loop

Tales from the Loop is an American science fiction drama web television series based on the eponymous art book by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 3, 2020.[1] All eight episodes of the first season were released simultaneously.

For the tabletop role-playing game, see Tales from the Loop (role-playing game).

Tales from the Loop
GenreDrama
Science fiction
Based on
Developed byNathaniel Halpern
Written byNathaniel Halpern
Starring
Composer(s)
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Matt Reeves
  • Adam Kassan
  • Rafi Crohn
  • Nathaniel Halpern
  • Mark Romanek
  • Mattias Montero
  • Johan Lindström
  • Samantha Taylor Pickett
Running time50–57 minutes
Production company(s)Indio Film
6th & Idaho Moving Picture Company
Touchstone Television
Amazon Studios
DistributorDisney-ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original networkPrime Video
Picture format4K (UHDTV)
Original releaseApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03) –
present (present)
External links
Official website

Series overview

Tales from the Loop follows the interconnected lives of the residents in the fictional town of Mercer, Ohio. Mercer is home to the Mercer Center for Experimental Physics, an underground facility known as the Loop. It is there where researchers attempt to "make the impossible possible".

Cast and characters

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten by [5]Original release date [6]
1"Loop"Mark Romanek[7]Nathaniel HalpernApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
2"Transpose"So Yong KimNathaniel HalpernApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
3"Stasis"Dearbhla WalshNathaniel HalpernApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
4"Echo Sphere"Andrew StantonNathaniel HalpernApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
5"Control"Tim MielantsNathaniel HalpernApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
6"Parallel"Charlie McDowellNathaniel HalpernApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
7"Enemies"Ti WestNathaniel HalpernApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
8"Home"Jodie FosterNathaniel HalpernApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)

    Production

    On July 17, 2018, it was announced that Amazon had given the production, based on the 2014 narrative art book with the same title by Simon Stålenhag, a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. Executive producers include Matt Reeves, Adam Kassan, Rafi Crohn, Nathaniel Halpern, Mark Romanek, Mattias Montero, Johan Lindström, and Samantha Taylor Pickett. Halpern serves as showrunner and Romanek directed the pilot episode. Production companies involved with the series include 6th & Idaho, Indio, Amazon Studios, and Fox 21 Television Studios.[8][7][9]

    Reception

    As of July 2020, Rotten Tomatoes rates the first season "Fresh", with an approval rating of 83% based on 59 reviews, and an average rating of 7.28/10.[10]

    David Baird from the B.C. Catholic characterizes the series as "a set of loosely interrelated meditations upon ephemerality, the impact of technology, and human vulnerability infused with a mild science fiction savour" and considers it "a beguiling fusion of forward-looking nostalgia".[11] Joshua Thomas from The Michigan Daily simply considers it "superb sci-fi"; "exactly what good sci-fi should look like."[12] Writing for Firstpost, Prahlad Srihari thinks its "wide shots, the symmetrical frames, and the play of light and space all do justice to Stålenhag's retrofuturistic vision".[13] According to The Verge's Joshua Rivera, "Tales from the Loop is so pretty it breaks your heart."[14] Writing for Slashfilm, Hoai-Tran Bui thinks the show explores "universal elements of grief, aging, parenthood, loneliness, and love" but also that it "often toes the line between beguiling and boring".[15] Polygon's Charlie Hall meanwhile, was left "feeling uneasy and confused."[16]

    gollark: You can just hand out what some random people think is absolutely *needed* first, then stick the rest of everything up for public use, but that won't work either! Someone has to decide on the "needed", so you get into a planned-economy sort of situation, and otherwise... what happens when, say, the community kale farm decides they want all the remaining fertilizer, even when people don't want *that* much kale?
    gollark: Planned economies, or effectively-planned-by-lots-of-voting economies, will have to implement this themselves by having everyone somehow decide where all the hundred million things need to go - and that's not even factoring in the different ways to make each thing, or the issues of logistics.
    gollark: Market systems can make this work pretty well - you can sell things and use them to buy other things, and ultimately it's driven by what consumers are interested in buying.
    gollark: Consider: in our modern economy, there are probably around (order of magnitude) a hundred million different sorts of thing people or organizations might need.
    gollark: So you have to *vote* on who gets everything?

    References
    1. "Video: "Tales from the Loop" - Official Trailer". The Futon Critic. February 27, 2020.
    2. Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (March 1, 2019). "'Tales From The Loop': Rebecca Hall To Star In Amazon Series Based On Simon Stålenhag Art". Deadline. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
    3. D'Addario, Daniel (April 2, 2020). "'Tales From The Loop': TV Review". Variety. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
    4. Mitchell, Molli (October 8, 2019). "13 Reasons Why cast: Who plays Charlie St. George? Who is Tyler Barnhardt?". Express.
    5. "Tales From The Loop". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved March 3, 2020. Episodes with a credit date in 2019.
    6. "Tales from the Loop – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
    7. Goldberg, Lesley (July 17, 2018). "'Tales From the Loop' TV Series Set at Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
    8. Andreeva, Nellie (July 17, 2018). "'Tales From The Loop': Amazon Studios Orders Genre Series Based On Simon Stålenhag Art From Matt Reeves & Fox 21". Deadline. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
    9. Holloway, Daniel (July 17, 2018). "Amazon Orders Sci-Fi Series 'Tales From the Loop'". Variety. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
    10. "Tales From the Loop: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
    11. "Tales from the Loop: perennial questions in a retrofuturism setting". The B.C. Catholic.
    12. Writer, Joshua Thomas Daily Arts. "'Tales from the Loop' is superb sci-fi". The Michigan Daily.
    13. "Tales from the Loop review: Amazon's quasi-anthology series is low on sci-fi spectacle, high on introspective drama- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. April 6, 2020.
    14. Rivera, Joshua (April 6, 2020). "Tales from the Loop turns small-town America into a sci-fi feelings machine". The Verge.
    15. "'Tales From the Loop' Review: Amazon's Striking New Sci-Fi Series is a Serene Ode to Humanity". /Film. March 27, 2020.
    16. Hall, Charlie (April 3, 2020). "Tales from the Loop tries to adapt a series of mysterious paintings". Polygon.
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