Far too few remember the sci-fi masterpiece

Everyone is talking about The Electric State: Netflix subscriber: Inside, the sci-fi film ranked first on the charts, the criticism tore him up. And many have forgotten that the blockbuster has a spiritual series predecessor on Amazon Prime Video: Tales from the loop is also based on the pictures and stories by the Swedish author Simon Stålenhag. And bypasses many of the weaknesses that The Electric State has. That’s what the Amazon series Tales from the Loop is about

Tales from the Loop is based on Stålenhag’s book template of the same name and plays in the fictional American village of Mercer. The place is located above the underground Mercer Center for Experimental Physics, in which mysterious attempts Answer the big questions of the universe should.

Look here the trailer for Tales from the Loop season 1:

But the experiments of the underground facility penetrate outwards and turn the life of the people of Mercer upside down: The young Loretta (Abby Ryder Fortson) comes from school one day and one day and one day Can no longer find your house together with your mother. She accepts the mother of another child and notices that Loretta is her young self from a different past.

The Amazon series uses the worlds of Stålenhag and tells an anthological history: Tales From The Loop focuses on different main characters in individual episodes in order to finally bring their stories together again.

Concept, story and visual worlds were very well received when it appeared in 2020. Tales from the Loop is one of the best series of the year for Moviepilot and film starts, with Rotten Tomatoes, season 1 is impressive 87% review rating. The consensus there praises the “Welcome dose of warmth and humanity“that exude their sci-fi elements. For many it is exactly what The Electric State is missing.

Will there be a second season of Tales from the Loop?

Tales from the Loop is not a mini series, so a 2nd season would tend to be possible. In the past five years, however, Amazon has not reported any reports. There are more consequences as good as excluded.

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