Colony Season 1

Colony Season 1 is currently streaming on and , and it earns its premise rather than just borrowing genre trappings. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 653 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Josh Holloway sets the tone, and the world-building does the rest. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Colony Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. What makes Colony Season 1 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Set in the near future, Colony centers on a family headed up by Holloway and Callies who must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together while trying to survive. They live in L.A., which has been occupied by a force of outside intruders. While some people have chosen to collaborate with the authorities and benefit from the new order, others have rebelled and suffer the consequences. Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2016. What separates Colony Season 1 from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Colony Season 1 is satisfying on multiple levels — something to watch and something to think about after. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Watch for Josh Holloway in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.