Glitch Season 1

If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, Glitch Season 1 is available on and right now. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 398 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Patrick Brammall — the performance elevates material that could easily tip into self-seriousness. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Glitch Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. What makes Glitch Season 1 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Police officer James Hayes gets the shock of his life when a group of local residents return from the dead, including someone very close to his heart. Patrick Brammall and Genevieve O'Reilly lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2015. The world-building is meticulous enough to sustain multiple rewatches, with details early on that only make sense later. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Glitch Season 1 a chance. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Watch for Patrick Brammall in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.