The Mist Season 1

If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, The Mist Season 1 is available on right now. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. 837 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Morgan Spector — the performance elevates material that could easily tip into self-seriousness. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Mist Season 1 earns its spot. The Mist Season 1 uses its genre premise as cover for asking bigger questions. Trapped by a mysterious fog, residents of a Maine village discover that it hides nightmarish creatures. A new series based on Stephen King's novella. Morgan Spector and Alyssa Sutherland lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2017. The rules of The Mist Season 1's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give The Mist Season 1 a chance. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Morgan Spector anchors it with a performance that makes the more abstract moments feel personal. If you have been burned by ambitious sci-fi before, this is the exception.

🎬 The Mist Season 1 — Episode Guide

Pilot

2017-06-22

When the residents of Bridgeville, Maine find themselves engulfed by a foreboding mist containing a myriad of inexplicable and bizarre threats, their humanity is put to the test. What will people do to survive when blinded by fear?

Withdrawal

2017-06-29

The Mist has settled over town as Eve, Alex, and other mallgoers try to manage the rising panic. Meanwhile, Kevin, Adrian, Mia, and Jonah venture out into the mist to get to Kevin's family.

Show and Tell

2017-07-06

At the church, Connor locks up Mia, Jonah and Kevin in the basement. Back at the mall, Jay confronts Alex to try and convince her he didn't rape her.

Pequod

2017-07-13

Kevin, Mia, Jonah, and Adrian arrive at an abandoned gas station where Kevin tries to reason with Clay amid fears of the wherabouts of his child. At the mall bookstore, Alex comes face to face with the Mist.

The Waiting Room

2017-07-20

Kevin and the others reach the hospital, where Kevin has an unexpected and painful encounter with his brother, Mike.

The Devil You Know

2017-07-27

At the hospital, Kevin becomes an involuntary test subject on what drives the Mist; after Nathalie discusses her theories about "The Black Spring," she has a violent encounter with Link.

Over the River and Through the Woods

2017-08-03

The gang finds unlikely sanctuary in the psych wing of the hospital; tensions at the mall escalate about the remaining food rations; Nathalie and Romanov have a final confrontation.

The Law of Nature

2017-08-10

Nathalie gains full control of the remaining parishioners; at the mall, Alex and Jay continue to grow closer until Eve intervenes; Adrian and the gang make a stop at Adrian's home; Kevin makes a shocking discovery.

The Waking Dream

2017-08-17

Adrian, Mia and Jonah return with somber news; an enraged Kevin heads toward the mall with Vic; the group at the mall turns on Alex and Eve.

E10

The Tenth Meal

2017-08-24

Tensions at the mall finally come to head, and the group makes a discovery which could provide answers about the origins of the mist.