TRON: Uprising Season 1

TRON: Uprising Season 1 has built a real following on among viewers who want their sci-fi to think as hard as it looks. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 170 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Elijah Wood leads a cast that never lets the concept overwhelm the characters. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

TRON: Uprising Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. What makes TRON: Uprising Season 1 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Taking place some time between 'Tron' and 'Tron: Legacy', 'Tron: Uprising' tells the story of Beck, a young program who becomes the skillful leader of a revolution inside the computer world of The Grid. Elijah Wood and Bruce Boxleitner lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2012. The rules of TRON: Uprising Season 1's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Sci-fi fans who want ideas alongside the spectacle will find TRON: Uprising Season 1 genuinely rewarding. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Watch for Elijah Wood in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.

🎬 TRON: Uprising Season 1 — Episode Guide

The Renegade (1)

2012-06-07

In the premiere episode, Beck's training with Tron is interrupted when he's captured by a Recognizer patrol and sent to the Coliseum to fight in the games. There Beck meets a fellow prisoner Cutler, a fierce warrior program who has been inspired by The Renegade's actions. Recharged by their shared p...

The Renegade (2)

2012-06-14

While Mara works with Zed to get the Chief's rare bike back, Beck must figure out a way to release his friend from a death sentence and allow the resistance to begin again with recruiting.

Blackout

2012-06-21

As Clu's forces begin an energy mining operation near the city of Argon, it has the side effect of causing blackouts throughout the city. Beck and tron learn of this and decide to plant a bomb on the mining station, but a race is about to tear through tunnels which will become engulfed in flames. ...

Identity

2012-06-28

Beck's memory falls to pieces after his identity disc is stolen; he and Tron must find it before his alter-ego is revealed.

Isolated

2012-07-05

Beck and Paige are trapped together on an island that is falling apart, but they continue to fight. Paige's backstory has a few pieces filled in.

Price of Power

2012-07-12

Beck intercepts a secret weapon that gives any program who wears it increased strength and agility, but it also makes the program more aggressive and reckless.

The Reward

2012-10-19

Occupation arrests an innocent program falsely accused of being The Renegade.

Scars (1)

2012-10-26

Tron's history before the occupation is revealed. Meanwhile, Beck tries to convince Tron to stop his planned revenge against a program named Dyson that was once his friend.

Scars (2)

2012-11-02

Will Beck be able to stop Tron from murdering Dyson for revenge?

E10

Grounded

2012-12-03

The Renegade is challenged by Tesler to a showdown, but Beck is grounded at the garage by Able. The situation forces Beck to choose between his duty to Able and his responsibilities as the Renegade.

E11

We Both Know How This Ends

2012-12-10

Mara tries to prove her leadership ability when she is put in charge of the garage while Able is away.

E12

The Stranger

2012-12-17

Beck falls into a trap and discovers a shocking secret; Able uncovers a plot to build a super weapon.

E13

Tagged

2012-12-24

The Renegade recruits three fearless supporters who have expressed their commitment to the revolution by tagging the grid with the message that "Tron Lives." After inviting them to join in the resistance, he discovers one of them is his best friend Mara and has to convince them that tagging is not t...

E14

State of Mind

2012-12-31

Tesler uses Scientist Keller's mind-control agent originally designed to liberate programs, to build his army. When Mara falls victim to supporting the Occupation and turns against the Renegade, Zed and the Renegade must form an uneasy alliance to help rescue her.

E15

Welcome Home

2013-01-07

Beck tries to rescue a fleeing government scientist before Paige and the Occupation finds her; Paige and Beck become passengers on the same runaway train and Beck must save the innocent programs on the train without revealing his identity.

E16

Rendezvous

2013-01-14

Beck agrees to go on a date with Paige, but their night is cut short when Paige is betrayed by Pavel and thrown into the Games; Beck thinks he may finally be able to win her Paige over by rescuing her as The Renegade.

E17

No Bounds

2013-01-21

When 'The Stranger' returns to Argon City to plot revenge on Beck and Tron, Beck is forced to choose between saving Tron or his friends.

E18

Terminal

2013-01-28

Tron tells Beck that he is dying and that the only way to stop his illness is to use the Occupation's new super recognizer.