Limited series · AMC
Dispatches from Elsewhere
An adventure wrapped in a mystery tied to a conspiracy.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jason Segel
Peter
10 eps
André 3000
Fredwynn
10 eps
Sally Field
Janice
10 eps
Richard E. Grant
Octavio
10 eps
Eve Lindley
Simone
10 eps
Ceci Balagot
Clara
10 eps
Jannette Sepwa
1 eps
Deanna Dunagan
Nana
2 eps
Venus Schultheis
Kimbra
2 eps
Wesley Holloway
Peter (age 8)
1 eps
John O'Donnell
Martin
1 eps
Lexi Perkel
Abacadebra
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dispatches from Elsewhere actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dispatches from Elsewhere reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A group of ordinary people who stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life come to find that the mystery winds far deeper than they ever imagined.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Peter
Peter is stuck in the everyday routine of his mundane life until the day he meets a group of strangers who all have something in common and together they begin an adventure into a world that has been hidden all around them.
- Directed by Jason Segel
- Written by Jason Segel
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jason Segel
Showrunner
Garrett Basch
Executive producer
Heidi Schreck
Executive producer
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Bart Nickerson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Mark Friedman
Executive producer
Alethea Jones
Executive producer
Eli Bush
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Sheila Callaghan
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Ashley Lyle
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jeff Freilich
Executive producer
Scott Rudin
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jordan Harrison
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Eva Anderson
Writer
Patti Harrison
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Garrett BaschExecutive Producer
- Heidi SchreckExecutive Producer
- Bart NickersonExecutive Producer
- Jason SegelExecutive Producer
- Mark FriedmanExecutive Producer
- Alethea JonesExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jordan HarrisonWriter
- Bart NickersonWriter
- Jason SegelWriter
- Mark FriedmanWriter
- Eva AndersonWriter
- Ashley LyleWriter
Direction
- Wendey StanzlerDirector
- Jason SegelDirector
Music
- Atticus RossOriginal Music Composer
- Leopold RossOriginal Music Composer
- Claudia SarneOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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