Limited series · Prime Video
Utopia
What have you done to earn your place in this crowded world?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sasha Lane
Jessica Hyde
8 eps
John Cusack
Dr. Kevin Christie
8 eps
Ashleigh LaThrop
Becky
8 eps
Dan Byrd
Ian
8 eps
Desmin Borges
Wilson Wilson
8 eps
Christopher Denham
Arby
8 eps
Javon Walton
Grant
8 eps
Farrah Mackenzie
Alice
8 eps
Cory Michael Smith
Thomas Christie
8 eps
Jeanine Serralles
Colleen
8 eps
Rainn Wilson
Michael Stearns
8 eps
Hadley Robinson
Charlotte / Lily
8 eps
Jessica Rothe
Samantha
8 eps
Dustin Ingram
Tallman (uncredited)
1 eps
Felisha Terrell
Hailey Alvez
1 eps
Isabella Paul
Kid
1 eps
Josh Bywater
Philip Carson
2 eps
England Karam
Monika
2 eps
Hil Horvath
Olivia's Friend #2
1 eps
Kerri Rose
Fringebabe
2 eps
Mike Brunlieb
Minion / Doctor / Photographer Scott
3 eps
Sarah Lo
Hacker One / Janey 'Emily Nowak'
1 eps
Raquel Campbell
Pearl Christie
1 eps
Camryn Manheim
Artemis
2 eps
Crystal R. Fox
Kim
3 eps
Ro White
Hacker Two (as Malic White)
1 eps
Patrick Dunham
Jogger (uncredited)
1 eps
Chris McClure
Officer Tuttle
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Utopia actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Utopia 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 much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
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 young adults who met online are mercilessly hunted by a shadowy deep state organization after they come into possession of a near-mythical cult underground graphic novel.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Just a Fanboy
A huge discovery by our young fans is interrupted when they are thrust into the dangerous world of Jessica Hyde. Meanwhile, two doctors with very different career trajectories are both pulled into the path of a deadly flu.
S01E03
Tuesday's Child
Jessica continues to hunt for answers while our underdogs must make a crucial decision. Michael is done being pushed around.
S01E07
Talking Hurts
Arby finds a new purpose while Becky makes a decision that tears the group apart. Michael is about to have the worst day of his life.
- Directed by J.D. Dillard
S01E05
Order 2472
Inside the St. Louis Hotzone, Michael must make a life-or-death choice. As things grow increasingly dangerous, Jessica comes face to face with someone from her past.
S01E04
not slow not bad
A clue in Utopia leads Jessica and the crew to a mysterious new ally. Thomas plots a unique way to handle Michael, while Christie makes a decision.
S01E08
Stay Alive, Jessica Hyde
In the season finale, as the world eagerly awaits Christie's vaccine, Jessica and the group must race to stop the Undoing.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Karen WilsonExecutive Producer
- Gillian FlynnExecutive Producer
- Huey M. ParkProducer
- Sharon HallExecutive Producer
- Jessica RhoadesExecutive Producer
- Diederick SanterExecutive Producer
Writing
- Gillian FlynnWriter
Direction
- J.D. DillardDirector
Music
- Jeff RussoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Amazon Prime VideoStreaming
- Amazon Prime Video with AdsStreaming
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