The miniseries premiered on HBO Max on December 16, 2021, and ran for ten episodes until January 13, 2022. It received critical acclaim and was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards. It was based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Emily St. John Mandel.
A group of survivors who make their living as traveling performers encounter a violent cult led by a man whose past is unknowingly linked to a member of the troupe.