# Trailer for The Peripheral (TV adaptation of the William Gibson book) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, amazon-prime\ **Created:** [September 9, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245 "2022-09-09T00:16:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245/1 "2022-09-09T00:17:00Z")
William Gibson’s 2014 novel The Peripheral has been made into a TV series for Amazon Prime. The executive producers are Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, the showrunners of Westworld, and it definitely seems to have that vibe–whether or not you think that’s a good thing! The show doesn’t premiere until October 21st, but they just released the first trailer for it which you can see here (some NSFW language): > **[‘The Peripheral’: Prime Video Release Trailer For Sci-Fi Drama From Lisa Joy...](https://deadline.com/2022/09/the-peripheral-trailer-prime-video-1235110898/)** > > Prime Video has released the first trailer for The Peripheral, the long-gestating sci-fi drama from Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s Kilter Films. It’s based on the bestselling novel by Wi… I very much like the book, and will be curious to see if they can get a good show out of it! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245/2 "2022-09-09T00:29:23Z")
Hmm, I just don’t see CGM as a redneck. But she could prove me wrong. Also, I don’t think the trailer was very well done. It’s all atmosphere shots with no hook to draw you in. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245/3 "2022-09-09T00:53:28Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > It’s all atmosphere shots with no hook to draw you in. I had to read the wiki article on the book to know what was it was all about. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245/4 "2022-09-09T01:36:23Z")
I’m a big Gibson fan and _The Peripheral_ was one of his better works. Super psyched for this. But you’re right, the trailer wasn’t very well done. It seemed a little cheesy. Hopefully that’s just poor editing and not reflective of the show. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245/5 "2022-09-09T02:26:35Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Hmm, I just don’t see CGM as a redneck. But she could prove me wrong. She was raised in Cartersville, Georgia, which is pretty damn redneck. I’m sure she could find many models for an intelligent but impoverished country girl in her childhood. I hadn’t heard of this before seeing this thread, but now I’ve got something to look forward to. _The Peripheral_ is not my favorite Gibson - that would be _Zero History_ or _Pattern Recognition_ - but I enjoyed the novel. Agree about the trailer. Lots of hints for those who know the story - “Guy in the trike, that must have been Connor, and the dude in the trailer was Burton, and those moving tattoos mean Ash, but is the guy in the elevator Netherton, or maybe Lev or Ossian?” - but not much to catch the non-fan. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245/6 "2022-09-09T11:41:19Z")
Haven’t read the book, but the trailer was enough for me to add the series to my queue. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245/7 "2022-10-15T05:33:53Z")
They released a full trailer last week, and I think it is much better than the first. I’m cautiously optimistic. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bRdkRQzcrrc/maxresdefault.jpg "The Peripheral Season 1 - Official Trailer | Prime Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRdkRQzcrrc) ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-the-peripheral-tv-adaptation-of-the-william-gibson-book/971245/8 "2022-10-21T03:30:26Z")
I’ve started a new thread for the discussion of the show proper here: > [@The Peripheral on Amazon Prime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peripheral-on-amazon-prime/973575): > > Amazon Prime’s new adaptation of William Gibson’s novel The Peripheral begins tomorrow (Fri 10/21). Here’s a brief anticipation thread: But I thought I would start a new one for the show proper! The nature of the plot and world-building is likely to be such that spoilers from the book could become a stumbling block—those who have been around here a while may remember the very contentious book-spoiler issues in some of the Game Of Thrones threads! As a first approximation, I humbly propose we…