La Brea

Name: La Brea
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
Released: 2021-09-28
Cast: Eoin Macken, Chiké Okonkwo, Zyra Gorecki, Rohan Mirchandaney, Lily Santiago

2021 | 3 seasons | 45 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood: Mind-bending.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 23 hours in all.
What might put you off: Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world desperately seeks to understand what happened. In the search for answers, one family torn apart by this disaster will have to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other.

How it earned its rating

CriticsWeak
29% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a solid audience; spent 3 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 528K people sought it out in the past year