Pantheon
Seen it?2022 | 2 seasons | Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, despite a short run with a modest audience. A strong pick for the weekend.
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 animation lovers. If you loved Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David, whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first of a new kind of being – an “Uploaded Intelligence” or “UI” – but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of world war.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 77 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
8.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 498K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Saturday Special. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12022 · 8 episodes · 7.6 out of 10Sunday
Season 22025 · 8 episodes · 6.6 out of 10Weeknight
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Craig Silverstein
- Katie ChangMaddie Kim (voice)
- Paul DanoCaspian Keyes (voice)
- Aaron EckhartCary Duval (voice)
- Rosemarie DeWittEllen Kim (voice)
- Chris DiamantopoulosJulius Pope (voice)
- Raza JaffreyVinod Chanda (voice)
- Daniel Dae KimDavid Kim (voice)
- Ron LivingstonPeter Waxman (voice)
- Taylor SchillingRenee Keyes (voice)