Project Blue Book
Seen it?2019 | 2 seasons | 44 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (8.1 out of 10), though it had a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz. 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing and sci-fi fans. If you loved Firefly, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 44 minutes, about 15 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
A chronicle of the true top secret U.S. Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFO-related phenomena in the 1950s and ’60s, known as “Project Blue Book”.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
65% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
8.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a solid audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 58K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
- Season 12019 · 10 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
Season 22020 · 10 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
Created by David O'Leary
- Aidan GillenAllen Hynek
- Michael MalarkeyMichael Quinn
- Laura MennellMimi Hynek
- Ksenia SoloSusie Miller
- Neal McDonoughJames Harding
- Michael HarneyHugh Valentine