Prime Video reveals Official Synopsis of The Peripheral episode Empathy Bonus

Prime Video has released the Official Synopsis of The Peripheral episode “Empathy Bonus” (1.02) that will be available on Friday, October 21.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS

Mercenaries raid the family home. Seeking answers, Flynne returns to the headset and learns it is not a game, but a time machine that goes 70 years into the future. Flynne makes a deal with Wilf and Lev and agrees to help find Aelita.

“The Peripheral” is starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Jack Reynor, Gary Carr, Eli Goree , Louis Herthum, JJ Feild, T’Nia Miller, Charlotte Riley, Alexandra Billings, Adelind Horan, Alex Hernandez, Katie Leung, Julian Moore-Cook, Melinda Page Hamilton, Chris Coy, Austin Rising.

In The Peripheral, Flynne Fisher, her Marine veteran brother, Burton, and their dying mother live in a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains in 2032. As their mother’s health deteriorates and the medical bills add up, Flynne and Burton make extra money playing simulations (Sims). The two siblings share Burton’s avatar, “jockeying” for high-paying customers to beat challenging game levels.

The Peripheral is produced by Amazon Studios and Warner Bros Television, in association with Kilter Films. Executive producers for The Peripheral are creator and showrunner Scott B. Smith, director Vincenzo Natali, Greg Plageman, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, Athena Wickham and Steven Hoban.