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8.5
Yr 2022
Status Returning Series
Mystery Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Overview

Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 81 /100

FROM has earned a strongly positive reception as a propulsive, chilling horror-mystery series. Critics and viewers frequently draw comparisons to Lost, highlighting shared creative talents, a landlocked mystery-box setting, and a steady mix of supernatural dread and character-driven drama. Lead actor Harold Perrineau receives widespread acclaim for grounding the show's central premise and giving the audience a strong emotional anchor.

Reviewers emphasize the series' effective horror elements, noting its generous inclusion of blood, gore, and unsettling suspense. While some critics caution that the story can spend a lot of time expanding its lore and answering questions with even more questions rather than pushing the plot forward, the steady character development keeps the tension high without crossing into frustration.

Over its multiple seasons, the show has cemented itself as a compelling entry for horror fans. Despite minor pacing complaints, consensus agrees that FROM delivers an entertaining, gripping survival narrative backed by real emotional stakes.

“spooky sci-fi drama that’s like a landlocked Lost”

“A Propulsive Horror Mystery Box Series With Teeth”

“The series has successfully grounded itself in real emotional stakes”

“show is far from perfect but pretty damn entertaining”

Why fans love it

The premise of From hinges on the friction between a desperate search for normalcy and the encroaching influence of the supernatural. By dropping its characters into a middle American trap where the sun sets on a forest full of horrors, the show leans into the visceral anxiety of being hunted in a place that refuses to let anyone leave. It grounds these high-stakes survival scenarios in the specific struggle of its residents, from a beleaguered sheriff played by Harold Perrineau to neighbors trying to maintain their sanity while nightfall brings lethal threats.

At its core, the show thrives on the mounting dread of a Lovecraftian mystery that never offers easy answers. The horror is rooted in the physical reality of the town and the strange, inexplicable rules that govern it. Between the gore of subterranean nightmares and the unsettling presence of a local priest, the narrative focuses on the fragility of human cooperation when faced with an environment designed to wear people down. It relies on a slow-burn tension rather than simple genre tropes.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 21
Longest run 40 eps
Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau
as Boyd Stevens
40 episodes
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Catalina Sandino Moreno
as Tabitha Matthews
40 episodes
Eion Bailey
Eion Bailey
as Jim Matthews
32 episodes
Ricky He
Ricky He
as Kenny Liu
40 episodes
David Alpay
David Alpay
as Jade Herrera
40 episodes
Chloe Van Landschoot
Chloe Van Landschoot
as Kristi Miller
40 episodes
Shaun Majumder
Shaun Majumder
as Father Khatri
19 episodes
Hannah Cheramy
Hannah Cheramy
as Julie Matthews
40 episodes
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Pegah Ghafoori as Fatima 40 episodes Simon Webster as Ethan Matthews 40 episodes Elizabeth Saunders as Donna 40 episodes Avery Konrad as Sara Myers 40 episodes Julia Doyle as Sophia 10 episodes Samantha Brown as Dani Acosta 20 episodes Scott McCord as Victor Kavanaugh 40 episodes Corteon Moore as Ellis Stevens 40 episodes Elizabeth Moy as Tian-Chen Liu 30 episodes A.J. Simmons as Randall Kirkland 30 episodes Deborah Grover as Tillie 20 episodes Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks as Trudy 4 episodes Robert Joy as Henry Kavanaugh 20 episodes Nathan D. Simmons as Elgin Williams 30 episodes Angela Moore as Bakta 26 episodes Vox Smith as Boy in White 12 episodes Paul Zinno as Nathan 10 episodes Kaelen Ohm as Marielle Sinclair 30 episodes Simon Sinn as Bing-Qian Liu 3 episodes Jessica Barry as Gina 2 episodes Colby Conrad as Tobey McCray 3 episodes Eli Arsenault as Young Victor 4 episodes Bob Mann as Frank Pratt 3 episodes Stevey Hunter as Sentry 2 episodes Stephane Gaudet as Colony House Resident 2 episodes Christopher Hayes as Kevin 2 episodes Molly Dunsworth as Jasmine 2 episodes Cliff Saunders as Dale 8 episodes Lisa Ryder as Abby Stevens 4 episodes Reid Price as Tom 9 episodes Sharleen Kalayil as Dr. Brody 2 episodes Katerina Bakolias as Clara 17 episodes Tamara Fifield as Nicky 3 episodes Paula Feener as Meredith 4 episodes Dylan Bailey as Civil War Soldier 3 episodes Martina Kelades as Colony House Resident #2 2 episodes Shuoxin Fu as Kimono Woman 7 episodes Kym Wyatt McKenzie as EMT #1 2 episodes Calem MacDonald as EMT #2 2 episodes Phoebe Rex as Kelly 3 episodes Taras Lesiuk as Brian 3 episodes Seamus Patterson as Brick 2 episodes Lee Surrette as Wife 2 episodes Matthias Fenez as Matthias 6 episodes Sugar-Daisy Torrens as Ghastly Child 3 episodes Robert Verlaque as Martin 3 episodes Isobel Del Degan as Ghoulish Child #2 5 episodes Thom Payne as Christopher 5 episodes Zach Faye as Reggie 4 episodes Annika Borg as Paula 2 episodes William Cheverie as Ghoulish Child #4 3 episodes Altyn Hood as Ghoulish Child #3 3 episodes Daphne Stephen as Librarian Creature 2 episodes Eugene Sampang as Roger 6 episodes John Muller as Colony House Guard 2 episodes Terri Smith-Fraser as Waitress Creature 4 episodes Geneviève Steele as Colony House Resident #7 3 episodes Beth Rogers as Swing Coat Creature 3 episodes Jamie McGuire as Smiley Creature 8 episodes Sarah Booth as Miranda 3 episodes Rhys Bevan-John as Pastor 3 episodes Colin Hluchaniuk as Colony House Resident #4 4 episodes Trina Corkum as Patty 8 episodes Sara Campbell as Old Lady Creature 5 episodes Wil Lang as Western Star Cowboy Creature 7 episodes Douglas E. Hughes as Man in Yellow 4 episodes Lee Myrick as Tough Guy Creature 3 episodes
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Keywords

sheriff small town gore trapped supernatural horror lovecraftian suspense violence horror folk horror
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
February 20, 2022
Status
Returning Series
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
4,160