Home > Dispatches from Elsewhere > Season 1 « TV Series Page Dispatches from Elsewhere: Season 1 (2020) Want to see Episode List Season 1 Dispatches from Elsewhere Critics Consensus A weird and whimsical journey into the unknown, Dispatches from Elsewhere's experimental approach doesn't always coalesce, but committed performances and a genuine sense of wonder make it a trip worth taking. 84% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 31 72% Audience Score User Ratings: 57 See score details Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? 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Episodes 1 Peter Air date: Mar 1, 2020 Peter is stuck in the everyday routine of his mundane life until the day he meets a group of strangers who all have something in common and together they begin an adventure into a world that has been hidden all around them. More 2 Simone Air date: Mar 2, 2020 The game continues as Simone and Peter follow the clues and explore the city; the gang discovers that the game runs deeper then they thought and they have to make an important choice. More 3 Janice Air date: Mar 9, 2020 While searching for Fred Wynn at the Shareholders meeting, the gang has their first encounter with Octavio; Janice explores her past. More 4 Fred Wynn Air date: Mar 16, 2020 Fred Wynn takes matters into his own hands but he needs his teammates to move on. He searches for the next clue and asks the gang for help; they take it too far in their search for answers leading them somewhere unexpected. More 5 Clara Air date: Mar 23, 2020 The game begins to have a deeper impact on our team's lives in the real world; the mystery of Clara's disappearance deepens as the gang learns the full story; fresh clues take the game in a new direction. More 6 Everyone Air date: Mar 30, 2020 With time running out, the gang splits up in an effort to find Clara; Simone and Janice follow her artwork, while Fred Wynn and Peter link the game to a large corporation. More 7 Cave of Kelpies Air date: Apr 6, 2020 The Milkman leads the gang underground; the players come together while Peter and Simone grapple with their feelings for each other; Janice meets someone who gives her an unexpected clue. More 8 Lee Air date: Apr 13, 2020 The gang reflects on their experiences; Peter and Simone go on their first date together and Janice faces an unexpected decision; Fred Wynn is convinced there is more to the story. More 9 The Creator Air date: Apr 20, 2020 Simone, Peter, and Janice explore new interests, while Fred Wynn finds it hard to let go. More 10 The Boy Air date: Apr 27, 2020 A final mystery is solved. More Show More Episodes Dispatches from Elsewhere: Season 1 Videos 0:30 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Season 1 Teaser - Peter 0:45 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Season 1 Teaser 0:30 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Season 1 Teaser - Simone 0:30 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Season 1 Teaser - Fredwynn 2:28 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Season 1 First Look 2:06 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Season 1 Featurette - Jason Segel Is Peter 1:13 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Season 1 Episode 1 Sneak Peek - A Pleasure Indeed 3:34 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Season 1 Featurette - A Love Letter From Philadelphia 4:37 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Season 1 Episode 2 Clip - Peter Reveals His Feelings 1:12 Dispatches From Elsewhere: Season 1 Episode 3 Sneak Peek - Fredwynn Goes Missing View All Videos (19) Tv Season Info Genre: Drama Network: AMC Premiere Date: Mar 1, 2020 Exec. Producers: Jason Segel, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Garrett Basch, Jeff Freilich Cast André Benjamin as Fredwynn Jason Segel as Peter Sally Field as Janice Eve Lindley Tara Lynne Barr as Young Janice Richard E. Grant as Octavio Jayson Ward Williams as Boss Richard E. Grant Show More Cast News & Interviews for Dispatches from Elsewhere: Season 1 TV Premiere Dates 2020 View All Dispatches from Elsewhere: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Peter Air date: Mar 1, 2020 Peter is stuck in the everyday routine of his mundane life until the day he meets a group of strangers who all have something in common and together they begin an adventure into a world that has been hidden all around them. More 2 Simone Air date: Mar 2, 2020 The game continues as Simone and Peter follow the clues and explore the city; the gang discovers that the game runs deeper then they thought and they have to make an important choice. More 3 Janice Air date: Mar 9, 2020 While searching for Fred Wynn at the Shareholders meeting, the gang has their first encounter with Octavio; Janice explores her past. More 4 Fred Wynn Air date: Mar 16, 2020 Fred Wynn takes matters into his own hands but he needs his teammates to move on. He searches for the next clue and asks the gang for help; they take it too far in their search for answers leading them somewhere unexpected. More 5 Clara Air date: Mar 23, 2020 The game begins to have a deeper impact on our team's lives in the real world; the mystery of Clara's disappearance deepens as the gang learns the full story; fresh clues take the game in a new direction. More 6 Everyone Air date: Mar 30, 2020 With time running out, the gang splits up in an effort to find Clara; Simone and Janice follow her artwork, while Fred Wynn and Peter link the game to a large corporation. More 7 Cave of Kelpies Air date: Apr 6, 2020 The Milkman leads the gang underground; the players come together while Peter and Simone grapple with their feelings for each other; Janice meets someone who gives her an unexpected clue. More 8 Lee Air date: Apr 13, 2020 The gang reflects on their experiences; Peter and Simone go on their first date together and Janice faces an unexpected decision; Fred Wynn is convinced there is more to the story. More 9 The Creator Air date: Apr 20, 2020 Simone, Peter, and Janice explore new interests, while Fred Wynn finds it hard to let go. More 10 The Boy Air date: Apr 27, 2020 A final mystery is solved. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Dispatches from Elsewhere Season 1 All Critics (31) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (5) And yet I was not bored or frustrated as the characters' dreams became real, as their memories became open to alterations, as backstories were told in animation. Almost miraculously, "Dispatches" is oblique, but not off-putting. Feb 28, 2020 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic An ambitious, strange drama with eccentricities that often overwhelm what works about it. Feb 26, 2020 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic "Dispatches From Elsewhere" has a few moments of genuine insight, mostly found through Simone, played by newcomer Eve Lindley, but a patronizing tone and grating execution limit the show's impact. Feb 24, 2020 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic The first two looks at Dispatches from Elsewhere show a flawed, yet commendable series trying to find its footing and its meaning in the world. Mar 18, 2020 | Full Review… Michael Frank AwardsWatch One of the best things on Television. Delightfully painful and anxiously optimistic. A quintessentially perfect ensemble cast with Sally Field, Richard E. Grant, André Benjamin, and Eve Lindley. Grant is thoughtfully brilliant, Lindley is a shining star. Mar 12, 2020 | Rating: 9.8/10 | Full Review… Vincent Schilling Indian Country Today t will remind viewers of other surreal mystery shows (Russian Doll, Twin Peaks and Lost come to mind), but what makes it ultimately more compelling is the message underneath: the real magic is people finding each other. Mar 9, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media As that hammer-subtle Amélie reference indicates, Dispatches From Elsewhere contains levels of whimsy potentially harmful to small children. Mar 9, 2020 | Full Review… Alison Herman The Ringer The series teeters on the verge of navel-gazing, but its desire to be weird, and make that weirdness fun, instead of unintelligible, keeps Dispatches from being overly self-indulgent. Mar 9, 2020 | Full Review… Kevin Yeoman ScreenRant If you're looking to be pulled every which way by an ever-evolving and consistently disorienting narrative, Dispatches from Elsewhere is the mind-bending scavenger hunt you've been looking for. Mar 9, 2020 | Full Review… Tricia Crimmins Mashable Dispatches from Elsewhere embraces playfulness to transport you into the experience of four lonely people striving for connection.‌ It's an honest-to-god good vibes situation, across the board. Mar 9, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Haleigh Foutch Collider What works best in this show is its style and characters. The plot itself is quite hard to decipher. Even after the first four episodes you're not entirely sure what the dueling institutions are all about. Mar 6, 2020 | Full Review… Alci Rengifo Entertainment Voice It helps that Dispatches From Elsewhere is framed around an elaborate larp game - games ask you to suspend your disbelief and social conventions to submit to rules and do strange things. Mar 5, 2020 | Full Review… Joshua Rivera The Verge View All Critic Reviews (31) Audience Reviews for Dispatches from Elsewhere: Season 1 1d ago At first I thought the show was trying too hard. To be the next Twin Peaks or Lost. But Jason Segal seems to have stumbled on something more than just a book that the show is base on. What keeps me watching is the cast of four he surrounded himself with. Eve Lindley is amazing as Simone. Sally Field was a perfect choice, but when is she not? And Andre Benjamin who's simply an amazing all around entertainer and actor. One of the best aspects of the show is that Simone is played by a person who identifies as a woman, but it never comes up. Whether that's part of the plot and her secret? Or it simply doesn't matter is extremely ground breaking. I'm hoping for the latter. Lindley plays her so well. And I'm looking forward to seeing some of the other projects she's done before this show introduced me to her for the first time. I believe we'll be watching this show next year. My only concern is the potential for a poor follow up sophomore season. But for now, I'm loving the ride. Jeremy R 3d ago The show has potential and had my interest but I am one more lame episode from removing it from my DVR. Sally Fields is the most disappointing cast member, I don't know if its her or how they are making her portray Janice but its a total train wreck. ryan20 f Mar 25, 2020 Dispatches is pure magic. I want to LIVE in this show. I see myself in the characters, just as I'm asked. The music is beautiful, the scenery is beautiful. You can get completely lost and feel inspired! Jen R Mar 23, 2020 It's boring. In the first episode they drilled how his life was hum drum and routine. Then they did it more. Slow and boring. Brian S Mar 22, 2020 I started watching this Bizarro coalesce Paul Y Mar 13, 2020 This show makes no sense from the beginning. It never hooks you. It drags. Characters are babbling on about nothing remotely interesting. What a waste of time. I expected better from AMC. They usually have something interesting about most of their series'. Mike P Mar 12, 2020 Fantastic show with a wonderful cast! A fresh and interesting concept, you can find a bit of yourself in each character. Totally recommend 😍 I love the whimsy and wonder that's displayed each week and it showcases Philadelphia in a beautiful way. Sheri P Mar 12, 2020 Absolutely Loved it!!! The characters are so likable and relatable!! Put yourself in their shoes and enjoy the adventure!! Lori E Mar 12, 2020 I came across this show by accident after watching "Better Call Saul" on the AMC app, and I am so glad that I came across this gem by accident. I literally got hooked immediately and I'm craving more. I never thought I'd feel connected to a series like this and the thought process behind it. When the narrator starts the show with "think of Peter, as you..." or whichever one of the 4 characters, I tried to submerse myself into the show and now I can't stop thinking about it. My fear right now is to see the show get cancelled or not renewed what so ever...we need more shows like this that takes us away from our norms...and bring us into deep thought about life, and have us question "what else is there out there?" Can't wait to see what direction the show will take us. Jerry P Mar 10, 2020 Loving this whimsically weird, but always heart felt and fun ride I'm on with these characters. There is something for everyone's situation. Definitely a must see. 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