Debris
Every piece holds the power to change our world.
Created by J. H. Wyman
On NBC
A high-concept sci-fi procedural about alien debris with mysterious effects, built on the tension between two agents and the unknowable nature of the threat itself.
Two federal agents from two different continents, and two different mindsets, must work together to investigate when wreckage from a destroyed alien spacecraft has mysterious effects on humankind.
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Is Debris scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is Debris easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Is Debris sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.
Does Debris leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Debris violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Debris, and what each one shares →
Like Debris
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Debris
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Debris, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Debris, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Debris, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
