It is a bit distressing to see a few very negative reviews among some who haven't even watched a full episode. Foremost, it is highly unlikely that experienced actors like Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons would sign on to do a bad series. Unlike a 90-minute movie, where everything needs to be accelerated, in this series relationships and the story lines are developed slowly. Viewers wanting instant gratification probably should stay away.
Simmons and Spacek are an older couple married "forever", even though their son died some 20 years earlier they have that type of deep love for each other that can only be formed over time. The title "Night Sky" is a reference to, for lack of a better term, an "experience" under their shed out behind the house. There is a tunnel, or a cave, that we learn might have been there for hundreds of years. When they sneak into it at night it takes them to a room where they have a view of a fantastic night sky, seemingly of a planet far away. It is all mysterious, how did it get there, what is it really for, and many other questions. By their own admission they have visited the room over 800 times over the years.
Everything changes for them when one night she discovers a sick or wounded man, with fresh blood on his clothes, with no idea who he was or how he got there. That is the Sci-Fi part of this series, and they find out his name is Jude. Soon we sense that whatever the transport device is, there are others at different parts of the world. It is like an elevator, but it doesn't move, they do.
It was very easy for me to become absorbed into the story and its branches. Simmons and Spacek are so good they really seem like an old married couple. (My wife and I are in our 70s, it is easy to relate.) Being a streaming program I was able to watch as much as I wanted in one sitting, then next time it took up where I left off. While I didn't have a specific idea how the last episode should end, I was somewhat disappointed because so many things are left hanging. Who are those South American bad guys and what will happen to them? Where did Jude and the granddaughter go? And what will they do there?
It definitely is ripe for a second season. It is a very enjoyable series, however I still wish more had been tied up in the final episode.
January 2024 update: There is no indication that a second season was ever in the works, that is sad.
Simmons and Spacek are an older couple married "forever", even though their son died some 20 years earlier they have that type of deep love for each other that can only be formed over time. The title "Night Sky" is a reference to, for lack of a better term, an "experience" under their shed out behind the house. There is a tunnel, or a cave, that we learn might have been there for hundreds of years. When they sneak into it at night it takes them to a room where they have a view of a fantastic night sky, seemingly of a planet far away. It is all mysterious, how did it get there, what is it really for, and many other questions. By their own admission they have visited the room over 800 times over the years.
Everything changes for them when one night she discovers a sick or wounded man, with fresh blood on his clothes, with no idea who he was or how he got there. That is the Sci-Fi part of this series, and they find out his name is Jude. Soon we sense that whatever the transport device is, there are others at different parts of the world. It is like an elevator, but it doesn't move, they do.
It was very easy for me to become absorbed into the story and its branches. Simmons and Spacek are so good they really seem like an old married couple. (My wife and I are in our 70s, it is easy to relate.) Being a streaming program I was able to watch as much as I wanted in one sitting, then next time it took up where I left off. While I didn't have a specific idea how the last episode should end, I was somewhat disappointed because so many things are left hanging. Who are those South American bad guys and what will happen to them? Where did Jude and the granddaughter go? And what will they do there?
It definitely is ripe for a second season. It is a very enjoyable series, however I still wish more had been tied up in the final episode.
January 2024 update: There is no indication that a second season was ever in the works, that is sad.