, the drama adapted from Jeff Lemire’s comic book that just released its third and final season, has always felt a little like one of the streaming giant’s most underrated series. Other Netflix fantasy series — like , , and — have earned an outsized share of acclaim and attention. Having said that, with the third and final season of having just earned a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, I feel safe in saying that showrunner Jim Mickle’s series also deserves to go down as one of best fantasies of all time.
Maybe one of its best shows of all time, period. The drama follows Gus, a hybrid boy with the appearance of a deer, who navigates a post-apocalyptic world after a virus has devastated humanity. It’s a story about survival, hope, and the search for one’s identity.
“At the beginning,” Mickle said in a Netflix promotional interview, “I think you set out to tell these landmark pieces of Gus’ story and the big pieces of the comic book, but the beauty of long-form storytelling and Gus’ journey over 24 episodes is the characters themselves tell you what they want to be. “The crew and cast bring so much depth and point of view to who the characters are and where they’ve come from and where they’re going.” Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there.
By signing up, I agree to the and have reviewed the The third season of brings things full circle, offering up another road trip story that mirrors how the show began. Gus, Jepperd, Becky, .
