La Brea (2021)
One family torn between two worlds...
An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world desperately seeks to understand what happened. In the search for answers, one family torn apart by this disaster will have to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 28 September 2021 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 13 February 2024 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure |
| Created by | David Appelbaum |
| Starring | Eoin Macken, Chiké Okonkwo and Zyra Gorecki |
| Seasons | 3 seasons, 30 episodes |
| Episode length | about 45 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 23 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.4/10 |
Where to watch La Brea
La Brea is streaming on Netflix ($19.99 a month) in the US. It is also on Peacock ($16.99 a month) and Tubi. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Peacock, or $16.99 at list price.
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Where to watch La Brea in 69 other countries
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| Albania | SkyShowtime about |
| Andorra | SkyShowtime , Max |
| Antigua & Barbuda | Netflix about |
| Argentina | Netflix $8999 ARS |
| Australia | Netflix $20.99 AUD |
| Bahamas | Netflix about |
| Barbados | Netflix about |
| Belgium | Netflix €10.99 |
| Belize | Netflix about |
| Bolivia | Netflix about |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | SkyShowtime about |
| Bulgaria | SkyShowtime €6.99 |
| Canada | Netflix $18.99 CAD, Tubi |
| Chile | Netflix $7190 CLP |
| Colombia | Netflix $18900 COP |
| Costa Rica | Netflix about |
| Croatia | SkyShowtime €8.99 |
| Czechia | SkyShowtime 259 Kč |
| Denmark | Netflix 109 kr DKK, Viaplay 159 kr DKK, SkyShowtime 109 kr DKK |
| Dominican Republic | Netflix about |
| Ecuador | Netflix $5.99 |
| El Salvador | Netflix |
| Finland | Netflix €10.99, Ruutu, SkyShowtime €9.99, Viaplay €13.99 |
| France | Netflix €14.99 |
| French Guiana | Netflix |
| French Polynesia | Netflix about |
| Guatemala | Netflix about |
| Honduras | Netflix about |
| Hong Kong | Max |
| Hungary | SkyShowtime 2590 Ft |
| Iceland | Netflix about 1635 kr ISK |
| India | Netflix ₹199, Jiohotstar |
| Indonesia | Max |
| Ireland | Paramount+, Skygo, Now TV |
| Jamaica | Netflix about |
| Japan | Hulu, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Luxembourg | Netflix €10.99 |
| Malaysia | Max |
| Mexico | Netflix $269 MXN |
| Monaco | Netflix |
| Netherlands | Netflix €9.99, SkyShowtime €9.99 |
| New Zealand | Netflix $17.99 NZD |
| Nicaragua | Netflix about |
| North Macedonia | SkyShowtime about |
| Norway | Netflix 119 kr NOK, Viaplay 169 kr NOK, SkyShowtime 109 kr NOK |
| Panama | Netflix $5.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | Max |
| Paraguay | Netflix about |
| Peru | Netflix S/28.90 |
| Philippines | Max |
| Poland | SkyShowtime 34.99 zł |
| Portugal | SkyShowtime €8.99, Max €9.99 |
| Romania | SkyShowtime about 37.39 lei |
| Serbia | SkyShowtime about 1056 din |
| Singapore | Max |
| Slovakia | SkyShowtime €8.99 |
| Slovenia | SkyShowtime €8.99 |
| South Korea | Wavve ₩10900 |
| Spain | SkyShowtime €8.99, Max €10.99 |
| St. Lucia | Netflix about |
| Sweden | Netflix 129 kr SEK, Viaplay 169 kr SEK, SkyShowtime 109 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Netflix CHF14.90 |
| Taiwan | Max |
| Thailand | Max |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Netflix about |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | Netflix |
| United Kingdom | Paramount+, Skygo, Now TV £9.99 GBP |
| Uruguay | Netflix about $U481 |
| Venezuela | Netflix about |
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What kind of watch this is
La Brea drops a sinkhole into downtown Los Angeles, swallowing buildings and residents into a prehistoric underworld. It is a 23-hour commitment across 30 episodes, which is enough time to forget you are watching a sci-fi drama and remember you are watching a family drama that happens to have dinosaurs. The hook is not the monsters; it is the logistics of survival when your spouse is on the other side of a geological anomaly. David Appelbaum’s creation trades on the classic disaster trope, then asks what remains of a marriage when the ground literally gives way.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes sits at 29%. Metacritic is slightly more generous, landing on 49 out of 100. The consensus is that the show does not commit to its premise hard enough. The Globe and Mail called it "gripping in its awfulness." Meanwhile, The Guardian found it "gloriously, brazenly bad," though they still managed to give it one star. It is a tale of two reviews, both agreeing on the disaster, disagreeing on the fun.
How it did with audiences
La Brea skipped the box office entirely, so there is no ticket revenue to dissect. The only metric on the table is a 7.4 TMDB user score. That number suggests viewers found it engaging enough to rate, even if they did not pour money into theaters. It is a silent success, measured in clicks rather than dollars.
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Sources
- La Brea on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q106726747 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “La Brea (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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