All-star “mind-bending” thriller branded “one of the best things on television” gets new UK home

The 2020 drama Dispatches from Elsewhere, featuring Jason Segel, Sally Field, André 3000, and Richard E. Grant, is now available to stream on ITVX in the UK. You can watch it for free with ads, in addition to its existing availability on Prime Video and Netflix.

This thrilling show centers around four ordinary people who hope to find purpose in their lives by investigating the disappearance of a girl and the secrets of a peculiar institute.

The TV show is inspired by a real event: an immersive, augmented reality game called The Jejune Institute, which ran from 2008 to 2011. The creator of the game also helped produce the show.

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So, this show had one season with ten episodes that originally aired on AMC back in 2020 – right when the pandemic was starting to get serious. Jason Segel has mentioned they could potentially bring it back with a totally new cast each season, like an anthology series, but honestly, it’s looking like it was a one-season deal. It’s a bummer, but I’m not holding my breath for more.

The show wasn’t a massive hit with audiences, but critics generally liked it, giving it an 84% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

According to The Guardian, the show is a unique blend of the quirky mystery of Twin Peaks and the fantastical world of Alice in Wonderland. They praised it as a heartfelt and charming creation, clearly reflecting the personal style and imagination of its creator.

According to ScreenRant, the film Dispatches cleverly presents the idea that reality extends beyond our understanding as a kind of beneficial experience for its actors, like Segel and Benjamin, leaving them improved by the process.

This possible result is a refreshing break from the typical evil schemes and secret plans created by a powerful minority.

The show is excellent television and one of the year’s best, according to Stuff magazine, which notes it unfortunately didn’t receive much attention when it first came out.

Collider highlighted the show’s fun and playful nature, and Indian Country Today (as reported by RT) declared it to be among the best shows currently on television.

Dispatches from Elsewhere is available to stream on ITVX, Prime Video, and Netflix.

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2026-03-02 19:49