Apple TV is doing something right with its sci-fi library, with many projects gaining acclaim from fans and critics. From Silo to Pluribus and Severance, the streamer has cornered high-concept sci-fi. The success of many of these projects relies on great writing, but one cannot discount the excellent performances that keep viewers coming back for more. It’s important for the streamer to cast capable actors, as seen in their upcoming sci-fi thriller film, Liminal, that continues to build its cast.
Based on J. Michael Straczynski‘s graphic novel “Telepaths,” Liminal is set in a world where a fraction of the population has superpowers. “An electromagnetic disturbance results in the sudden awakening of telepathic powers in a tenth of the Earth’s population,” explains the graphic novel’s description. “Newly-telepathic Boston police find themselves sent against a wrongly convicted prisoner who becomes a hero and leader of other telepaths trying to escape a world in which their powers will make them targets. Both are heroes of their own story, and the future may depend on whether or not trust can be found between them.” However, it’s unclear if the movie will follow the novel’s plot precisely as details remain under wraps.
Liminal will be directed by Louis Letterrier, known for thrillers like Fast X, Now You See Me, and Transporter 2. The script was written by Justin Rhodes, and two actors have already been cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Vanessa Kirby. Both come fresh off successful projects, with the former starring in Wonder Man and the latter in Fantastic Four: The First Steps. A new report reveals that Liminal has also added Tom Pelphrey to the cast, but it’s unclear which character the actor will be playing. Pelphery was also recently seen in HBO’s successful crime thriller Task, where he starred alongside Mark Ruffalo.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
‘Task’ Will Return for Season 2 without Tom Pelphery
Following the death of his character in the sixth episode of Task Season 1, Pelphery is not expected to return for the new season, which sees Tom lead another task force. Mahershala Ali has already joined in an undisclosed role. “Tom Brandis (Ruffalo) takes the helm of a new task force, but the deeper the operation runs, the harder it is to tell who’s the target,” the logline for the new season reads. While viewers won’t see Pelphery on Task any longer, they can catch him on Liminal and whatever else he pops up on.
Liminal does not yet have a premiere date, but stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
