{ "id": "ep0rjgsejs", "slug": "oasis-2017-tv-series", "title": "Oasis (2017 TV series)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.horror_thriller_scifi_webseries", "label": "Genre web series: horror, thriller, science fiction, and mystery", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.horror_thriller_scifi_webseries" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "United States · 2001 to 2020: Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "path": [ { "id": "geo.us", "label": "United States", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001", "label": "United States · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Oasis (2017 TV series) is a one-hour Prime Video science fiction drama pilot based on Michel Faber's novel The Book of Strange New Things, starring Richard Madden as priest Peter Leigh; directed by Kevin Macdonald, it was never ordered to series.", "snippet": "Oasis (2017 TV series) is a one-hour Prime Video science fiction drama pilot based on Michel Faber's novel The Book of Strange New Things, starring Richard Madden as priest Peter Leigh; directed by Kevin Macdonald, it was never ordered to series.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.horror_thriller_scifi_webseries", "markdown": "# Oasis (2017 TV series)\n\n**Oasis** is a one-hour science fiction drama pilot released on Prime Video in March 2017, based on Michel Faber's novel *The Book of Strange New Things*. It stars [Richard Madden](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-madden) as Peter Leigh, a priest sent to a distant planet where a multinational company is building humanity's first permanent off-Earth colony. Amazon released the pilot but never ordered it to series, so the single episode ends on a cliffhanger that was never resolved.[1](https://screenwiseapp.com/media/oasis-show)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | One 60-minute pilot episode; TVmaze lists 1 episode ordered and status Ended[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/16501/oasis) |\n| Release | Prime Video, March 2017; TVmaze lists the airdate as March 16, 2017, and Rotten Tomatoes as March 17, 2017[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/16501/oasis) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/oasis) |\n| Source material | *The Book of Strange New Things* by Michel Faber; written for the screen by Matt Charman[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268052/fullcredits/) |\n| Director and production | Kevin Macdonald directed; a co-production of Amazon Studios and Left Bank Pictures, produced by Rob Bullock[5](https://www.leftbankpictures.co.uk/oasis/amazon-prime-video) |\n| Lead cast | Richard Madden as Peter Leigh, Anil Kapoor as Vikram Danesh, Haley Joel Osment as Sy, Antje Traue as Sara Keller, Mark Addy as Paul Halloran, Zawe Ashton as Judy Severin[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268052/fullcredits/) |\n| Ratings | Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer 75% (12 reviews), Popcornmeter 94% (50+ ratings); IMDb 7.9/10 from about 5,700 users[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/oasis) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268052/) |\n| Content rating | TV-MA; genres Sci-Fi and Drama[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/oasis) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nTaking place in the near future, the plot centers on Peter Leigh, a priest summoned to a distant planet where an enigmatic multinational corporation is constructing humanity's first permanent colony beyond Earth. The world, named Oasis, is said to be humankind's final opportunity to flee the looming ruin of Earth, yet it soon emerges that the planet might be less welcoming to humans than it first appears.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/16501/oasis) Left Bank Pictures' synopsis frames what Peter discovers there as something that puts both his faith and life as we know it to the test.[5](https://www.leftbankpictures.co.uk/oasis/amazon-prime-video)\n\nThe premise drew on the theological side of Faber's novel. James Poniewozik of *The New York Times* wrote that *The Book of Strange New Things* did not seem like the kind of tale that could be adapted to series television, and, having seen the pilot, remained unsure that it could be, though \"Oasis looks pretty while trying.\"[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/oasis/s01)\n\n## Production\n\nThe pilot was written by Matt Charman and directed by Kevin Macdonald, with executive producers Andy Harries, Lila Rawlings, Charman, and Macdonald, and Rob Bullock as producer; Martin Phipps composed the music and Christopher Ross was the director of photography.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268052/fullcredits/) • [5](https://www.leftbankpictures.co.uk/oasis/amazon-prime-video) Faber, the novelist, served as a consulting producer.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268052/fullcredits/)\n\n**Cast.** Madden led a supporting ensemble: [Anil Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/anil-kapoor) as Vikram Danesh, head of the base on Oasis, Michael James Shaw as B.G., Antje Traue as Sara Keller, Mark Addy as Paul Halloran, Haley Joel Osment as Sy, Maureen Sebastian as Alicia Reyes, Michael Shaeffer as Phelps, and [Zawe Ashton](https://www.edgepedia.org/zawe-ashton) as Judy Severin.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268052/fullcredits/) • [5](https://www.leftbankpictures.co.uk/oasis/amazon-prime-video) Flora Spencer-Longhurst plays Bea Leigh, Peter's wife, and [Jonjo O'Neill](https://www.edgepedia.org/jonjo-oneill-actor) plays David Morgan.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268052/fullcredits/)\n\n## Reception and status\n\nCritical response to the pilot was positive on balance. The Rotten Tomatoes critics consensus called it \"a solid sci-fi yarn that will enthrall viewers who are eager for an interstellar mystery, although some may find these frontiers too familiar.\"[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/oasis/s01) Allison Keene of Collider described it as mysterious and provocative and \"the closest thing to *Battlestar Galactica* since *Battlestar Galactica*.\"[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/oasis/s01) Ben Travers of IndieWire, assigning a B-, found little artistic flair in Macdonald's direction but a cleanly told story with \"some fun quirks to the execution.\"[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/oasis/s01) Audience response ran higher than the critics' score, at 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/oasis)\n\nDespite that response, Amazon never ordered a full series, so the pilot ends on a cliffhanger that was never resolved.[1](https://screenwiseapp.com/media/oasis-show) TVmaze lists the show's status as Ended with a single episode ordered,[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/16501/oasis) and IMDb catalogs the pilot as a TV movie.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268052/)\n\n## Other works titled Oasis\n\nA different, unrelated series also called **Oasis** premiered on Netflix in June 2026: a Spanish-language thriller from Bambú Producciones, filmed in Tenerife, in which police storm a luxury resort to investigate a mysterious disappearance and no guest can leave until the case is solved.[8](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-the-end-of-filming-for-oasis) There is also a 2017 independent feature film by Jorge Ameer, set in Panama, about two friends on a tropical expedition to bury their past.[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6544498/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Oasis, WISE Score & Parent Review, Screenwise](https://screenwiseapp.com/media/oasis-show)\n2. [Oasis, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/16501/oasis)\n3. [Oasis, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/oasis)\n4. [Oasis (TV Movie 2017) Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268052/fullcredits/)\n5. [Oasis, Left Bank Pictures](https://www.leftbankpictures.co.uk/oasis/amazon-prime-video)\n6. [Oasis (TV Movie 2017), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6268052/)\n7. [Oasis: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/oasis/s01)\n8. [Netflix Announces the End of Filming for 'Oasis', About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-the-end-of-filming-for-oasis)\n9. 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