Circuit Breakers (2022)

Name: Circuit Breakers
Genre: Family, Science-Fiction, Mystery

TV Show

apple tvFamily, Science-Fiction, Mystery1 season, 7 episodes

Plot

Circuit Breakers is a half-hour thought-provoking futuristic anthology series about middle-schoolers in the near future that uses science fiction as a backdrop to tell universal stories about growing up. But not everything is as it seems, and their curiosity leads to chaos. Each installment of Circuit Breakers features a sci-fi twist on kid relatable stories, with the intent of kids and families asking themselves how they would act in each unique situation.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

01EntangledS01E04 · 7.0Carefree student Seth and his strict principal mistakenly swap bodies when a school presentation goes wrong.
02Parental ControlsS01E06 · 7.0Siblings Jack and Cassady buy a new remote for their media room and discover it can control their overbearing parents—for better and worse.
03CopycatS01E02 · 6.5Aspiring dancer Jesse can't balance his priorities, so a friend builds his robotic duplicate. But things take a turn when Jesse loses control of his double.

Episodes by season

Season017Episodes2022Aired 5.9Season avg

S01E01Test Subject 13November 10, 2022 6.0Jacob is desperate to make the school track team and his height is holding him back. Can a medical research lab help him grow faster?
S01E02CopycatNovember 10, 2022 6.5Aspiring dancer Jesse can't balance his priorities, so a friend builds his robotic duplicate. But things take a turn when Jesse loses contro
S01E03Picture PerfectNovember 10, 2022 6.0After her parents' divorce, Emily uses a memory therapy device to relive happier times—until an error threatens to erase the past forever.
S01E04Season's bestEntangledNovember 10, 2022 7.0Carefree student Seth and his strict principal mistakenly swap bodies when a school presentation goes wrong.
S01E05Permanent DetentionNovember 10, 2022 6.0When time seemingly freezes, a mismatched group of students get trapped in detention and must work together to find a way out.
S01E06Parental ControlsNovember 10, 2022 7.0Siblings Jack and Cassady buy a new remote for their media room and discover it can control their overbearing parents—for better and worse.
S01E07No Place Like HomeNovember 10, 2022 3.0In a self-sustaining home on Mars, Cricket and her family prepare to host visitors, but a storm jeopardizes their plans and safety.

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