Scavengers Reign

I savored every episode, knowing this was going to be one of those rare shows — like Severance season one — that you only get to experience for the first time once. It pulls you into a vivid, immersive world that’s equal parts mesmerizing and unsettling. A place you’re fascinated by, but would never want to be put in. The atmosphere seeps into you — the sound design, the environments, the way it all just lingers under your skin. You can’t shake it off.

And now I’ve watched the final episode — twelve in total — and I already miss it. So I need to say: watch it. It’s something special.

The series is a full-length expansion of the short Scavengers by Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner (With visible improvements across the board). They’ve cited Nausicaä as a major influence, but if you’re into Akira, you’ll catch a few visual nods there too. It’s brutal. It’s gorgeous. And honestly, I haven’t been this excited about an animated series in a long time.

Neither Netflix nor HBO wanted to greenlight the second season. But the show has come to a very satisfying closure, so I’m not complaining.

★★★★★