# The Signal (2024)

> When an astronaut goes missing, her family races to uncover the truth, only to find the danger reaching far beyond them.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/157801

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 4
- Episode runtime: 63 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, thriller, drama
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Florian David Fitz, Peri Baumeister, Yuna Bennett, Seumas F. Sargent, Enzo Leonardo Mandarà, Tim Seyfi, Eva Mannschott, Elmar Gutmann
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25375256/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: tense, paranoid, suspenseful, claustrophobic, frantic

## What critics say

Reception is mixed, with viewers finding the German science fiction thriller tense and well acted but uneven in its plotting and resolution.

## Synopsis

The Signal (2024) is a German science fiction thriller miniseries created for Netflix, offered in its original German-language form. Across four hour-long episodes, the Groth family, led by Sven Groth (Florian David Fitz) and Paula Groth (Peri Baumeister) with their daughter Charlie Groth (Yuna Bennett), throws itself into a frantic hunt after an astronaut vanishes in orbit. What begins as a private search for a missing loved one grows into a larger reckoning, as each clue they uncover makes the danger more personal and more global. The engine is pure momentum: every episode trades one partial answer for a sharper threat, and the family must keep moving before the people they trust become targets themselves. Its shape is that of a compact, self-contained limited series rather than a sprawling saga, with a single continuing story that rewards close attention. The tone is tense and paranoid, with suspense carried by isolation, secrecy and the claustrophobia of a family pulled into a conspiracy it cannot fully see. Fans of Ad Astra, For All Mankind and The Killing will find resonance in its blend of space peril, domestic stakes and steadily tightening mystery.

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