# Intruders (2014)

> A single-season sci-fi mystery in which immortals hop between human bodies while a hunter pursues the truth behind their secret existence.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 60 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: mystery, science fiction, thriller
- Created by: Glen Morgan
- Network: BBC America
- Cast: Mira Sorvino, John Simm, Sonya Salomaa, James Frain, Millie Bobby Brown, Tory Kittles, Ian Hawes, Britta Zeimer
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3552166/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: eerie, paranoid, melancholic, tense

## What critics say

Audiences rate the single season as mixed, with its eerie premise of body-hopping immortals praised while the execution is faulted as uneven.

## Synopsis

This single-season science fiction thriller follows a group of immortal beings who survive by moving from body to body, hiding in plain sight among ordinary people. Its eerie premise drives a steady undercurrent of unease, as each new host brings unfamiliar memories, relationships, and dangers. A determined investigator begins to unravel the secret society behind these transfers, and the chase forces the characters to confront what they owe the lives they borrow. The tone leans toward paranoid and melancholic, with moments of tense action punctuating slow, atmospheric build-up. Lead performances carry much of the emotional weight, especially when characters grapple with loss of self and the cost of endless survival. The mystery is layered, with clues planted early that pay off unevenly across the run. Viewers drawn to speculative puzzles about identity, memory, and mortality will find the premise compelling, though the pacing and execution can feel inconsistent. The story remains open-ended, leaving its central conflict suspended rather than fully resolved, which gives the series a haunting, unfinished quality.

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