The title of FX’s ambitious but frustrating new mystery series, “A Murder at the End of the World” has a very intended dual meaning. On the one hand, it takes place in an extremely remote location—an ice-covered hotel that is quite literally at the physical end of the world. However, it feels like creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij are also using their title in a chronological sense, weaving climate change concerns and A.I./tech conversation into their story in a way that implies that we may be at the end of the world as we know it all over the planet.

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FX has quite the slate of new releases on its Fall TV calendar, with “American Horror Story: Delicate” and the latest season of “Fargo” among then. But don’t sleep on “A Murder At The End Of The World,” a seven-episode limited series starring Emma Corrin and Clive Owen.

The set-up may sounds like something out of a nordic noir that Lisbeth Salander would be at home in: a young female hacker/amateur sleuth gets invited with other guests to a billionaire’s retreat where a killer’s on the prowl.

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Are you among the cult following of fans that loved Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij’s short-lived Netflix series, “The OA”? While that series was not revived—sorry to get your hopes up—the writer/directing pair, who have collaborated throughout their entire career, are back with the next best thing: a new FX series titled “A Murder at the End of the World” (see more first-look images here).

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Super high on our list of the Most Anticipated TV Series Of 2023 is creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij’s upcoming murder mystery series. Formerly titled “The Retreat,” FX revealed a first look today and a new title: “A Murder At The End Of The World.” The series stars Emma Corrin, Clive Owen, Harris Dickinson, and Brit Marling, a multi-hyphenate who is often starring in the various film and TV vehicles she creates, often and almost exclusively with creative partner Batmanglij.

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Writer/directors Brit Marling and Zal Batmangli are a terrific creative pair, consistently delivering a mix of high-concept and adult drama into a super compelling assemblage. While their ambitious Netflix show “The OA” didn’t fare so well on the streamer—critically acclaimed with a hardcore fandom, but not really great ratings—other televisions competitors have recognized their talent. So, their next gig is the murder mystery series, “The Retreat,” and it’s just expanded its cast in a major way.

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RIP “The OA.” One of the best, most original shows to ever grace Netflix was taken before its time a couple of years ago. But if you’re someone like me that regularly thinks back to Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij’s incredible series, then you’ll probably be excited by the news that the creative duo behind “The OA” is preparing their next series, “Retreat,” and its first cast member is someone to get really excited about.

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The Netflix series “The OA” certainly had a following, and the team behind the sci-fi show is reuniting with another genre project. FX has announced via a press release circulated by outlets like Deadline has revealed that Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij are working together on a whodunnit limited series, “Retreat.”

READ MORE: Netflix Cancels ‘The OA’ After Two Seasons & Not Even The Movements Can Bring It Back

It sort of sounds like an amplified version of murder mysteries such as “Knives Out” or likely similar to something like “Clue,” with a Gen Z spin.

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“The OA” co-creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij deserve some much needed time for a long vacation to decompress from the two-year marathon that was creating ‘Part II’ of their groundbreaking Netflix original series. One of the most narratively and technically unorthodox shows, the production behind “The OA” is almost as much of an enigma as the show itself. Defying traditional television production schedules, throwing out standard pattern budgets during production due to the fact that it is one of the few shows to exist without a pattern narrative, Marling and Batmanglij have met their ambitious grasp with the final product in the overall superior second season.

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**Spoilers for Season 2 of “The OA,” which hit Netflix today. You’ve been warned.**

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We hear knocking sounds, after which the camera CUTS TO a MAN, ripped jeans, skateboarding down a dark, steep road. He sees a woman in a shiny, red dress on the side of the road.

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Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij left audiences speechless when they ended the first season of their groundbreaking Netflix sci-fi series, “The OA,” on a cliffhanger. As OA (Marling) is rushed to the hospital after being shot during a visceral, topical school shooting scene, she proclaims to the kids that they succeeded. After the screen cuts to black, we see a bright hospital room, before cutting to black, again, as OAs disembodied voice mumbles, “Homer?”

“The OA” hasn’t lost any creative steam during the over two-year hiatus between seasons.

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“The OA” is the textbook definition of a polarizing TV series. Either you absolutely love it or you think it’s terrible. There are very few people that would fall in between those extremes. And interestingly enough, your feelings on the show probably weren’t cemented until the very end, with a scene that won’t be spoiled here but sparked some incredible debate. That being said, regardless of your views of the series, “The OA” was a hit for Netflix and is about to make its returns, with ‘Part II.’

READ MORE: The 50 Most Anticipated TV Shows Of 2019

In the first trailer for ‘Part II,’ we see that the series is going in a very different direction.

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“The OA” is a series that is hard to describe to people who haven’t seen it. If you say what the show is literally about, it seems almost mundane. On the most basic level, the series follows a young blind woman named Prairie that disappears. After being gone for seven years, Prairie suddenly reappears and can now see. But honestly, that’s just the most basic description of the show. There are tons of sci-fi elements, a big spiritual mystery, there’s a supporting cast of misfits, and yes, interpretive dance.

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The currency of the contemporary seems to ride as much on the persona of an artist, as on the work itself, and the thus judging works in this realm can see the lines of celebrity and actual talent starting to blur. It can be frustrating to those who simply want to express themselves, and the romantic dramedy “Posthumous” certainly plays off those themes.

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Written and directed by Lulu Wang, and starring Jack Huston and Brit Marling, the film revolves around on a struggling artist whose artwork skyrockets in value when he is mistakenly thought to have killed himself.

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25 Performances That Shouldn't Be Forgotten During Awards Season

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Review: 'The Keeping Room' Starring Brit Marling Is A Promising Civil War Thriller

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Watch: Hailee Steinfeld & Brit Marling Fight For Their Lives In A New Clip From 'The Keeping Room'

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Watch: Sam Worthington Hunts Brit Marling In Trailer For Thriller 'The Keeping Room'

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20 Performers Who Deserve 2015 Emmy Nominations (But Maybe Won't Get One)

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Zal Batmanglij And Brit Marling Reteam For Netflix Series 'The OA'

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Review: Unimaginative, Uninvolving And Derivative 'The Better Angels'

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Watch: Trailer For First Season Of 'Babylon' Starring Brit Marling

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Watch: The Adventures Of Young Abraham Lincoln In New Trailer For Terrence Malick-Produced 'The Better Angels'

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Watch: New Trailer For Terrence Malick Produced Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Biopic 'The Better Angels'

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Rosario Dawson, Brit Marling, Jessica Biel, Kelly Reilly & More Rumored For 'True Detective' Season 2

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TIFF Review: 'The Keeping Room' Starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld And Sam Worthington

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