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2022–Ongoing2 seasons16 episodes~60 min/epRMidcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military's command structure, Reece applies the lessons he's learned from nearly two decades of warfare to hunt down the people responsible.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch The Terminal List?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists The Terminal List streaming on Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about The Terminal List?

The Terminal List earns 4 badges, led by Cultural touchstone and Top 10% of shows.

  • Rank
  • Reception

Reception

Is The Terminal List worth watching?

The Terminal List's Midcredits score is the 91st percentile of all shows, from 134K ratings across 2 sources. 89% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

91st percentile

Better received than 91% of shows

89th percentile among Action93rd percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)86th
Approval (how many liked it)91st

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

79 /100

86th percentile of all shows

86th percentile among Action88th percentile among 2020s

Rating distribution

Ratings pile up at 9–10 with almost no detractors — near-universal love.

Approval

How many liked it

89% liked it

91st percentile of all shows

88th percentile among Action93rd percentile among 2020s
89% rated it 7–1011% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

99th percentile

133K ratings across platforms

98th percentile among Action99th percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 274% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

An unoriginal revenge thriller with a standout serious Chris Pratt performance, filmed in an aggressively dark and muddy style.

Fans praised

  • Chris Pratt's serious, dramatic turn is his best work
  • Authentic military tactics and brotherhood
  • Tense, edge-of-seat thriller pacing

Detractors panned

  • Underexposed, murky visuals ruin scenes
  • Generic, predictable revenge plot
  • Glorifies brutality without introspection

What stands out

ActingDivisive78

Pratt's serious range, Kitsch and Wu standouts

TensionDivisive70

Keeps you guessing, but predictability undercuts

Effects and spectacleDivisive70

Practical, intense firefights and set pieces

PacingDivisive65

Binge-worthy momentum, but flashbacks bloat runtime

Characters55

Reece's grief and trauma, but villains are cartoonish

Plot and story45

By-the-numbers conspiracy revenge, predictable twists

Cinematography35

Overwhelmingly dark grading hides action and faces

Originality30

Familiar rogue-soldier revenge template

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Men

Men scored it 15 points higher than women.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Under-30s vs over-30s even
  • Critics vs users 2 points apart
  • US vs non-US 8 points apart

Episodes

2 seasons

Season 2 · 2026 · 8 episodes · 8.3 average across 2 rated episodes

  • S2E1

    ROMULUS S.V.

    Oct 21, 202652 minTMDB rating 8.0
  • S2E2

    WARRIOR IN A GARDEN

    Oct 21, 202657 minTMDB rating 8.7
  • S2E3

    SHOOTER READY

    Oct 21, 202655 min
  • S2E4

    INTO THE LABYRINTH

    Oct 21, 202658 min
  • S2E5

    FROGMAN SH$T

    Oct 21, 202651 min
  • S2E6

    RATS IN A MAZE

    Oct 21, 202660 min
  • S2E7

    EVERY BULLET HAS ITS DESTINY

    Oct 21, 202646 min
  • S2E8

    FATHERS AND SONS

    Oct 21, 202659 minFinale

Watch experience

What is The Terminal List like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, dark and intense — an even-paced watch that leaves you angry.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
TenseDreadCold
Heaviest: middle
Register
Brutal · 3% of showsBleak · 3% of shows
Told as
SerializedNew arc each season
ToneThe series plays its violent revenge story completely straight, with a grim, serious tone.
The rideThe series likely maintains a tense, dread-filled atmosphere with cold, methodical pacing, building toward revelations in the middle of its arc.
StructureThe story is largely told in chronological order across the series arc, with flashbacks to the ambush.
Episode formatThe investigation into the ambush likely unfolds across episodes as one continuous story, suggesting a serialized structure.
Season formatWith two seasons and an ongoing conspiracy, each season may follow a self-contained arc while advancing the overarching plot.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Infuriating · 4% of shows: Leaves you angry at an injustice the film shows, never at the film.Unsettling
Why it leaves you this wayThe series leaves viewers with a sense of outrage at the injustice and an unsettled feeling from its brutal violence and dark revelations.
How it ends · evidence
Ambiguous ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Monster
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18% (this title): Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% (this title) · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Oppressive state: A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).

18% of shows fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeThe series follows a lone survivor who uncovers a conspiracy and seeks revenge against the powerful forces that betrayed him.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfCorruption
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7% (this title): Power 5% · Corruption 3% (this title) · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% (this title) · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% (this title) · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Power

Corruption · 3% of showsBetrayal · 3% of showsRevenge · 1% of shows
Warns its theme: Presents its theme as a danger or a coming cost.Societal stakes: Consequences reach a whole social order.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe series centers on a covert mission's ambush, suggesting a web of corruption and betrayal that the protagonist must unravel, likely driving a revenge quest.
StanceThe series warns about corruption within military and political institutions, framing the conspiracy as a danger to trust and security.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanWildernessRealistic
Orchestral modernElectronicSupportive music · original score
Settingmodern military and political conspiracy

Content guide

Is The Terminal List okay for kids?

R

The Terminal List is rated R. As of October 3, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at severe (88/100), sexual content at moderate (48/100), language at severe (81/100), drug and alcohol content at intense (60/100) and frightening material at intense (75/100). Overall it is heavier than 89% of all shows.

Ratings in 18 other countries
  • Canada18+
  • Germany16
  • France18
  • South Korea19
  • Brazil16
  • Belgium18
  • Denmark15
  • FinlandK18
  • MexicoB-15
  • Netherlands16
  • Norway18
  • Poland18
  • RO18
  • Russia18+
  • SingaporeR21
  • Spain18
  • SwedenFrån 15 år
  • Türkiye18+
Overall
Intense · all five categories
Heavier than 89% of all shows
Violence & Gore
Severe
heavier than 91% of all shows
Sex & Nudity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
heavier than 61% of all shows
Profanity
Severe
heavier than 87% of all shows
Alcohol & Drugs
Intense
heavier than 78% of all shows
Frightening / Intense
Intense · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
heavier than 84% of all shows

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Heavy almost across the board: violence, language, frightening material, and drug and alcohol content.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does The Terminal List have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in The Terminal List?

Cast

2 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Chris Pratt
as James Reece
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Constance Wu
as Katie Buranek
Taylor Kitsch
as Ben Edwards
Established: A standing when this show came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Riley Keough
as Lauren Reece
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Arlo Mertz
as Lucy Reece
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Jeanne Tripplehorn
as Secretary Lorraine Hartley
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.
Jared Shaw
as Ernest 'Boozer' Vickers
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
JD Pardo
as Tony Layun
LaMonica Garrett
as Commander Bill Cox
Christina Vidal
as Mac Wilson
Career best: Their highest-reaching show role by billing, audience size and rating.

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