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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Their son Michael died before the beginning of the series. [[spoiler: it was later revealed to be suicide.]]

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Their son Michael died before the beginning of the series. [[spoiler: it It was later revealed to be suicide.]]
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Chandra steals random objects from her patients, seemingly not out of {{Greed}} as she hoards them in her house rather than sell them, and continues to do so even when she loses her job for it, implying she's a compulsive kleptomaniac.
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* DotingGrandparent: Irene and Franklin for Denise.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The cancellation at the end of season one leaves [[spoler: Byron's whereabouts]] a mystery.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The cancellation at the end of season one leaves [[spoler: [[spoiler: Byron's whereabouts]] a mystery.
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* ScatterbrainedSenior: The first episode plays this up for the RuleOfDrama.

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* ScatterbrainedSenior: The first episode plays this up for the RuleOfDrama.RuleOfDrama.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The cancellation at the end of season one leaves [[spoler: Byron's whereabouts]] a mystery.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Chandra steals random objects from her patients, seemingly not out of {{Greed}} as she hoards them in her house rather than sell them, and continues to do so even when she loses her job for it, implying she's a compulsive kleptomaniac.
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* MagicalRealism: The show's two main overarching plotlines - [[spoiler:Irene and Michael searching for meaning in the aftermath of the death of their son, Jude escaping from a fundamentalist {{Cult}}]] - would work as a story even without the presence of an alien teleportation device. The chamber mostly functions as a metaphor for life's unanswerable questions and as a device to bring the American and Argentinian characters together.
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A second season was cancelled on July 5, 2022, citing a lack of viewership to justify its cost.
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* BrickJoke: Irene puts the glowing ball on her coffee table and the table disappears. [[spoiler: It shows up behind a rock on the planet.]]
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It stars Creator/JKSimmons and Creator/SissySpacek as Franklin and Irene York, an elderly couple who find a chamber under their shed leading to another planet. They use it for 20 years to simply sit in and relax, until one day they find an injured man inside it.

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It stars Creator/JKSimmons and Creator/SissySpacek as Franklin and Irene York, an elderly couple who find a chamber under their shed leading to a viewing room on another planet.planet facing an AlienSky. They use it for 20 years to simply sit in and relax, until one day they find an injured man inside it.
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* AlienSky: the view through the window.
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* StickyFingers: Chandra is a former student of Irene's who is fired from her job because of this.

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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Michael, the cause alluded to be a mental illness he struggled with despite medication.]]

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* DrivenToSuicide: DrivenToSuicide:
** [[spoiler: Irene feels driven to this in the first episode, and discovers Jude right before attempting it.]]
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[[spoiler: Michael, the cause alluded to be a mental illness he struggled with despite medication.]]
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* PortalNetwork: Franklin and Irene have discovered one under their shed.

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* PortalNetwork: Franklin and Irene have discovered one under their shed.shed.
* ScatterbrainedSenior: The first episode plays this up for the RuleOfDrama.
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It stars Creator/JKSimmons and Creator/SissySpacek as Franklin and Irene York, an elderly who find a chamber under their shed leading to another planet. They use it for 20 years to simply sit in and relax, until one day they find an injured man inside it.

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It stars Creator/JKSimmons and Creator/SissySpacek as Franklin and Irene York, an elderly couple who find a chamber under their shed leading to another planet. They use it for 20 years to simply sit in and relax, until one day they find an injured man inside it.
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* {{Precursors}}: Someone or some''thing'' made the portals. [[spoiler: As of the end of season one we still don't know who or why.]]
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* MundaneUtility: Franklin have a portal that takes them to another planet. Do they tell astronomers or the science community? Nope, they just sit in it and relax.

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* MundaneUtility: Franklin The Yorks have a portal that takes them to another planet. Do they tell astronomers or the science community? Nope, they just sit in it and relax.

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It stars Creator/SissySpacek and Creator/JKSimmons as a couple who find a chamber under their shed leading to another planet. They use it for 20 years to simply sit in and relax, until one day they find a sick man inside it.

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It stars Creator/JKSimmons and Creator/SissySpacek as Franklin and Creator/JKSimmons as a couple Irene York, an elderly who find a chamber under their shed leading to another planet. They use it for 20 years to simply sit in and relax, until one day they find a sick an injured man inside it.


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* MundaneUtility: Franklin have a portal that takes them to another planet. Do they tell astronomers or the science community? Nope, they just sit in it and relax.


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* PoorCommunicationKills: This has it as much as any series, often can be chalked up to the older characters being senile - but even younger adults don't ask the right questions or give the right answers when pressed.

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''Night Sky'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Holden Miller and Daniel C. Connolly for Amazon Studios and Legendary Television. It stars Creator/SissySpacek and Creator/JKSimmons as a couple who find a chamber under their shed leading to another planet.

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''Night Sky'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Holden Miller and Daniel C. Connolly for Amazon Studios and Legendary Television.

It stars Creator/SissySpacek and Creator/JKSimmons as a couple who find a chamber under their shed leading to another planet.
planet. They use it for 20 years to simply sit in and relax, until one day they find a sick man inside it.
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->I get it, it's a hack of a view

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->I ->''"I get it, it's a hack heck of a viewview..."''
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->I get it, it's a hack of a view
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* DeathOfAChild:

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* DeathOfAChild: AncientConspiracy: [[spoiler: A group has been using the network for over 300 years.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Michael, the cause alluded to be a mental illness he struggled with despite medication.]]
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Night Sky is an American science fiction drama television series created by Holden Miller and Daniel C. Connolly for Amazon Studios and Legendary Television. It stars Creator/SissySpacek and Creator/JKSimmons as a couple who possess a chamber under their shed leading to another planet.

Night Sky was released on May 20, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.

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Night Sky ''Night Sky'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Holden Miller and Daniel C. Connolly for Amazon Studios and Legendary Television. It stars Creator/SissySpacek and Creator/JKSimmons as a couple who possess find a chamber under their shed leading to another planet.

Night Sky ''Night Sky'' was released on May 20, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.
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Night Sky is an American science fiction drama television series created by Holden Miller and Daniel C. Connolly for Amazon Studios and Legendary Television. It stars Sissy Spacek and J. K. Simmons as a couple who possess a chamber under their shed leading to another planet.

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Night Sky is an American science fiction drama television series created by Holden Miller and Daniel C. Connolly for Amazon Studios and Legendary Television. It stars Sissy Spacek Creator/SissySpacek and J. K. Simmons Creator/JKSimmons as a couple who possess a chamber under their shed leading to another planet.
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Night Sky is an American science fiction drama television series created by Holden Miller and Daniel C. Connolly for Amazon Studios and Legendary Television. It stars Sissy Spacek and J. K. Simmons as a couple who possess a chamber under their shed leading to another planet.

Night Sky was released on May 20, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.

Watch the trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLnhAbbMkEY here]].
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* DeathOfAChild:
* DotingGrandparent: Irene and Franklin for Denise.
* GrumpyOldMan: Franklin is this to his neighbors.
* LikesOlderWomen: [[spoiler: Franklin thinks this is going on with Jude and Irene.]]
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Their son Michael died before the beginning of the series. [[spoiler: it was later revealed to be suicide.]]
* PortalNetwork: Franklin and Irene have discovered one under their shed.

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