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Name: Panic
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-05-28
Cast: Olivia Scott WelchMike FaistJessica Sula

TV-14
2021
1 Season
6.6 (9,494)

Panic is a thrilling, coming-of-age drama series on Amazon Prime Video that takes viewers on a wild ride through the high stakes game of Panic played by graduating seniors in the fictional small town of Carp, Texas. In the game of Panic, the winner takes all the cash prize, which has grown to a significant amount over the years. However, Panic is not just any ordinary game, as it involves dangerous challenges that test the contestants' physical and mental limits. More importantly, it offers a chance for the young participants to escape the monotony of their town and embark on a new adventure.

The show follows a group of teenagers who compete in the game of Panic, including lead protagonist, Heather Nill, played by Olivia Scott Welch. Smart, driven, and resourceful, Heather joins the game of Panic with the hopes of winning the cash prize to fund her future dreams. However, as she and her fellow contestants navigate through the dangerous challenges set up by the mysterious game-master, they soon realize that the game is not just about winning the money.

As Heather becomes more embroiled in the game, she begins to uncover hidden secrets and conspiracies that have been buried beneath the surface of her small town. Jessica Sula plays Natalie Williams, Heather's best friend, who is also competing in the game. Natalie is a loyal and supportive friend, who is coping with personal demons and past traumas. Meanwhile, Mike Faist plays Ray Hanrahan, a tough and resilient player, who enters the game for a different reason than the others.

The show has an excellent ensemble cast of young actors who skillfully bring their characters to life, each with a unique backstory, and motivations for joining the game. The show successfully creates an immersive world that captures the essence of small-town America, where the tension and drama are heightened by the claustrophobic environment.

Panic is masterfully directed by Leigh Janiak, who brings a cinematic flair to the series with her use of framing, color, and lighting. The show effectively balances moments of tension and suspense with heartwarming moments of friendship, love, and self-discovery.

One of the key themes of Panic is the struggle of young people in a world that feels increasingly uncertain and relentless. The show explores the lengths to which people will go to escape their circumstances and the impact that desperation can have on people's choices. The show deftly navigates the struggles of adolescence and the challenges of growing up in a world that can sometimes feel like it's closing in.

Overall, Panic is an engaging and entertaining series that takes viewers on a thrilling journey to the limits of imagination and endurance. While the game of Panic is the driving force behind the series, it is the journey of the characters that solidifies the show's place in the coming-of-age genre. With a strong cast, powerful direction, and a well-crafted story, Panic is a must-watch for anyone looking for a suspenseful, high-stakes adventure that never loses touch with the humanity of its characters.

Panic is a series that is currently running and has 1 seasons (10 episodes). The series first aired on May 28, 2021.

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Seasons

10. JOUST

May 28, 2021

The winner of Panic is traditionally decided at Joust, a game of high-stakes chicken that pits two drivers against one another on a narrow road at high speed. First to swerve loses the game, and the winner takes the pot. Simple. But this year, after a shocking act of violence leaves the town reeling, everything is spiraling out of control. When the final contestants are revealed, they know far more than a win is at stake, and Heather is determined to stop the person responsible for manipulating the game from crossing the finish line. In the incendiary finale, as old violence and new vengeance come into explosive collision, it's anybody's game, and the price for losing will be paid in blood.

9. CAGES

May 28, 2021

Panic is a game of risk

8. RETURNS

May 28, 2021

Ray, Dodge, Natalie and Shawna, the Final Four players, receive notification of their Individual Challenges. In this penultimate test of their courage, resilience, and psychological demons, they will face off not against one another but against their deepest, darkest fears. But though they will face their challenges alone, there will be plenty of collateral damage. More than the players are tested by the punishing consequence of the game's previous action, especially as closely guarded secrets begin to leak from an unknown source. Relationships start to crumble as a past betrayal tears Heather and Natalie apart, and Heather's suspicions of Luke Hall, and his reasons for returning to Carp, put Ray's motivations in serious doubt, and her excuses of him in question, complicating her relationship with Bishop. Heather buries herself in work after Anne offers her and Lily a place to stay indefinitely. But she can't hide forever. When an explosive truth finds her, she finds an unexpected advantage. It will carry the high cost of one of her deepest friendships. By now, is she willing to pay?

7. TRUST

May 28, 2021

Heather and her sister, Lily, find temporary refuge while Heather faces a stiff penalty after skipping one of the game's critical challenges. Natalie fills her in on what she missed: Blind Man's Bluff, which saw the remaining players blindfolded and forced to navigate to safety on a rotting train bridge, where one wrong step made a life-or-death difference. The price for being pointed in the right direction? Secrets. With Panic entering its final phase, its players were forced to betray their friends and allies for a chance to stay in the game. But the judges aren't the only ones looking for the truth. Natalie discovers the truth about Dodge's sister's accident, which puts a strain on their relationship. Heather investigates an unexpected connection between Luke Hall and the people she suspects are betting on Panic. Bishop puts an end to the Sheriff's investigation of him, and finally confesses his feelings to Heather. And just when Heather reconciles herself to leaving Panic, she learns via a cryptic warning that no one is safe from its changing rules

6. DEAD-END

May 28, 2021

A tragic death at the Graybill House means the game's judges might be on the hook for murder

5. PHANTOMS

May 28, 2021

Panic has plenty of ghosts

4. ESCAPE

May 28, 2021

Still locked in a desperate competition to complete the third challenge, the players find creative ways to gain access to the tokens they need to steal from a trigger-happy rancher and hobbyist of homemade booby traps. When Heather seeks refuge from danger, she stumbles across evidence that suggests a judge for Panic is with them on the ranch. Meanwhile, Natalie's burgeoning friendship with Dodge pays off when they work successfully to complete the challenge as a team. That places them among only a handful of other players, including Heather and Ray Hall, who manage to avoid elimination. At the annual Player's Ball, players past and present have the chance to blow off steam. There, tensions between our players heat up in more ways than one, the suspicious return of the town criminal Luke Hall, Ray's brother, brings up unanswered questions from the past, Natalie and Dodge take advantage of some private time, and a heartbroken Heather drowns her sorrows in alcohol and stumbles into the arms of a very unlikely companion

3. TRAPS

May 28, 2021

The fourth of July brings a town-wide celebration, and a temporary pause to the game. With rumors of a mole in the sheriff's department, no one knows when and whether the judges will resume the game, and the impatient players can do nothing but wait, and hope. Heather finds work and a friendship with a local rancher, Anne McCarthy, as her relationship with Bishop is complicated by a growing romantic attraction. Natalie proves the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

2. HEIGHTS

May 28, 2021

With their friend Bishop's encouragement, Heather and Natalie reconcile after a spur-of-the-minute decision prompted an explosive fight and placed the two best friends in head-to-head competition. There's only one winner in Panic. But that doesn't mean they can't work together covertly to make sure that one winner means one of them. Meanwhile, the tragic deaths of two beloved teenagers the previous summer still haunt the town, and Sheriff Cortez's conscience. Frustrated by their lack of progress, Sheriff Cortez and his best officers, Langley and Williams (Natalie's father), revisit the investigation in the hopes of learning more about the game, and whoever is responsible for planning it. With the police breathing down their necks, the stakes for our players are sky high at the next challenge--literally. There, Ray's interference with the action nearly has disastrous consequences for one player, and firmly establishes a bitter enmity between two of the top competitors. After a shocking interruption brings the challenge to a halt, Natalie and Heather receive unexpected support from the new kid, Dodge. But only one of them has his attention

1. Episode 1

May 28, 2021

Heather Nill will never play Panic. The game is a trap, a con, a dangerous gamble that never pays off in anything but heartbreak--as the previous summer, and the shocking accidental deaths of two players, more than proves. This year, Panic players will face an added challenge: the sheriff knows about the game and has vowed to put a stop to it. But if the game is a gamble, then plenty of the graduating seniors are willing to take the bet, among them Natalie Williams, Heather's best friend; Ray Hall, a local bad boy, budding criminal, and favorite to win; and a wild card in the form of the intensely secretive new kid, Dodge Mason. But with graduation behind them, Heather and her friends must suddenly face up to very different futures. And unlike her wealthy friend Bishop, the son of a powerful Chief Justice, Heather can't expect any help along the way. After an unexpected reversal in her fortune leaves all of Heather's plans in jeopardy, she will have to make the tough decision about how much she is willing to risk, when she has nothing left to lose. With $50,000 on the line and 23 players in the competition, it's anyone's game.

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Where to Watch Panic

Panic is available for streaming on the Amazon Prime Video website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Panic on demand at Amazon Prime.