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Among Us(2026)

Also known as Among Us: The Series • Among Us: The Animated Series • Among Us: TV Series

Archived · Paramount+

7.41410 eps
S01
AnimationMysteryComedyScience Fiction
ON AIR: JUN 5Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Among Us translates its social-deduction premise into animated form, keeping the paranoia intact while letting the comedy breathe. The setup is simple and merciless: a shapeshifting alien has replaced someone on the crew, and nobody knows who. Accusation becomes the main currency, and every interaction carries the low hum of mistrust.

What makes the dynamic work is how quickly crewmates turn on each other once doubt takes hold. Misdirection does more damage than any act of sabotage, and the humor grows directly from that absurdity, ordinary people in a confined spacecraft dismantling their own alliances over suspicion alone. The ensemble structure means the pressure shifts constantly, with no single character holding the group's trust for long.

Best for

paranoia mystery, crewmate betrayal and Animation

Story lane

Animation and Mystery

Commitment

Season 1 · 10 episodes

Where

Paramount+

Official Premise

Members of your crew have been replaced by an alien shapeshifter intent on causing confusion, sabotaging the ship, and killing everyone. Root out the 'Impostor' or fall victim to its murderous designs.

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