Tubi Thursday: Prospect (2018)

Pedro Pascal.  Star Wars.  Grogu.
Does this please you, oh Algorithm?

With that out of the way, what is this actual Film like?

Let's find out...

A young woman and her father are living out in Deep Space and make a living going to Planets to prospect rare minerals.

Things take a turn when their potential haul is interrupted by the world's meanest beekeeper (aka Pedro Pascal) and his henchman.

They want their haul and their ship.

Things end up poorly for the Dad and now the Daughter has to run back to the ship.

She tries to leave, but their pod fails.

Things take yet another turn when the survivor of that incident (Pascal) shows up at her pod.

He tries to make a deal for profit and escape from the Planet (which you must wear a suit to survive on).

Can they make an uneasy alliance to get off this dusty, verdant death trap of a Planet?

Is this accidentally another Pedro Pascal Mentors Young Person in a Sci-Fi Story?
Yes, kind of.

To see how it all ends up, stream it now.

It is good, but it definitely takes its time.

This one of those Films without grand narration, some sort of dialog about the Plot or even an Audio Log.
It just throws you into this bleak World(s) of Prospectors and slowly fills in the blanks.

If you want 'hand holding' or anything other than intuitive observations to fill in the gaps, this is not for you.

The Film is full of atmosphere- and not just the vague alien spores that kill you...I guess.  It's not clear what they are, but don't inhale.

It takes some good risks and does attempt to implicate a bigger World(s) out there to explore.
There is currently not a Sequel & Pascal is probably booked steadily until 2035, so maybe do it without him.

The Film is a nice 'proof of concept.'  I'm curious to see what else they have done/will do now.

Oh no, I just blue it!

A Film that is filled to the brim with potential.  It is great with worldbuilding, but will not exactly satisfy those looking for all of the answers.