: She wakes up held prisoner in a basement by a mother and daughter who are obsessive fans. They believe Livvy committed a grave injustice against them and won't let her go until she figures out what it was [6, 7].
: A crew of six—including astronauts and unlikely civilians like a graffiti artist—travels to Saturn’s moon Titan to find a new home for humanity as Earth faces climate collapse [11]. The Detour
Created by Samantha Bee and Jason Jones , this show is a dark, "filthy" take on the family road trip genre [14, 26]. : She wakes up held prisoner in a
Since "The Detour" refers to several popular stories across different media, I've broken down the most prominent versions for you. Created by Samantha Bee and Jason Jones ,
This psychological thriller is often compared to a teen version of Stephen King's Misery [7].
: Each season shifts locations and sub-genres. Season 1 is a disastrous road trip; Season 2 moves to New York where Robin’s mysterious past is revealed; Season 3 finds them hiding out as survivalists in Alaska; and Season 4 follows their global search for their runaway daughter, Delilah, across Tibet, Japan, and New Zealand [1, 24, 39].
: Panicked, Al steals the dead man's identity. He later picks up a hitchhiker named Vera, who recognizes the car and blackmails him, leading to a spiral of accidental deaths and inevitable doom [18, 22, 32].