The Backrooms

2022

Sci-Fi & FantasyMystery

An analogy horror series set in the Async Research Institute, a fictional research institute that discovers the Backrooms, also known as the Complex, a wormhole to another dimension that disrupts the fabric of reality and time, causing objects and people to fall into a horrifying dimension. Following this discovery and attempts to study and document it, missing person cases begin to skyrocket as people are pulled into the Complex in places far outside of Async's facility.

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Status

Ended

First Aired

January 7, 2022

Last Aired

February 12, 2025

Created By

Kane Parsons

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Found Footage

Air date: 2022-01-07

Footage recovered September 23, 1996. A cameraman helping to shoot an indie film suddenly finds himself wandering a liminal space.

The Third Test

Air date: 2022-01-13

07/02/1988 A video encapsulates the third attempt at opening the Backrooms.

First Contact

Air date: 2022-01-17

10/17/1989 The sixth attempt at opening the Backrooms could affect the future of Async.

Missing Persons

Air date: 2022-01-28

02/03/1990 A tape of missing person posters and an exploration of the Backrooms.

Informational Video

Air date: 2022-02-12

02/29/1990 A brief instructional video on Project KV31 and footage taken by a lost scientist.

Autopsy Report

Air date: 2022-02-23

02/05/1990 A video explains the findings from the autopsy of John Doe.

Motion Detected

Air date: 2022-03-11

03/05/1990 A compilation of all motion detected on Monday, March 5, 1990.

Prototype

Air date: 2022-03-28

05/10/1982 A video showcasing the first portal to the Complex.

Pitfalls

Air date: 2022-05-01

05/06/1990 A video showcasing four scientists exploring further into the Backrooms, until one falls into a pit.

E10

Report

Air date: 2022-05-20

05/06/1990 After the incident, scientists watch the video that was taken to further understand their goal.

E11

Presentation

Air date: 2022-06-25

05/08/1990 Async's plans for the Complex are growing.

E12

Found Footage #2

Air date: 2022-08-21

08/19/1995 A young girl finds an entry and gets sucked into the Backrooms.

E13

Reunion

Air date: 2022-12-08

05/25/1990 Marvin Leigh and other Async scientists are back in the Complex, but the expedition has a bloody outcome.

E14

Overflow

Air date: 2022-12-24

On August 2, 1972, a machine system experiences a power overload. A green glow gradually fills an office room. Attention is given to a document clipped to a bulletin board, which displays the signature of Ivan Beck.

E15

Damage Control

Air date: 2023-01-30

05/26/1990 After the reunion, Async tries to cover up what Peter Tench has done.

E16

Found Footage #3

Air date: 2024-09-13

Footage not dated. After someone breaks into his home, Ravi is sucked into a distant section of the Backrooms and faces a threat that most of the recorders who find themselves there were lucky enough to avoid.