The Eternaut (season 1)

Set in Buenos Aires, in Netflix’s The Eternaut, a mysterious toxic snowfall kills millions, leaving Juan Salvo and a group of survivors to navigate a post-apocalyptic world. As they struggle to stay alive, they discover the snow is the first wave of an alien invasion orchestrated by an invisible force. Driven to find his daughter Clara, Juan leads the resistance against giant beetle-like creatures and mind-controlled humans, uncovering a sinister alien entity known as “The Hand.”

The Eternaut Review (season 1)

If you can overlook the half-baked sci-fi logic holding it together, The Eternaut might be worth your next binge. At the very least, it’s decent enough to throw on while you scroll your phone.

The show plays with some genuinely intriguing ideas and hints at a deeper world just enough to justify the already greenlit second season—even if the characters are thinner than they should be after nearly five hours of screen time.

Acting ranges from serviceable to stiff, and one character in particular derails every scene he’s in without contributing anything meaningful to the plot. Add to that a language barrier that doesn’t help: the English dub swings wildly in quality. Maybe the original Spanish with subtitles would help, but let’s be honest—you’re probably going to half-watch this anyway.

There’s really only enough story for about half the runtime, padded with repetitive problem-solving and filler.

Then again, Nerdrotic liked it, so maybe The Eternaut will grab you. Just don’t expect the next Star Trek: TNG.

The Eternaut was surprisingly good.
A cool concept with admittedly some wacky science is carried by some really good character work and a post-apocalyptic story that actually moves. pic.twitter.com/BbUBmNJgez

— Nerdrotic (@Nerdrotics) May 12, 2025

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• One incredibly minor female character is ex-military. Even though there are certainly women in the Argentinian military, her past membership is entirely narratively irrelevant. It’s also only mentioned once and could very well have been included as an excuse for her butch haircut (she’s straight).