# The Peripheral by William Gibson

7 Hacker News commenters recommended The Peripheral by William Gibson and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Well-liked Gibson novel and TV adaptation; people praise the show and book but say the series was cut short.

## Why people recommend it

- Well liked as a show (3 comments): "Great show, agree with the intense disappointment of it's cancellation." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893828)) "The William Gibson book it's based on is worth reading IMHO." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47986961)) "It was good, too bad they canceled it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46931045))
- Book worth reading, second half (2 comments): "The William Gibson book it's based on is worth reading IMHO." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47986961)) "Love the way the second half of that book turned out" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46816210))

## What people warn about

- Not enough episodes made (1 comments): "The William Gibson book it's based on is worth reading IMHO." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47986961))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Peripheral by William Gibson", https://hackerapproved.com/p/peripheral/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).