"The Peripheral" is a science fiction drama based on the bestselling novel by William Gibson. It tells the story of Flynn Fisher, who lives in the near future in the United States. This is a time when technology has gradually started to infiltrate people's everyday lives and completely change the familiar society we know. Unexpectedly, the young woman stumbles upon a portal to another universe, becomes a witness to a mysterious crime in virtual reality, and tries to uncover a sinister secret.