Undone explores "the elastic nature of reality through its central character, Alma. After getting into a near fatal car accident, Alma discovers she has a new relationship with time and uses this ability to find out the truth about her father’s death."
Cast and characters
Main
Rosa Salazar as Alma Winograd-Diaz: She begins to develop the ability to manipulate and move time, following a car crash.
Bob Odenkirk as Jacob Winograd: Alma's dead father who enlists her help in investigating his murder.
Supporting
Kevin Bigley as Reed Hollingsworth: Becca's fiancé.
John Corbett as Layton Hollingsworth: Reed's father
Jeanne Tripplehorn as Beth Hollingsworth: Reed's mother.
Sheila Vand as Farnaz: Jacob's student and research assistant who also was killed in the crash.
Tyler Posey as Father Miguel: A new priest at Camila's church
Brad Hall as Charlie: A mysterious person whose company originally funded Jacob's research, and whom Jacob suspects of killing him.
Nicholas Gonzalez as Tomas: A bartender.
Episodes
Production
Development
On March 6, 2018, it was announced that Amazon had given the production a straight-to-series order for one season. The series was created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy, who also serve as executive producers alongside Noel Bright, Steven A. Cohen, and Tommy Pallotta. Hisko Hulsing oversaw the production design and directed a team of animators working in the Netherlands. Production companies involved with the series include The Tornante Company and animation companies Submarine and Minnow Mountain. The first trailer was released in June 2019. On November 21, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season alongside Purdy signed an exclusive deal with Amazon. Undones animation is created through a combination of live actionmotion capture and rotoscoping.
Casting
Alongside the initial series announcement, it was announced that Rosa Salazar had been cast in the series' lead role of Alma.
Critical reception
Undone received critical acclaim. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% of 48 critic ratings are positive for the series, with an average rating of 8.13/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A kaleidoscopic existential crisis, Undonebends the rules of space, time, and rotoscoping to weave a beautifully surreal tapestry that is at once fantastical and utterly relatable." Metacritic calculated a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on 17 reviews, citing "universal acclaim".
