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T2 WHATS UP! March 1 - 7, 2020 BY SARAH PASSINGHAM TV Media A n alternate reality hid- ing just below the sur- face of the world we see every day is about to be revealed. On Sunday, March 1, a new mystery series, "Dispatches from Elsewhere," premieres on AMC, and it fol- lows a group of strangers on a journey of discovery that blurs the lines between what's real and what's not. "Dispatches from Elsewhere" is a game that brings together four people that are searching for meaning in their lives. Each player has been won over and introduced to the elaborate al- ternate-reality game by the charismatic leader of the Jejune Institute, Octavio, played by Richard E. Grant ("Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Sky- walker," 2019). As they chase clues and search for the myste- rious and missing Clara (Cecilia Balagot, "Girl Meets World"), they begin to question whether the game is really just a game. Our four participants are Fredwynn, portrayed by André Benjamin ("American Crime"); Janice, played by the delightful Sally Field ("Hello, My Name Is Doris," 2015); Simone, played by Eve Lindley ("Mr. Robot"); and Peter, played by Jason Segel, who most TV fans will remem- ber as Marshall from "How I Met Your Mother." As the play- ers unravel the game's myster- ies, they become entangled in the web of the secret society that springs from the Jejune In- stitute, and they begin to be- lieve they are seeing a new real- ity in plain sight. Segel not only stars in "Dis- patches from Elsewhere," he is the show's creator and has a hand in every aspect of the se- ries. He's a writer, executive producer and he directed the pilot episode, too. If you consid- er his previous screenwriting work, Segel's imaginative fin- gerprint appears to be all over this series. Though it's a tough thing to do in Hollywood, he has a history of getting his pas- sion projects off the ground. Se- gel penned and executive pro- duced "The Muppets" in 2011, but that wasn't his first foray into puppetry. It has been well Richard E. Grant as seen in "Dispatches from Elsewhere" Hide and seek continued on page T10 TV FEATURE