Since the release of Outer Range Season 2, viewers have been wondering why the Amazon Prime Video series is so dark and dim and how to fix it. This problem isn’t new. Amazon subscribers reported the same issue after Outer Range Season 1 debuted in April 2022. As the series stars Josh Brolin, one of Hollywood’s most prolific stars, this issue seems to have garnered significant interest.
Here is why Outer Range Season 2 on Prime Video is dark and how to fix Outer Range’s brightness.
Why is Outer Range Season 2 on Prime Video so dark and dim?
Outer Range Season 2 on Amazon Prime Video is so dark and dim mostly due to a creative choice.
In recent years, TV shows have increasingly become darker in appearance to reflect the narrative of the series. Good examples of this are some of the episodes of Games of Thrones Season 8, especially The Long Night, which also faced criticism of being too dim and dark when it aired.
However, one important thing to note here is that most of the viewers raising complaints about Outer Range’s brightness are using a TV to watch the show. It’s possible that the wide and expansive cinematography of the series is not translating well to television. As the problem has persisted since Season 1, this has frustrated longtime viewers even more.
How to make Outer Range Season 2 brighter
Possible ways to make Outer Range brighter include turning off closed captions and using blackout curtains.
Viewers can also use a laptop, increase its brightness to the maximum, and place themselves at an optimal angle to the screen before pressing the start button. Additionally, Outer Range appears bright on some mobile devices.
Created by Brian Watkins, Outer Range is a sci-fi neo-Western drama series about Royal Abbott (Brolin), a Wyoming rancher whose life is forever altered after he encounters a mysterious young woman named Autumn. Aside from Brolin, the series stars Imogen Poots and Lili Taylor.
