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The Marginal Service

“Dismissed cop joins secret UN unit hunting alien drug traffickers disguised as humans.”

The Marginal Service

5.51
13,011 rank · 24,088 viewers · 65 favorites
Action Sci-Fi Adult Cast
12 episodes · 22 min per ep min · Spring 2023 · Studio 3Hz · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Dismissed cop joins secret UN unit hunting alien drug traffickers disguised as humans.

Foolhardy police officer Brian Nightraider is dismissed from the force for a history of reckless behavior that ultimately resulted in his partner's death. While wallowing in self-pity, the disgraced officer receives a curious invitation from the United Nations Immigration Bureau Special Investigation Unit. He has been recruited to join the Marginal Service, a secret underground branch of the UN tasked with handling Borderlanders. Indistinguishable from humans, Borderlanders are aliens that peacefully coexist in society. But now, a Borderlander terrorist organization has emerged, manufacturing and distributing a potent drug called Confu. With the Borderlanders' ability to regenerate and blend in as humans, uncovering the drug-trafficking ring will be no easy undertaking. However, the ragtag group at the Marginal Service are not one to back down from a challenge—even as their work exposes some unexpected figures as Borderlanders.

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Community consensus

Derived from 7 sampled reviews

4.7 /10

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33% recommend
Score distribution
median 5 mode 6 σ 1.67
1510
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Mostly aligned

σ 1.67 · some divergence

mixed
The polarity gap

3.0 pts

Recommenders 6.5 · others 3.5

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Score over time

↑ 0.71

Running avg · Apr 2023 → Jul 2023

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A Tv Production · Spring 2023

Studio 3Hz.
in association with

Shochiku · Movic

  • Format 12 × 22′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 24m all episodes
  • Aired Apr 2023 – Jun 2023 Spring 2023
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-23048 catalog

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