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The Lazarus Project
Joe Barton · Series · 2022
What hooked you in The Lazarus Project is the way the burden of saving the world forces you to confront the cost of resetting history.
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The Lazarus Project
John Glenn · Film · 2008
Books on the same thread
The End of Eternity
Isaac Asimov · Book · 1955
Shares a thread with The Lazarus Project: Moral Dilemmas.
If you appreciated the bureaucratic weight of managing fate in The Lazarus Project, you will find this exploration of deterministic temporal maintenance and moral compromise a foundational companion piece.
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch · Book · 2016
Explores: Identity Crisis, Parallel Universes, Regret.
This novel mirrors the existential disorientation found in The Lazarus Project, forcing you to reconcile your current reality with the haunting possibility that your life could have been entirely different.
The Maze Runner (Book 1)
James Dashner · Book · 2014
Explores: Survival, Memory Loss, Conspiracy.
Much like the protagonists of The Lazarus Project, you are thrust into a high-stakes conspiracy where memory loss and survival require you to solve impossible puzzles to escape your confinement.
Recursion
Blake Crouch · Book · 2019
Explores: Memory manipulation, Existential dread, Butterfly effect.
This story echoes the relentless pacing of The Lazarus Project, focusing on how the manipulation of time and memory creates profound existential dread for those caught in the shifting timelines.
Films on the same thread
Boss Level
Joe Carnahan · Film · 2021
Shares 3 threads with The Lazarus Project: Time Travel, Existential Crisis, Time Loop.
You will recognize the frantic, repetitive nature of The Lazarus Project here as the protagonist navigates a lethal time loop, desperate to dismantle the conspiracy responsible for his endless deaths.
Edge of Tomorrow
Doug Liman · Film · 2014
Shares a thread with The Lazarus Project: Time Loop.
This film captures the same trial-by-fire intensity of The Lazarus Project, centering on a soldier who must repeatedly relive a war to master the mechanics of his own survival.
Looper
Rian Johnson · Film · 2012
Explores: Moral Dilemma, Predestination Paradox, Consequences of Time Travel.
This neo-noir thriller dives into the same moral dilemmas inherent in The Lazarus Project, specifically examining the dark consequences of professional time travel and the burden of confronting one's past.
The Adam Project
Film · 2022
Shares a thread with The Lazarus Project: Time Travel.
While lighter in tone than The Lazarus Project, this film shares the core preoccupation with personal regret and the complex, often painful, intersections between one's past and future selves.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Truth
The Truth · Podcast · 2026
These cinematic stories mirror the variety and suspense of The Lazarus Project, offering you a new, self-contained world to explore in every episode with the same focus on tight, impactful storytelling.
CounterClock
Audiochuck · Podcast · 2025
Explores: unsolved homicide, seeking justice, historical mystery.
If the investigative drive to fix the past in The Lazarus Project appealed to you, this podcast provides that same thrill of digging through history to uncover long-buried, uncomfortable truths.
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Common questions
Is The Lazarus Project from 2022 related to the 2008 movie of the same name?
No, the 2022 television series titled The Lazarus Project and the 2008 film The Lazarus Project are separate productions. They share a title but are not connected through plot, characters, or shared source material.
What is the premise of The Lazarus Project?
The Lazarus Project follows George, who wakes up months in the past. He is recruited by a secret organization that possesses the ability to turn back time specifically to prevent global extinction events.
Who created The Lazarus Project?
The Lazarus Project, which premiered in 2022, was created by Joe Barton. The series focuses on a secret organization tasked with manipulating time to save the world from threats of total extinction.
How does time travel work in The Lazarus Project?
In The Lazarus Project, time travel is controlled by a secret organization. They utilize the ability to turn back time to specific points in the past when the world faces the immediate threat of extinction.