Insomnia: Season 1
Emma is a successful woman who struggles with severe sleeplessness and sleep deprivation, which threatens her dream life and causes her to fear she is losing her mind. As her life begins to unravel two weeks before turning forty, her current condition echoes her mother's past. To prevent a looming tragedy and find answers to her present situation, Emma is forced to investigate and confront her painful past, unearthin
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Emma is a successful woman who approaches her fortieth birthday.
- Emma suffers from severe sleep deprivation that threatens her life and causes fears of losing her mind.
- Emma's current struggle echoes her mother's past experiences with sleeplessness.
- Emma must confront her painful past to unearth truths and prevent a looming tragedy.
Season overview
Emma is a successful woman who struggles with severe sleeplessness and sleep deprivation, which threatens her dream life and causes her to fear she is losing her mind. As her life begins to unravel two weeks before turning forty, her current condition echoes her mother's past. To prevent a looming tragedy and find answers to her present situation, Emma is forced to investigate and confront her painful past, unearthing truths that could help her navigate the crisis she is facing.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Mummy?
May 23, 2024 · 48 min
As her 40th birthday approaches Emma stops sleeping. She realises she is repeating the same unsettling behaviour as her mother, who had a psychotic break on her own 40th. Is she tu
Bad Blood
May 23, 2024 · 46 min
After their mother unexpectedly dies, Emma and Phoebe are shocked to learn her death is suspicious. Reeling from recent events, and with worsening insomnia, Emma is forced to come
This Family is so Fucked Up
May 30, 2024 · 47 min
As Emma's life continues to unravel, her unsettling nighttime behaviour escalates so she decides to investigate what's happening to her. It becomes apparent that Emma may pose a da
Happy Birthday
Jun 6, 2024 · 52 min
Emma seeks solace in a new friend while Phoebe replaces her sister in the family home. As Emma digs deeper into the past, a forgotten childhood memory shines a light on her relatio
What Have You Done?
Jun 13, 2024 · 47 min
As Emma comes under the spotlight, she becomes increasingly convinced of her sister's treachery. Before she can get answers to a newly emerging memory, tragedy strikes and Emma beg
Ah, There You Are.
Jun 20, 2024 · 52 min
Realising her home has been infiltrated by a wolf in sheep's clothing, and her family is in danger, Emma races to save them. Can she prevent a shocking vengeance against her family