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Total Eclipse

Total Eclipse

2018–2020Ended6 seasons50 episodesTV-GMidcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

Cassie, a typical high school girl, is ditched by her childhood friends. Now she has to fight to get them back.

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Where can I watch Total Eclipse?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Total Eclipse streaming on The Roku Channel (free) and Tubi (free) and to rent or buy on Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Total Eclipse?

Total Eclipse earns 2 badges, led by Cult Classic and Feel-good.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Total Eclipse worth watching?

Total Eclipse's Midcredits score is the 31st percentile of all shows, from 343 ratings across 2 sources. 65% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

31st percentile

Better received than 31% of shows

38th percentile among Fantasy29th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)24th
Approval (how many liked it)40th

Acclaim

Cult Classic: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

64 /100

24th percentile of all shows

30th percentile among Fantasy24th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

Big peaks at both ends — people either love this or bounce off it hard.

Approval

How many liked it

65% liked it

40th percentile of all shows

43rd percentile among Fantasy38th percentile among 2010s
65% rated it 7–1035% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

37th percentile

330 ratings across platforms

23rd percentile among Fantasy44th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 36% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

Both sides agree it's a predictable, low-budget teen drama that's still oddly watchable for its intended audience.

Fans praised

  • Interesting story that holds attention
  • Teaches honesty, teamwork, and friendship
  • Humorous scenes and engaging overall

Detractors panned

  • Bad acting, especially the lead's emotionless performance
  • Cookie-cutter, predictable teen drama plot
  • Cheap CGI/green screen and subpar camera work

What stands out

Humor60

Funny scenes

Emotional impact40

Teaches values, but lead's moping is off-putting

Plot and storyDivisive35

Predictable and simple but easy to follow

Cinematography30

Camera work could be better

Characters30

Mean girl derivative, main is boring

Originality20

Cookie-cutter teen drama, unoriginal

Acting15

Lead's emotionless, no chemistry, cast by fame not talent

Effects and spectacle10

Horrible CGI/green screen

Episodes

5 seasons

Season 5 · 2020 · 8 episodes

  • S5E1
    S5E1

    Written In The Stars

    Jul 16, 202010 min
  • S5E2
    S5E2

    Rocky Start

    Jul 23, 202010 min
  • S5E3
    S5E3

    Rock Stars

    Jul 30, 202010 min
  • S5E4
    S5E4

    Cold War

    Aug 6, 202010 min
  • S5E5
    S5E5

    Life Gives You Lemons

    Aug 13, 20209 min
  • S5E6
    S5E6

    Rock and Roll

    Aug 20, 202013 min
  • S5E7
    S5E7

    Junior’s Juice

    Aug 27, 202010 min
  • S5E8
    S5E8

    Shoot For The Moon

    Sep 3, 202012 minFinale

Watch experience

What is Total Eclipse like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, light and gentle — a slow-burn watch that leaves you feeling good.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
HopefulJoyfulContemplative
Heaviest: late
Warm humor
Register
WarmPlayful
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.Case of the week plus an arcNew arc each season
ToneThe series treats its characters' problems and fantasy adventures with sincerity, never winking at the audience.
The rideThe series maintains a generally hopeful and joyful mood, with deeper contemplation in later episodes as the friends face more significant challenges, but the overall intensity remains moderate.
StructureEpisodes follow a conventional setup, conflict, resolution pattern typical of teen serials.
Episode formatEpisodes typically present a self-contained high school conflict or fantasy adventure that is resolved, while a lighter arc about the friends' growth runs across seasons.
Season formatEach season focuses on a new challenge or phase of high school life while retaining the same core cast and setting, with an overarching story of their friendship evolving.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Feel-goodFun
Why it leaves you this wayThe series leaves viewers with a warm, happy feeling about friendship and imaginative escape.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Voyage
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2% (this title): Portal fantasy under 1% (this title) · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Voyage and return: Into a strange world and back again, changed. · Portal fantasy: Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).

2% of shows fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeEach episode follows Cassie and her friends navigating a high school problem and then escaping to a fantasy world, making a voyage-and-return structure typical.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfFriendship
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31% (this title): Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% (this title) · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% (this title) · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% (this title) · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Bonds

FriendshipComing of age · 9% of showsHope · 4% of shows
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe core of the show is a group of friends supporting each other through the trials of adolescence, with fantasy worlds serving as a coping mechanism that reinforces their bond and hopeful outlook.
StanceThe series celebrates friendship as a source of strength and joy, focusing on personal and relational growth within a small group.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanSuburbanAlternate dimensionMagical realism
PopOrchestral modernBackground music · original score
SettingMillwood High School and the characters' shared fantasy worlds

Content guide

Is Total Eclipse okay for kids?

TV-G

Total Eclipse is rated TV-G. As of August 29, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its sexual content at minimal (6/100).

Ratings in 6 other countries
  • Canada14+
  • Germany0
  • France12
  • MexicoB-15
  • Spain13
  • Türkiye13+
Overall
needs 3 or more scored categories
not ranked
Sex & Nudity
None / Minimal
light for a TV-G show
heavier than 4%

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Overall standing needs at least three scored categories; this title has 1.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Total Eclipse have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Total Eclipse?

Cast

Mackenzie Ziegler
as Cassie
Lauren Orlando
as Kate
Emily Skinner
as Diana
Nadia Turner
as Jenna
Devenity Perkins
as Morgan
Darius Marcell
as Spencer
Johnny Orlando
as Sam
Samuel Parker
as Eli
Isaak Presley
as Axel
Heather Woodward
as Felicity

Crew

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