The Oldest View
- Genre
- surrealist television series, found footage television series, analog horror television series, science fiction television series, mystery television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 4 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man named Wyatt explores a version of a demolished shopping mall that has somehow appeared underground. He documents his journey through the abandoned space on his phone, trying to understand what happened there.
eeriemysterioustensesurrealclaustrophobicslow-burnvisually starklonelyunsettling
What happens
The Oldest View is a mystery thriller web series created by American YouTuber and filmmaker Kane Parsons. Production on the series began in January 2023, shortly after Parsons's Backrooms web series entered a temporary hiatus, with Parsons originally having conceived of The Oldest View as a part of Backrooms before deciding to have it become a separate series. The series debuted in March 2023 with the episode "Renewal", which has over 4 million views as of July 2026—while the third episode, "The Rolling Giant", released in October 2023, has over 13 million views. In September 2024, the most recent installment, "The Remains of Valley View Mall (Post-Demolition)", was released, as Parsons went on to continue production on his Backrooms series. The Oldest View is centered around the real life Valley View Center mall in Dallas, Texas, which was completely demolished in May 2023. The series depicts a version of the mall that has somehow manifested underground, discovered from a hole in the ground with concrete stairs leading down to the mall. The protagonist of the series is a 20-year-old named Wyatt (played by Parsons) who ventures through the mall, recording on his phone to uncover its mysteries, with a giant rolling puppet within that pursues him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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