# Small Prophets Review

> Mackenzie Crook's Apple TV series Small Prophets blends magic with mundane life for unhurried comedy.
- Title: Small Prophets Review · AV Club | Shortify
- Summary: Mackenzie Crook's Apple TV series Small Prophets blends magic with mundane life for unhurried comedy.
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- Source: AV Club — https://avclub.com/small-prophets-review-mackenzie-crook-michael-palin-apple-tv
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mackenzie crook, small prophets, apple tv, detectorists, michael palin, michael sleep, homunculi, stop motion animation, entertainment, culture
## Michael Sleep's life
Michael Sleep (Pearce Quigley) works a soul-sucking job in a hardware store and visits his doddery dad Brian in the old folk’s home.
## Clea's disappearance
Michael’s girlfriend Clea disappeared seven years ago without answers, leaving him in perpetual limbo.
## Brian's alchemy plan
Brian tells Michael about homunculi from 16th-century alchemy that can be grown in pots to find Clea.
## Homunculi creation
Michael creates homunculi using items and light chanting, resulting in three beings in his garden shed.
## Kacey's friendship
Michael forms a bond with Kacey, a younger co-worker who shares his sarcasm and becomes a co-conspirator.
## Small Prophets premiere
Small Prophets premieres on Apple TV outside the UK and iPlayer in the UK, with a second season renewal.
## The story's tone
Small Prophets blends quiet humor with unresolved grief, offering a realistic platonic relationship between an older man and younger woman.
## Key takeaway

Mackenzie Crook's Apple TV series Small Prophets uses alchemy to find a missing girlfriend while maintaining quiet humor.