Previously a beloved 1960s TV show and a less-than-beloved 1998 feature, Lost in Space premieres Friday as possibly Netflix’s broadest series to date. It’s an old-fashioned, fast-moving, family-friendly adventure yarn unmuddied by an excess of subtext, political undercurrent or narrative mythologizing.

Lost in Space doesn’t throw a lot of interesting or particularly unique scientific discoveries our way, and is instead content on focusing too heavily on passive aggressive and minor power struggles. More often than not the crew is split up as to showcase the individual talents of each family member, which strongly works against it.

A solid, entertaining space adventure free of objectionable language, agenda and moralizing for the most part. The characters and storylines preserve what was great about the original series.