FutureStates (2010)
Synopsis
What will become of America in five, 25, or even 50 years from today? This series of independent mini-features explores possible future scenarios through the prism of today’s global realities. Immerse yourself in the visions of these independent prognosticators as they inhabit a future of their own imagining.
Network
PBS
Episodes
The Other Side
A family struggles to escape a stark economic wasteland in hopes of immigrating illegally to a new land of opportunity.
Seed
In an industry dominated by genetically modified seeds, a poor farmer struggles to survive. When he resorts to smuggling now-illegal organic seeds across borders he risks everything.
The Rise
In the radically altered housing market of the future, an older couple must forego their dreams of retirement and adapt to the ever-evolving definition of the American dream.
Tia and Marco
When a pregnant border patrol agent discovers an illegal immigrant child hiding in her home, she is forced to question her loyalty to a system of exclusion.
Tent City
In a world where housing is granted only to the powerful few, a father who makes his living evicting the powerless must choose between his responsibilities and his moral principles.
Silver Sling
In the polarized economy of the near future, corporations offer incentives to their high-ranking female employees to pay for surrogate pregnancies and chemically accelerated births.
Plastic Bag
Struggling with its immortality, a discarded plastic bag (voiced by Werner Herzog) ventures through the environmentally barren remains of America as it searches for its maker.
Play
Society's obsession with video and online gaming has advanced to the point that virtual environments are indistinguishable from physical ones.
PIA
When a woman in mourning encounters a mysterious wandering service android, she is forced to redefine its conceptions of humanity, relationships, and family.
Mister Green
In this parable about change, a jaded government undersecretary becomes the unwitting test subject for an experimental program to curb global warming.
Fallout
Los Angeles has fallen victim to a nuclear attack from an unknown aggressor. In the aftermath of the bombing, a young man's search for his girlfriend highlights the human toll of eternal war.
Details
Original Title
FutureStates
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
4
Episodes
25
Production
ITVS