Did a quick search and didn’t see this referenced.
Is anyone watching / has anyone made it through yet? I’m 2 episodes in and it’s about as perfect a distillation of my concerns about the direction of the world as I can imagine.
Spoilers ahead.
The plot so far (2 episodes out of 6) tracks one multi-generational British family’s lives through the next 6 years of global tumult. I expect the remaining episodes to keep marching forward through the following 10-20 years. So far plot-points include:
A second Trump term, followed by the installation of Pence.Escalating trade-wars with China leading to a nuclear attack, by the US, on what appears to be one of the new islands China’s building in the South China Sea.Ensuing sanctions by the UK and others against the US leading to instability in the global financial system.Additional waves of immigration from Eastern Europe due to further incursions by an expansionist Russia (still led by Putin).The slow rise of a charismatic “low-information” politician in the UK played by Emma Thompson who begins her career by stating on live TV that she “doesn’t give a f***” about Israel and Palestine. She names her party the four star party which is a decent joke and also a clever nod to Italy.Climate change (a constant drumbeat though not fully explored yet).
If it sounds dense and as though it’s trying too hard to hit it’s marks, I can see that. It’s grounded by some fantastic acting though and just the right mix of recognizable mundanity and believable futurism to make it really compelling. There’s a scene early on when one of the daughters refuses to speak to her parents without her filter that made the hair on my neck stand-up.
Recommended.