Near-Future
Near-Future refers to Sci-fi settings within, well, the near-future. Usually set exclusively on Earth, and presenting settings where the society and culture is very similar to our own, the setting showcases a parallel world to our own but with minor technological advances that drive the focus of the plot.
Near-future settings usually set out to make social commentary about the negative (or positive) impact of technologies that aren't necessarily unthinkable to us now, and in that it has meaningful crossover with Social Sci-Fi.
Near-future settings usually set out to make social commentary about the negative (or positive) impact of technologies that aren't necessarily unthinkable to us now, and in that it has meaningful crossover with Social Sci-Fi.
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- CreatorCharlie BrookerStarsWunmi MosakuMonica DolanDaniel LapaineFeaturing stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world.
- CreatorJ.H. WymanStarsKarl UrbanMichael EalyMinka KellyIn a not-so-distant future, a human cop and an android partner team up to serve and protect.
- StarsKatherine ParkinsonGemma ChanLucy CarlessIn a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth'--a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human--is transforming the way we live.
- CreatorRussell T. DaviesStarsAnne ReidRory KinnearJessica HynesAs Britain slowly turns into a dictatorship throughout the years, the lives of a typical busy family from Manchester converge on one crucial night in 2019.
- StarsHannah WareZoë TapperDiarmaid MurtaghLove -- and lies -- spiral when a DNA researcher helps discover a way to find the perfect partner, and creates a bold new matchmaking service.
- CreatorRand RavichStarsRobert KazinskyDilshad VadsariaAdhir KalyanA billionaire bio-engineer brings a dead police officer back to life.
- CreatorMax BorensteinStarsMeagan GoodStark SandsNick Zano10 years after the end of Precrime in Washington DC one of the three PreCogs attempts to lead a normal life while still suffering from visions of the future. Will they be able to hold it together or mentally breakdown and give up?
- CreatorAlexander KesselStarsPaulina AndreevaKirill KäroAleksandr UstyugovA family on the brink of splitting up become the owners of a cutting-edge robot being sought by a corporation, homicide investigators and terrorists.
- CreatorBeau WillimonStarsSean PennNatascha McElhoneLisaGay HamiltonFictional series to chronicle the effort to send the first crewed mission to Mars.
- CreatorLars LundströmStarsLisette T. PaglerPia HalvorsenJohan PaulsenIn an alternative present, companion robots are commonplace. When humans make copies of themselves so lifelike that they form emotional bonds, questions and ethical dilemmas arise.
- CreatorManny CotoStarsJohn SlatteryFernanda AndradeMichael MosleyA former tech CEO joins an FBI Cybersecurity Agent to stop the emergence of a rogue Artificial Intelligence.
- CreatorTom Rob SmithStarsBrian Tyree HenryKate MaraSepideh MoafiFBI agents who graduated from Quantico in 2009 are reunited following the death of a mutual friend.
- CreatorWilliam BridgesBrett GoldsteinStarsPatrick BayeleBill SkarsgårdSarah SnookIn the near future, scientists make a momentous discovery - a way to find one's soulmate. Each self-contained episode illustrates the potential cost of finding true love.
- CreatorAudrey FouchéStarsAgathe BonitzerHugo BeckerGaël KamilindiIn near future Paris, a dating app matches singles with their soulmates by mining their brain data, but decoding true love comes at a price.
- StarsNatalia TenaIwan RheonJamie DravenThe government cover-up of the causes behind a massive explosion in a futuristic UK metropolis spur photo journalist Jennifer Preston on to search for the truth and in the process blow open a paranormal phenomenon haunting the city.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiSteven A. CohenBrad MeltzerStarsChristine LahtiMatt LongLogan LermanThe early life of Bobby McCallister, a progressive President of the United States from 2041 to 2049, is explored.
- StarsGuy BurnetDavid ThewlisJing LusiA man's invention of a brain implant that allows people to share thoughts and emotions gets into the wrong hands.
- StarsMurat ArkinTugba SungurogluTugçe AçikgözAt a time when alliances, order and tranquility have been shattered, the world is on the brink of a new war. Wars are raging in this new world dominated by dangerous technologies out of human control.
- CreatorDanny BilsonPaul De MeoStarsJoe NipoteHeather MedwayJ. DowningIn the near future, an organized crime group known as "Outfit" becomes a major force in America.
- CreatorThomas CailleySébastien MounierStarsYvan AttalGarance MarillierNiels SchneiderIn a future where regeneration technology lets humans live indefinitely, a cop and a troubled young woman investigate a strange wave of youth suicides.
- StarsVijay VarmaRadhika ApteKani KusrutiIn a New India - of towering smart holograms and drone superhighways - hard-boiled Cyber Crime detective Saajan Kundu is called out of retirement when a self-driving taxi is hacked and ordered to kill an anonymous human victim.
- CreatorPatrick BenedekClaude ScassoStarsArieh WorthalterBrune RenaultSteve TientcheuAfter a boating accident, woodworker and family man, Florian, wakes up in the body of an officer who leads a task force against illegal body transfers.
- StarsZach GilfordSydney ParkAlexandra YumanFeatures the insurance agency called Lifeline, whose specially trained agents jump in time to prevent the death of their clients.
- StarsSeo Kang-joonKim Ah-jungKim Mu-yeolKim Sae Ha, a Bureau employee, encounters a murderer. Jung Sae Byeok, a detective, is dispatched to arrest the murderer. While in pursuit of the fugitive, she witnesses an unbelievable phenomenon.
- CreatorDoug BrodeStarsVanessa BrozeJoanne AldersonLevi FreemanScientists at 4Ever Innovations allow people to relive memories and create perfect fantasies, but at a cost as the company hides dark secrets that could prove deadly.
- StarsOla RapacePascal GreggoryTchéky KaryoSet in the near future, multi-national corporations are Europe's new leaders. One of the most powerful, Promethee, wishes to further secure their growing dominance by replacing the police force with their own private militias, the Black Squad, led by Henry Munro. Following the shooting of his daughter, his life in shambles and darkest secrets exposed, an idealistic law enforcement officer, Sirius, with nowhere to turn, aligns himself with an old cop Franck Varnove. Sirius takes charge of Franck's clandestine, elite squadron, Section Zéro, to battle these dark, violent militias, promising a return to traditional law enforcement before the world they've known disappears forever.
- CreatorRobert De LaurentiisDick WolfStarsDavid AndrewsYancy ButlerS. Epatha MerkersonIn the near future, cop Bobby Mann is teamed with a voluptuous robot partner, Sgt. Eve Edison. He's a brash, wise-cracking maverick; she's serious, naive, by-the-book and tends to take things literally. In this hour-long series, the two detectives learn from each other, while solving a variety of crimes.
- StarsCraig T. NelsonBonnie BedeliaRichard Farnsworth2017: The greenhouse effect and global warming take their toll as droughts, floods, and hurricanes wreak mass destruction in a world gone mad, one family struggles to survive against all odds...
- CreatorEd ZuckermanStarsNestor CarbonellViola DavisIoan GruffuddIn the near future, a law firm handles difficult cases that reflect the time.
- CreatorWilliam FruetJeff KingStarsCameron BancroftIngrid KavelaarsGordon CurrieEthaniel, an alien creature from a distant galaxy, takes on human form in order to capture the rogue alien David Banning. Now Ethaniel must learn about our world: how we think and how we relate to each other. Dr. Laura Keating assists Ethaniel in his understanding of the "human" way while he pursues Banning. Ethaniel knows Banning's secret goal lies in the brain of Thorber, Ethaniel's missing brother. A brilliant scientist, Thorber originally worked with Banning but fled after discovering Banning's real scheme: the ultimate destruction of all human life on earth. Joined by Byder, a rebel hooked on conspiracy theories, Ethaniel and Dr. Laura Keating set out on their mission. Forging a powerful interspecies alliance, Laura and Ethaniel risk their lives and their emotions, including their growing love for each other. Danger, romance and suspense abound.
- CreatorMelody FoxStarsArielle HaliliVeda CienfuegosLindsay Owen PierreFollow the futuristic anthology as it tackles children's issues through a sci-fi lens. But not everything is what it seems, and their curiosity leads to chaos.
- StarsLee Dong-hwiYoon Kyung-hoSeo Hyun-wooSF8 revolves around people who dream of a perfect society. It tackles the themes of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, robots, games, fantasy, horror, superpowers and disasters.
- StarsWayne LeGetteHan Ji-minJung Jin-youngSet in the 2040s in a large city in South Korea. It tells the story of a man who lives in torment and cannot forget his deceased wife, who died of cancer.
- CreatorBassem BreishAmin DoraStarsAdam BakriCynthia SamuelSarah HindiLiving under an authoritarian regime in 2052 Beirut, a secluded man's life changes when a technical failure brings a fugitive woman to his doorstep.
- StarsMartin TempestRenate SchroeterPaul HawkinsCentury is divided into two regions: The hectic, progressive Konurba and the district, in which humans live as in the time before the First World War. Since the two areas are by a fence from each other separated, the inhabitants of the Konurba do not know those of the district in reverse and, yet a group distrusts to the other one. Rob edge universe, a boy from the Konurba, lives since the death of its nut/mother alone with its father. After this dies in an accident, Rob is sent into a national boarding school. Because of the there dominant brutal customs, Rob decides to run away from the boarding school. It decides to flee into the district since it experienced that its nut/mother grew up there. In the district it on Mike GIF Ford, the son land aristocrat, meets who explains itself ready to hide Rob in a cave. When Mikes discovers nut/mother the hidden boys, she offers to Rob after initial hesitating that he could live as a nephew from Nepal at the family. Fast Rob lives in the world of the land aristocracy and starting from September goes oneself the two boys together to school. There they become acquainted with Daniel Penfold, an older pupil, who is not content with the social order. While Mike begins to be interested in Penfolds ideas, Rob faces them very sceptically. During the Weihnachtsferien Mike and Rob spend some days with the Penfolds, where they learn Daniels older brother Roger to know. This was a soldier criticized likewise in the China war and the social order. Finally a rebellion breaks loose, in which also Mike and the Penfold brothers are involved. When the revolution is finally struck down, Mike flees. One it visits Rob at night and explains to it to go into the Konurba in order to begin the revolution from there out with konurbanischen allied one again. On the following day Rob is brought from a rider patrol to the governor. The latter opens to it, one knew from the outset that Rob originates from the Konurba. Now Rob is to become a guard so mentioned, a that, which is to guarantee the continuance of the society. It is to also announce it, if Mike contacts it. This is then submitted of a brain operation, which is to ensure that he does not have revolutionary thoughts more. At first Rob agrees, but in the end him the lyingness of this society becomes clear. Rob recognizes that also its father supported to return and decides this revolution to the Konurba in order it it to add.