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Breaking Bad new series from creator Vince Gilligan For many earned top score on Rotten Tomatoes. This is simply an excellent show that presents a sci-fi end-of-the-world story with a wildly inventive apocalypse: instead of zombies or nuclear bombs, many the world ends with humanity literally uniting. Thanks to transmission from space, all the inhabitants of the Earth merge into a single consciousness, so there are no more conflicts and hunger, but there is no more individuality. Mysteriously, a handful of people are left out of the great meltdown, including Carol (Rhea Seehorn), a cynical, hard-drinking writer who refuses to give in to the collective.
The only thing I don't like about For many The thing is that I can't watch all the episodes right now. If you're in the same place, below are 15 movies and TV shows you can watch while you wait for the next episode. For many due on Friday.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
If you like fiction where everyone is subservient to the collective, you should start with Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The Red Scare paranoia festival of the 1950s created a blueprint that has been followed ever since. Kidnappers is rebooted every few decades, with the people in the pods representing different cultural fears: they were communists in the original, Generation Me therapy junkies in the 1978 version, suburban normies and military men in 1993. Body Snatchers– but the essence of “I'm the only person left and everyone is out to get me” is consistent and fits perfectly into For many.
Breaking Bad
Vince Gilligan created For many And Breaking Bad, and while the two series are very different in appearance, they share a surprising amount of DNA. Gilligan's gritty series A Science Teacher Makes Meth and his sci-fi series The Author Is the Last Man on Earth are carefully crafted but unpredictable stories set in sun-scorched wildernesses where morality is a complex gray area.
Where to stream: Netflix
Mrs Davis
We could all be connected together as a hive mind, e.g. For manyBut Mrs Davis is proof that there is anything to the idea of collective consciousness. It was developed simultaneously with For many another famous show creator (Damon Lindelof, father Lost) and has a similar central plot: an AI has taken over and everyone on Earth does its bidding in exchange for peace and prosperity. Mrs Davis looks like a first draft For manybefore the creator decided to make the tone more serious and remove all the silly Holy Grail nonsense.
Where to stream: Peacock
Leftovers
Like More, Leftovers It tells the story of ordinary people surviving a catastrophe that changed the world. Disaster in Remainder This is the sudden, unexplained disappearance of 2% of the world's population. Like For manyThe human drama is just as important and powerful as the sci-fi premise, and both shows are predicated on the question “what does it all mean?” energy.
Where to stream: HBO Max
Human Children
Gigantic, mysterious event in the center For many makes the world a better place in many ways, but when women inexplicably become infertile Human ChildrenThe result is despondency and chaos. If you like a combination of action and philosophical questions, watch (or re-watch) Human Children.
Where to watch: rent or buy on Basic or YouTube
Black mirror
For many could be an extended episode Black mirror. The British anthology series came out of nowhere in 2011 and captured the world's imagination with its speculative near-future (usually) sci-fi stories that explore the point where technology meets humanity. Outstanding Episodes for For many fans include S3, E6″Hated in the country“, in which autonomous insect drones start killing people based on a hashtag; S6,E1”, “Joan is terrible“with an atmosphere of black comedy and maximum paranoia; and S7, E4″toy“, in which a nerdy writer's obsession with a 1990s video game kickstarts a technological revolution that changes the world.
Where to stream: Netflix
The Twilight Zone
For many may also be an extended episode of the original The Twilight Zonea series that uses science fiction and fantasy to explore human ethics and morality before most. For many fans were born. If you can put up with the show's stage atmosphere, there are many great episodes that cover the same ground as For manyfor example S1, E22, “The monster is about to appear on Maple Street“, in which a nice suburban community collapses due to fears of an alien invasion; and S5, E20, “Stop in a quiet town“A darkly funny episode in which an ordinary couple faces an overarching mystery. Also don't miss S1, E21″Mirror image“It doesn't have much to do with For manybut this is the creepiest, most intense episode of television ever made, and I think you should watch it.
12 monkeys
12 monkeys goes perfectly with For many. In it, a virus wipes out most of humanity and one man travels back in time to stop the end of everything. Like For manyIt's a carefully crafted story, replete with moral ambiguity, dark humor, and characters struggling with forces much larger than themselves.
Where to stream: You can rent or buy on Basic
Prisoner
Prisoner was way ahead of its time, and its portrayal of an MI5 secret agent trapped in a mysterious city for reasons unknown is a great precursor to the existential paranoia and heavy surveillance themes of For many. A mixture of spy thriller, psychological drama and allegorical science fiction. Prisoner the exploration of the tension between individuality and conformity is still at work. Plus, it's sometimes unsettling in that particular 1960s style that Austin Powers parodied.
Where to stream: Basic
Her
It didn't take long for real life to catch up with 2013. Her. This quirky romantic comedy details the relationship between nerdy everyman Theodore and the artificial intelligence he falls in love with. Like For many, Her questions about how technology and modernity are changing our understanding of what it means to be human, but Her is intense rather than expansive, delving deeply into the story of one man (and one bot) without much attention to the wider world.
Where to stream: You can rent or buy on Basic And Apple TV+
Severance pay
One of the things I like For many It's clear that Vince Gilligan was given the resources, freedom and time to fully realize his vision, a luxury that seems to be becoming increasingly rare in the entertainment business. Severance pay is another example of a high-concept, intelligent sci-fi story that feels creatively free. His exploration of alienation and identity fits perfectly with For many.
Where to stream: Apple TV+
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Modern science fiction shows such as For many And Severance pay remind me of the intoxicating, pre-Star wars science fiction of the 1970s, where science fiction tropes such as spaceships and aliens were used to explore philosophical and cultural ideas in ways that realism could not achieve. The Man Who Fell to Earth takes on big ideas like isolation, the corrupting influence of capitalism, and what it means to be human (or not human), wrapping them in a surreal, otherworldly story. Plus, it stars David Bowie as an alien, so it's a must-see.
Where to stream: Pipes, Pluto TV.
Russian doll
Russian doll follows Nadia, an ordinary city woman stuck in a time loop. She dies repeatedly and wakes up at her birthday party, like an edgier version Groundhog Day. Like For many, Russian doll combines high-concept science fiction with dark humor and an exploration of identity, choice, and the meaning of life. The show is witty, fast-paced and witty – perfect for viewers who enjoy fantasy stories with a touch of introspection and the absurd.
Where to stream: Netflix
Nice place
There aren't many (if any) comedies that explore philosophical ideas like Nice place does, so it's hard to believe that his big ideas and sitcom-style jokes can mesh so smoothly together. But they do, and the result is a completely original show. If For many played purely for laughs and not partly for laughs, it might look something like this: Nice place.
Where to stream: Apple TV+
Former car
Former car is a cerebral thriller about a young programmer who administers a Turing test to an artificially intelligent robot named Ava. Like For manyit explores important questions about consciousness and free will, and plays with the blurred boundaries between creator and creation. This smart and stylish film is a must-see for anyone interested in the philosophical side of science fiction.
