The series also stars Farrah Mackenzie ( Logan Lucky) as Alice, a young girl who falls in with Jessica and her ragtag crew of uber-fans, and Cory Michael Smith ( Gotham) as Christie's son Thomas. Michael Stearns, a nebbishy virologist who suspects the virus currently killing children is the one he discovered in Peru years ago. He's an idealist who espouses an especially twisted form of utilitarianism: in lieu of grace at family dinners, every family member must recount what they did that particular day to "earn your place in this crowded world." Yes, Christie is up to something, most likely nefarious in nature. Kevin Christie, CEO of a powerful biotech company that manufactures vaccines, along with a few other ethically questionable research programs. The cast also includes John Cusack ( Grosse Pointe Blank) as Dr. Meanwhile, a mysterious deadly virus has begun infecting schoolchildren around the country, and the death count is rising rapidly. Also seeking out Utopia is Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane, American Honey, 2019's Hellboy), the comic's famed central character, who is actually real and thinks Utopia holds the secret to finding her long-lost father. In fact, anyone who has seen it mysteriously ends up dead, courtesy of a sociopathic hitman named Arby (Christopher Denham, Manhattan), who has no qualms about executing random cosplayers, or even entire families (toddlers included), should his orders require it. Unfortunately, they are not the only ones interested in obtaining the comic. Per the official premise: "When the conspiracy in the elusive comic Utopia is real, a group of young fans come together to embark on a high-stakes twisted adventure to use what they uncover to save themselves, each other and ultimately humanity." Amazon has kept the same basic premise (with a few tweaks) and substituted an American cast. The fans are obsessed with tracking down the sequel, Utopia, and this makes them targets of a secret organization. We'll give you a heads-up when we get there.)Īs we reported previously, the series is a reboot of the 2013 British version, about online fans of a graphic novel called Dystopia that seems to have the power to predict the real-world future. (All major spoilers are below the second gallery. (I mean, read the room, Amazon! Geez!) In the end, the pro arguments won out. But there are several key elements of the central plot that proved disquieting enough (even for someone like me who is not generally squeamish) that I had to ponder the pros and cons of giving space to a show whose release perhaps should have been postponed by a few months, given current world events. Not because it isn't good-on the contrary, I found it both entertaining and thought-provoking. It's a rare TV series that gives me pause about even writing a review, but Amazon's new sci-fi thriller Utopia turned out to be just that.
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