FutureStates

2010– · Ongoing · 4 seasons · 26 episodes · Drama · United States

Channel PBS · Starring Skyler Brigmann, Trey Holland, Christine Woods

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.
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11 episodes · March 2010
  1. Episode 1: 1. The Other SideMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    A family struggles to escape a stark economic wasteland in hopes of immigrating illegally to a new land of opportunity.
  2. Episode 2: 2. SeedMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    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.
  3. Episode 3: 3. The RiseMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    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.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Tia and MarcoMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    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.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Tent CityMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    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.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Silver SlingMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    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.
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  1. Episode 7: 7. Plastic BagMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    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.
  2. Episode 8: 8. PlayMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    Society's obsession with video and online gaming has advanced to the point that virtual environments are indistinguishable from physical ones.
  3. Episode 9: 9. PIAMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    When a woman in mourning encounters a mysterious wandering service android, she is forced to redefine its conceptions of humanity, relationships, and family.
  4. Episode 10: 10. Mister GreenMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    In this parable about change, a jaded government undersecretary becomes the unwitting test subject for an experimental program to curb global warming.
  5. Episode 11: 11. FalloutMarch 8, 2010 · 12 min
    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.

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EPISODE LENGTH
12 minutes
FIRST AIRED
March 8, 2010
LAST AIRED
May 14, 2014
PRODUCTION COMPANY
ITVS

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