Netflix’s 6-Part Forgotten Sci-Fi Drama Is the Perfect Weekend Binge

Netflix's 6-Part Forgotten Sci-Fi Drama Is the Perfect Weekend Binge




Data collection by social media and various other sites has become a norm we rarely think about, but what if that level of surveillance were dialed to the max? The most famous example of a dystopian world ruled by a totalitarian level of surveillance is George Orwell's1984, and there's a forgotten gem on Netflix that feels like a spiritual successor to that. In the 2020 Brazilian sci-fi series, Omniscient, the concept of privacy is completely warped, as it paints a terrifying reality where everyone's every move is monitored by tiny drones that are practically invisible to the naked eye. We navigate this world through the lens of a murder mystery, where the ubiquitous System is unraveled, and we are confronted with ideas that hit a bit too close to home in this day and age, making for a gripping six-episode binge.


Data collection by social media and various other sites has become a norm we rarely think about, but what if that level of surveillance were dialed to the max? The most famous example of a dystopian world ruled by a totalitarian level of surveillance is George Orwell's1984, and there's a forgotten gem on Netflix that feels like a spiritual successor to that. In the 2020 Brazilian sci-fi series, Omniscient, the concept of privacy is completely warped, as it paints a terrifying reality where everyone's every move is monitored by tiny drones that are practically invisible to the naked eye. We navigate this world through the lens of a murder mystery, where the ubiquitous System is unraveled, and we are confronted with ideas that hit a bit too close to home in this day and age, making for a gripping six-episode binge.

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