Brave New World

In a utopia whose perfection hinges upon control of monogamy and privacy, members of the collective begin to question the rules, putting their regimented society on a collision course with forbidden love and revolution.

Brave New World (2020) is an American science fiction drama series created by David Wiener, Grant Morrison and Brian Taylor for Peacock, adapted from the Aldous Huxley novel. Set in a sleek, sterile future utopia, the story follows members of a regimented collective whose perfection rests on strict control of monogamy, privacy and desire. Harry Lloyd plays Bernard Marx, a dissatisfied citizen who begins to question the rules, while Jessica Brown Findlay plays Lenina Crowne, a conformist drawn toward something forbidden. Alden Ehrenreich appears as John the Savage, an outsider whose arrival unsettles the order. Kylie Bunbury and Nina Sosanya round out the principal cast. The single season of nine episodes is a continuing serialized drama in which each episode tightens the pressure of surveillance, engineered pleasure and emerging rebellion. Its tone is sleek and unsettling, with a cool, polished surface hiding dread and longing. Fans of The Handmaid's Tale and Westworld will find resonance in its portrait of a controlled society confronting private desire.

Reviewers and viewers found the adaptation of Huxley's novel visually striking but a loose, popcorn-style reworking that departs sharply from the source.

• The Handmaid's Taledystopian society built on controlled pleasure, sexual conformity, and rebellion against engineered order
• Black Mirrorspeculative dystopia about a managed society questioning its rules, adapted from a classic novel
• Westworldfuturistic sci-fi drama with surveillance, social control, and forbidden romance

Created by

David Wiener, Grant Morrison, Brian Taylor

Release Date

2020-07-15

Episode runtime

49 min

Rating

7.0 / 10 (247)

What is Brave New World about?

In a utopia where monogamy and privacy are tightly controlled, members of a regimented collective begin to question the rules and fall into forbidden love and revolt.

What is Brave New World like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Brave New World as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Brave New World violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Brave New World as moderate.

What did critics think of Brave New World?

Reviewers and viewers found the adaptation of Huxley's novel visually striking but a loose, popcorn-style reworking that departs sharply from the source.

Which shows are like Brave New World?

Shows with a similar feel include The Handmaid's Tale, Black Mirror, and Westworld.

How long is Brave New World?

Brave New World: 1 season, 9 episodes.

Is Brave New World still running?

No, Brave New World was canceled.

Where can I watch Brave New World?

In United States, Brave New World streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.