With Brave New World having just made it to the newly-launched Peacock, it remains to be seen what the future holds for the series. It's a big part of the story at the end."Īlden Ehrenreich, as "John" in 'Brave New World.' Peacock They've been conditioned to perform functions but once they're open to the idea of something else, it has a big effect on them."Īdds Wiener, "I think it would feel untrue if we were to let the Epsilons go on without any consideration of fairness. What happens when they engage with John, the Epsilons analyze if they are really happy. "But our show would feel incomplete if we didn't. You don't meet those people," Wiener says. "Huxley doesn't engage with what it's like to be an Epsilon, ever. The Epsilons make John into a kind of folk hero. This is played out in the new series in a big way towards the end, when - minor spoilers - John (Alden Ehrenreich) learns that his presence in New London has introduced bold ideas of liberty and freedom to the bottom-rung Epsilon class. With his world segregated by classes, Wiener found an opportunity to explore a metaphor of wealth inequality, which has come to the forefront in mainstream American politics. One idea Huxley didn't consider, at least in the pages of his novel, is class warfare. Jessica Brown Findlay stars in 'Brave New World' as Lenina in an expanded role from Aldous Huxley's original novel. And of course, television and movies were beginning to penetrate more households. A few years away from the sexual revolution of the 1960s, Huxley anticipated more rampant drug use. Overpopulation was a concern for Huxley, as was the means to control an entire populace becoming more feasible. There were avenues that seemed more dramatically interesting to go at the end."Įven in the late '50s, Huxley saw that the world was becoming more like the future he predicted. "He had a lot of second thoughts about how he ended it," Wiener says. In 1958, nearly thirty years after the publication of Brave New World, Huxley published a book-length essay, Brave New World Revisited that reexamined his own work. Wiener further says that the second season could, maybe, take cues in Huxley's actual "sequel" to his novel. I think it'll successfully lead into a second season. "We leave a lot of doors open at the end of the season. "There's room for future seasons," showrunner David Wiener tells Inverse. But with the long-awaited TV adaptation now streaming on NBC's new platform Peacock, it begs the question: What could happen in a theoretical Brave New World Season 2.įor those who are really into Peacock's version, take comfort knowing there is potential for more. Undoubtedly a good watch, for those who have both read the book, and those who haven't and of course for those who enjoy Science fiction, this is a forgotten movie classic to be enjoyed, so I urge for those who know of its where abouts to go see.Unlike other big literary hits that have made it to television, like Game of Thrones and True Blood, Aldous Huxley's Brave New Worldisn't a series that lends itself to multiple TV seasons. Trying to recreate Huxley's Brave New World is akin to creating a land of Oz governed within Stalinist Russia, I'm sure many directors would find it near impossible to effectively portray the right amount of comedy, tragedy and realism in a adaption of Brave New World, and here we have a fine example of how it can be done. Clearly this movie was made for TV and feels like a mini space drama, but the genius of Huxley's vision is evident on screen. The subtlety of this scene played out in such a extravagant setting is a good example of how well the director and the actors understand Huxley's world. One of the most subtle scenes is when John Savage is told he can have what ever he wants to eat by pressing a button on the machine, and he presses the button about four times, then when he is asked why he has ordered so much food, his reply is 'I don't know'. As I have mentioned despite this movies more obvious faults, there is essentially a strong narrative running through this movie, the characters are all believable, well played and fitting with the irony of the culture that they represent. How accurate this movie is to it's source I have yet to discover, but as a sci-fi movie which depicts society, and culture it is perfect, this movie is truly inspiring. This 1980's interpretation of Brave New World, despite the wobbly sets, despite the Buck Rogers style acting, despite the made for television feel, this is an awesome movie.
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