Extrapolations

Matt Roush says...

“If God made humans in His image, why do they suck?” A teenager approaching her bat mitzvah in a flooding Miami circa 2047 poses a question that works as subtext to Scott Z. Burns’ provocative and sprawling drama about the increasingly dire effects of global change in the decades ahead, with stories spanning 2046 to 2070. Launching with three episodes, Extrapolations features a very starry cast, including Meryl Streep in the second episode, her voice used in haunting ways to bring home a story about the extinction of species. Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Snowpiercer) is a rabbi trying to keep his synagogue from going underwater, and in the opener, Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason) is a venal developer who sees an opportunity with glaciers melting in the Arctic. Beyond the unavoidable preachiness, there are elements of satire, science-fiction and allegory in this ambitious and surprisingly absorbing series.

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