2019 Show
UK USA, United Kingdom · English
This social sci-fi series gives us a fascinating and frightening glimpse into what Britain could be in the next few years
In Years and Years, showrunner Russel T Davies (Doctor Who) takes our worst fears in 2019 and makes us live through them in shocking detail through the Lyons family, a likable and relatable bunch who bond through the joys and horrors of a quickly changing nation. It amplifies heated issues like the growing conservatism in the UK and the threat of world war ignited by China and the US, as well as global warming, depleting species, and our growing reliance on AI and tech. As one review puts it, Years and Years feels very much like Black Mirror, but with more heart and hope. It’s both fascinating and frightening, especially since the predictions Davies makes aren’t too far off from the unstable reality we’re living in now.
As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Over the next 15 years, the twists and turns of their everyday lives are explored as we find out if this ordinary family could change the world.
"The dystopian-realist series is meant to serve as an alarm, an alert to what's going on in front of our eyes and where it might lead."
— Emily Nussbaum
"Though it gets a bit ludicrous as it shoehorns nearly every family member into the heart of current events, it remains gripping. And when it's firing on all cylinders, it plays like a fusion of This Is Us and Children of Men."
— Matt Zoller Seitz
The series follows the Lyons family in the span of several years as they live through the manifold changes affecting Britain.
The fact that Davies predicted nearly everything right except COVID just goes to show how completely out-of-left field the virus was, and how unprepared we were for it.
Well, that escalated quickly.
Renee Cuisia is the lead curator at A Good Movie to Watch. In her spare time, she likes to watch K-dramas and analyze them to death. She's also seen You've Got Mail one too many times but is still convinced it's one of the greatest films out there.
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