Fans of time travel stories should take a closer look at a series on Netflix. In it, the well-known concept is treated in a humorous way and provides an exciting thought experiment for video game fans.
What series is it about? Future Man premiered in 2017 and ran until 2020 across three seasons. There are a total of 34 episodes, each about half an hour long.
Initially, Future Man aired on Amazon Prime, but the series has since landed on Netflix, where it is currently available. Especially anyone interested in the topic of time travel should take a look at it. The series takes the well-known theme and weaves a satirical plot that is also exciting for gaming fans.
Janitor Meets Video Game Characters
What is the series about? Future Man tells the story of janitor Josh, who works in a lab where researchers study diseases.
When he is not at work, Josh likes to hang out in his parents’ apartment and play video games. In particular, the fictional cyberpunk game The Biotic Wars has captured his attention. It features two main characters: Tiger and Wolf.
One day, something unexpected happens: Tiger and Wolf come out of the video game and confront the janitor with the seriousness of the situation: The future of his world is at stake and could look just as grim as depicted in The Biotic Wars.
However, the world can still be saved if Josh embarks on a series of time travel adventures with the two video game characters. By changing the past, the grim future can hopefully be averted.
How good is the series? On Rotten Tomatoes, the three seasons have an average rating of 91% from critics. Users are similarly impressed, giving it 83%.
Praise is particularly given to the chemistry between the main actors Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), Eliza Coupe (Scrubs), and Derek Wilson (The Boys). The humor, which sometimes seems a bit silly, but makes the actually grim storyline much more bearable, is also highlighted positively. Generally, Future Man approaches the topic of time travel in a more relaxed and playful manner than other films and series.
The series most closely resembles Back to the Future, as the premise is quite similar: travel to the past to change the future. This allows for the course of the story to be influenced and terrible events to be prevented. Back to the Future even received a fourth part, but hardly anyone has seen it.
For fans of video games, Future Man is additionally interesting: the idea that characters from your favorite game come to life and enter our world is something that many might have imagined.
Will there be a fourth season? No, the series is completed after 34 episodes across three seasons. Anyone who finds the topic itself intriguing and enjoys nostalgic stories like Back to the Future, as well as Stranger Things, should definitely give Future Man on Netflix a chance. Perhaps the production will even make it onto the list of the most-watched series on Netflix.
