Watch how your future unfolds. From the author of Contagion comes “Extrapolations,” premiering March 17 on Apple TV.

Trying to get so many top actors in one project could be an almost impossible task, but for filmmaker Scott Z. Burns, it wasn’t that complicated since the subject of his new project is about Extrapolationsimmediately grabbed each of the cast members as they talk about the danger of not addressing climate change.

Burns’ new anthology series attempts to show how life can end differently if this danger is not addressed. Extrapolations will air on Apple TV+ this Friday, March 17. The first three episodes of the series will be available immediately, then a new episode will be released every week. There are a total of eight episodes.

The series is created by was created by Scott Z Burns.  (AppleTV+)
The series is created by was created by Scott Z Burns. (AppleTV+)

Telling stand-alone stories with a plot between them, the series is created by Scott Z Burns, whose previous work includes writing the fateful pandemic film. Infection and produce the documentary on climate change An uncomfortable truth. Extrapolations seeks to solve one of the most important problems of our time, climate change, by imagining how it will affect the lives of humans in the near future.

“Drama that presents a near future where the effects of climate change have been integrated into everyday life. Eight intertwined stories about love, work, faith and family. You will explore the life-changing choices that must be made when the planet is changing faster than the population. Every story is different, but the struggle is universal. As the fate of humanity faces a countdown, the battle between courage and complacency has never been more urgent.

The series is divided into eight episodes.  (AppleTV+)
The series is divided into eight episodes. (AppleTV+)

The cast of Extrapolations is packed with top performers from all over the world. Since this is an anthology series, most of them will appear in a single episode. The first three of this new program will be available this Friday, March 17 in the Apple TV + catalog at midnight in each country, i.e. at 00:00. of Friday.

Kit Harrington is also part of the cast.  (AppleTV+)
Kit Harrington is also part of the cast. (AppleTV+)

Ahead of its series premiere, Burns said it was “basically” a thriller. He continued: “Like any thriller the stakes are high – the future of life on Earth and like in other thrillers there is a countdown, but in our show that clock is played by the calendar. , marking the annual rise in temperature, decades of rising carbon, rising seas and rapidly spreading wildfires.

Burns also said the series is not strictly an anthology, as the episodes must be watched in chronological order, so the characters’ lives can be measured against the effects of climate change.

Watch how your future unfolds. From the author of Contagion comes “Extrapolaciones,” which opens March 17. (Apple TV Plus).

You can see Extrapolations starting this Friday through the Apple TV + service.

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