FUTURE NOW
Exploring the future through short animated stories
The Future Is Now
Taking place 50 years in Earth’s future, each 6-8-minute webisode features one person’s battle to survive environmental catastrophe under authoritarian rule. Our heroes endure through wit, will and technology, using machines and artificial intelligence to prevail in the future and offer hope in the present.
Grounded in Science
“Future Now” dramatizes hypothetical science questions raised in the hit web series, “What If”, a Webby Award-winning show and the internet’s most-watched science & technology series. Each webisode is based on expert predictions in science and technology.
Watch What If on YouTube
Example:
The Girl Who Fell to Earth
Akiko, the first person born in space, is visiting the Earth for the first time. Every step of her life has been watched by billions of people.
Learn More About the Science
Example:
Welcome to Future Now
Leading scientist, Dr. Bela Zsigmond, is horrified to learn that the simulator’s secret intent is to capture the private thoughts of everyone on Earth. Can he sabotage the simulator or will the simulator uncover his plan first?
STATUS
FUTURE NOW is currently in the Development phase.
Episode 1 is in development with intent to distribute through What If channel by Underknown.
CREDITS
Produced by Embreate and distributed by Underknown through What If.
CREATOR / DIRECTOR Scott Nihill
CO-CREATOR, SHOWRUNNER & HEAD WRITER Conor McCreery
PRODUCER Alison Milward
WRITER Ian Daffern
ILLUSTRATOR Payton Sanderson
ILLUSTRATOR Meghan Cade
