We live in a world that is becoming ever more digitally oriented, and this, on one hand, fascinates us and on the other, unsettles us. Indeed, the realm of technological innovations remains a virtually unexplored dimension, and for this reason it appears to us rich in stimulation while also full of traps. If you are among those who succumb to its allure, you should certainly not miss these 4 TV series on the topic in question: you can be sure they will keep you glued to the screen from the very first episode… and perhaps they will push you to cover your webcam, but that’s another story.
Technology TV Series: Here Are the Ones We Recommend
- Black Mirror
- Mr. Robot
- Person of Interest
- Upload
Black Mirror
Does technological progress have a dark side? Black Mirror tries to answer this question, and apparently the answer it gives is affirmative. We grasp this by watching its episodes—34 across 7 seasons—each self-contained, yet all set in an alternate version of the present or the future; here, a specific form of technology, such as social networks or Artificial Intelligence, is exaggerated, so as to highlight how the fragility of the human being can turn a step forward into a fall into an abyss. This anthology TV series from 2011, still in production, is available on Netflix.
Mr. Robot
Elliot Alderson leads two parallel lives: by day he is a cybersecurity engineer, by night a hacker. Suffering from social anxiety, Elliot believes that the best way to get to know someone and connect with them is to violate their privacy; to succeed, he leverages his incredible technological skills. His life takes an unexpected turn when this Mr. Robot hires him to help wipe out the world’s debts and thus take down E Corp, the largest multinational. The truth, however, is far more complex and disturbing. Four seasons and 45 episodes comprise Mr. Robot, a 2015 TV series featuring Rami Malek, and all of them are available on Prime Video.
Person of Interest
A tech billionaire named Harold Finch has managed to develop an extraordinary program, The Machine, to help prevent terrorist attacks, and he has made it available to the American government. On the other hand, this system can also intercept other crimes, the more common ones, which the State does not consider of particular interest. Finch decides to take matters into his own hands to help the people involved, and recruits a former CIA agent, John Reese, to aid him in achieving his ambitious goal. Person of Interest is a 2011 TV series composed of 5 seasons and 103 episodes, which you can also catch right away on Prime Video.
Upload
In a fictional future, people, before moving on to a better life, have the possibility to upload—for a fee—their own soul into a virtual paradise that is run by powerful multinationals. A young app developer, Nathan, becomes the victim of a strange car accident, and finds himself in a digital resort; here, the young man must investigate to determine whether he truly died due to a unfortunate accident, or if behind his death lies a more unsettling and inconvenient truth. Upload is a 2020 TV series consisting of 4 seasons and 29 episodes. Available on Prime Video.
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