FutureStates

Synopsis

What will become of America in five, 25, or even 50 years from today? This series of independent mini-features explores possible future scenarios through the prism of today’s global realities. Immerse yourself in the visions of these independent prognosticators as they inhabit a future of their own imagining.

First Air Date: 2010-03-08

Last Air Date: 2014-05-14

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 25

Networks: PBS

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Top Cast

Skyler Brigmann as Brian
Trey Holland as Johnner Rawls
Christine Woods as Erica Rawls
Carissa Bazler as Sasha Rawls
Gavin Howe as Sagan Rawls
Jeff Daniel Phillips as The Foreman
Angela Bullock as Beth Johnson
Clint Carmichael as Mr. Hardwick
Jason Stuart as Ronald Kopstein
Kenzo Lee as Marvin Tan

Seasons

Season 1 (2010) - (11 Episodes)

Season 2 (Unknown Year) - (4 Episodes)

Season 4 (2014) - (3 Episodes)

Season 5 (2014) - (7 Episodes)

Season 1 (2010)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Other Side (2010-03-08)

A family struggles to escape a stark economic wasteland in hopes of immigrating illegally to a new land of opportunity.
Ep. 2: Seed (2010-03-08)

In an industry dominated by genetically modified seeds, a poor farmer struggles to survive. When he resorts to smuggling now-illegal organic seeds across borders he risks everything.
Ep. 3: The Rise (2010-03-08)

In the radically altered housing market of the future, an older couple must forego their dreams of retirement and adapt to the ever-evolving definition of the American dream.
Ep. 4: Tia and Marco (2010-03-08)

When a pregnant border patrol agent discovers an illegal immigrant child hiding in her home, she is forced to question her loyalty to a system of exclusion.
Ep. 5: Tent City (2010-03-08)

In a world where housing is granted only to the powerful few, a father who makes his living evicting the powerless must choose between his responsibilities and his moral principles.
Ep. 6: Silver Sling (2010-03-08)

In the polarized economy of the near future, corporations offer incentives to their high-ranking female employees to pay for surrogate pregnancies and chemically accelerated births.
Ep. 7: Plastic Bag (2010-03-08)

Struggling with its immortality, a discarded plastic bag (voiced by Werner Herzog) ventures through the environmentally barren remains of America as it searches for its maker.
Ep. 8: Play (2010-03-08)

Society's obsession with video and online gaming has advanced to the point that virtual environments are indistinguishable from physical ones.
Ep. 9: PIA (2010-03-08)

When a woman in mourning encounters a mysterious wandering service android, she is forced to redefine its conceptions of humanity, relationships, and family.
Ep. 10: Mister Green (2010-03-08)

In this parable about change, a jaded government undersecretary becomes the unwitting test subject for an experimental program to curb global warming.
Ep. 11: Fallout (2010-03-08)

Los Angeles has fallen victim to a nuclear attack from an unknown aggressor. In the aftermath of the bombing, a young man's search for his girlfriend highlights the human toll of eternal war.