The new Netflix film Uglies is set in the future, but in many ways it feels like a throwback to the past. Based on the first book in the dystopian YA series by Scott Westerfeld, Uglies ticks all the ...

In the latest installment of our film series, All Things Considered staffers weigh in on what makes for a good dystopian film. I think no matter who you are, where you are, or even when you are, you ...

Director R.T. Thorne’s timely drama stars Danielle Deadwyler as a fiercely protective mother fighting to keep her family safe in a famine-decimated world By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Set in a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Netflix Netflix has been busy rolling out a range of new movies this year, including the ...

“Dystopian” TV may seem ubiquitous, but not all dystopias look the same. We asked the creatives behind several series — totalitarian, postapocalyptic or both — to explain how they bring the term to ...

The dystopian craze of the 2010s prompted a wave of on-screen adaptations and new book releases. Suddenly, all across the page and silver screen, teenagers were fighting for their lives in apocalyptic ...

The author of the Divergent series recommends books that explore human nature and disintegrating reality. By Veronica Roth Veronica Roth is the number-one New York Times best-selling author of “When ...

Dystopian thrillers offer a way for filmmakers to show a horrifying future for the world, or to criticize current social conditions by pushing them to the extreme. These films have been around since ...

“The Last Kingdom” and “My Policeman” star David Dawson leads an international cast in the dystopian thriller “The Flaw,” the feature directorial debut of Theophilos Papastylianos, which is currently ...