![]() ![]() The show features songs by the Notorious B.I.G., Kendrick Lamar and others, as well as original music produced by Boi-1da. Because hip-hop is the voice of the people.” So I thought, let’s try to put something out that actually shows the culture of the future and how culture moves the people of the future. “Usually when you see the society of the future, it’s very homogenized,” says Thorne. ![]() Together they have created an Afro-futuristic vision to counter sci-fi shows and movies that never explore what happens to culture in the years to come. ![]() Drake producer Boi-1da oversaw the music and choreographer Tanisha Scott (Hotline Bling) directed the dance sequences. He’s working with Stargate SG-1 producer Joseph Mallozzi, who serves as showrunner. Thorne is speaking from a studio where he’s overseeing the final touches on Utopia Falls’ season finale. I really wanted to see what my culture would be in the future.” “But Lando was the one brother in space! You don’t really get to see your people in the future, and when you do they’re somebody’s sidekick. “Growing up you dream of these futures,” he says in an interview with NOW. Thorne grew up loving: comic books, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars and, most importantly, hip-hop. Utopia Falls encompasses all the things Toronto-based creator and director R.T. The young heroes led by Robyn Alomar’s Aliyah accidentally discover a hidden archive that exposes them to history and culture. The 10-episode YA series Utopia Falls, which drops on streaming service CBC Gem on February 14, is set in a sanitized utopian future where history has been deleted and young people compete in a Hunger Games-style dance and music showcase. CBC is launching a hip-hop sci-fi series just in time for Black Futures Month. ![]()
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