Distopia

DISTOPIA is a sci-fi anthology series set sometime in the near future where technology is an intrinsic part of human life. Each episode will explore the human psyche and interactions as they grapple with the use of technology and how it affects them and the people around them. The question is - does technology make us better as humans? Or does it unleash something worse in us? DISTOPIA adalah sebuah drama siri antologi cereka sains yang berlatarkan pada suatu waktu masa hadapan di mana teknologi adalah sesuatu yang amat penting dalam kehidupan manusia. Setiap episod akan meneroka apa pemikiran dan kelakuan manusia apabila mereka berdepan dengan isu isu yang berkaitan dengan teknologi yang banyak mempengaruhi cara hidup mereka. Persoalanannya - adakah teknologi mampu menjadikan kita manusia yang lebih baik? Atau mungkin teknologi akan menimbulkan naluri yang tidak diingini?

DISTOPIA is a sci-fi anthology series set sometime in the near future where technology is an intrinsic part of human life. Each episode will explore the human psyche and interactions as they grapple with the use of technology and how it affects them and the people around them. The question is - does technology make us better as humans? Or does it unleash something worse in us? DISTOPIA adalah sebuah drama siri antologi cereka sains yang berlatarkan pada suatu waktu masa hadapan di mana teknologi adalah sesuatu yang amat penting dalam kehidupan manusia. Setiap episod akan meneroka apa pemikiran dan kelakuan manusia apabila mereka berdepan dengan isu isu yang berkaitan dengan teknologi yang banyak mempengaruhi cara hidup mereka. Persoalanannya - adakah teknologi mampu menjadikan kita manusia yang lebih baik? Atau mungkin teknologi akan menimbulkan naluri yang tidak diingini?

Ep 1 e-BU
45 mins

Bella is a young 8 year old girl who yearns for her mother's love. Bella never got to meet her mother, Zara Ashraf, who passed away when she was a baby. Her father, Danish, a brilliant robotic scientist, tries to fill that void by developing a program to create humanoid androids and uploads his late wife's thoughts and memories into an android unit. But when the android accesses the deepest recesses of Zara Ashraf's memories...

Ep 1 e-BU

Bella is a young 8 year old girl who yearns for her mother's love. Bella never got to meet her mother, Zara Ashraf, who passed away when she was a baby. Her father, Danish, a brilliant robotic scientist, tries to fill that void by developing a program to create humanoid androids and uploads his late wife's thoughts and memories into an android unit. But when the android accesses the deepest recesses of Zara Ashraf's memories...

Ep 2 iNTELEK
46 mins

Huda is a struggling single mother who lives with a young teenage son, Rayyan. Rayyan is poor but aspires to have one thing - BIAS. BIAS is a headset one wears, which helps boost brain functions. But as much as she wants to, Huda cannot afford to get a BIAS headset for Rayyan. One day, however, Huda inadvertently finds a used BIAS headset and hands it to Rayyan. With time, Rayyan does get more intelligent and his results improve.

Ep 2 iNTELEK

Huda is a struggling single mother who lives with a young teenage son, Rayyan. Rayyan is poor but aspires to have one thing - BIAS. BIAS is a headset one wears, which helps boost brain functions. But as much as she wants to, Huda cannot afford to get a BIAS headset for Rayyan. One day, however, Huda inadvertently finds a used BIAS headset and hands it to Rayyan. With time, Rayyan does get more intelligent and his results improve.

Ep 3 GENETiK
46 mins

Adam and Arianna are madly in love. Arianna is obsessed with SpouseMatch, which has an algorithm which decides your compatibility with someone... but Adam has his reservations. Things come to a head when Adam suddenly decides to break things off with Arianna after their SpouseMatch meeting. Arianna is dumbfounded and tries to find love elsewhere but algorithm or not, Arianna cannot deny one thing - her heart is with Adam. But Adam hides a secret.

Ep 3 GENETiK

Adam and Arianna are madly in love. Arianna is obsessed with SpouseMatch, which has an algorithm which decides your compatibility with someone... but Adam has his reservations. Things come to a head when Adam suddenly decides to break things off with Arianna after their SpouseMatch meeting. Arianna is dumbfounded and tries to find love elsewhere but algorithm or not, Arianna cannot deny one thing - her heart is with Adam. But Adam hides a secret.

Ep 4 FiLTER
46 mins

Natasha is a quiet reclusive girl who spends all her time at home. She lives with her father, Farish, and works as a freelance product designer. On occasions, Natasha would try her hand at finding love via virtual hologram speed dating meets. During one of these session, she meets with Luqman, a dashing young man and promptly falls in love. However, Natasha has a secret. Will she reveal her true self to Luqman?

Ep 4 FiLTER

Natasha is a quiet reclusive girl who spends all her time at home. She lives with her father, Farish, and works as a freelance product designer. On occasions, Natasha would try her hand at finding love via virtual hologram speed dating meets. During one of these session, she meets with Luqman, a dashing young man and promptly falls in love. However, Natasha has a secret. Will she reveal her true self to Luqman?

Ep 5 iDENTITI
43 mins

Haider has everything - a great career as a financial consultant at Antapermana Capital, a beautiful wife Shira and an adorable daughter, Tiara. However, Haider is slowly noticing some things are amiss - his biochip (a device that is implanted on your wrist which is used as a form of identity, to make calls, to make payments etc) is malfunctioning. In time, Haider grows more and more paranoid.

Ep 5 iDENTITI

Haider has everything - a great career as a financial consultant at Antapermana Capital, a beautiful wife Shira and an adorable daughter, Tiara. However, Haider is slowly noticing some things are amiss - his biochip (a device that is implanted on your wrist which is used as a form of identity, to make calls, to make payments etc) is malfunctioning. In time, Haider grows more and more paranoid.

Ep 6 MEMORi
45 mins

Ezad is the sole caregiver to his father, Shah, who suffers from Alzheimer's. Shah's condition is bad and he remembers no one except his daughter, Eliana. Unfortunately, Eliana is a high flying executive and has chosen to live alone, away from Ezad and Shah. When Ezad learns about a revolutionary experimental procedure that uses nanorobotics to rebuild the damaged cells and neurons in the brain to reverse the effects of Alzheimer...

Ep 6 MEMORi

Ezad is the sole caregiver to his father, Shah, who suffers from Alzheimer's. Shah's condition is bad and he remembers no one except his daughter, Eliana. Unfortunately, Eliana is a high flying executive and has chosen to live alone, away from Ezad and Shah. When Ezad learns about a revolutionary experimental procedure that uses nanorobotics to rebuild the damaged cells and neurons in the brain to reverse the effects of Alzheimer...

Ep 7 SANCUS
45 mins

In an age where one is flooded with misinformation and mistruths, Zaheed, a brilliant computer scientist, together with his colleague, Misha, decides to create SANCUS, an AI (Artificial Intelligence) programme that detects and filters out any false information. But over time, the existence of SANCUS is making the general public uncomfortable. As Zaheed tries to regain the people's trust in SANCUS, he is plagued by another problem...

Ep 7 SANCUS

In an age where one is flooded with misinformation and mistruths, Zaheed, a brilliant computer scientist, together with his colleague, Misha, decides to create SANCUS, an AI (Artificial Intelligence) programme that detects and filters out any false information. But over time, the existence of SANCUS is making the general public uncomfortable. As Zaheed tries to regain the people's trust in SANCUS, he is plagued by another problem...

Ep 8
46 mins

Khalish, the Head of the Robotics Division at Antapermana Dynamics, lives in a secure house that is controlled by a central electronic security system. He lives happily with his wife Qisha, Singapore's top neurologist, his daughter, Arissa, and son, Aaron. But when Aaron suddenly suffers from an unknown neurological disease, the perfect family unit begins to break apart.

Ep 8

Khalish, the Head of the Robotics Division at Antapermana Dynamics, lives in a secure house that is controlled by a central electronic security system. He lives happily with his wife Qisha, Singapore's top neurologist, his daughter, Arissa, and son, Aaron. But when Aaron suddenly suffers from an unknown neurological disease, the perfect family unit begins to break apart.

Additional Information

Premiered2021
Genresdrama
Seasons1
Parental guidance advised for young children