Except, there is an obvious hierarchy between the sectors. Sexism and homophobia also seem to be things of the past, and for all intents and purposes everyone is equal. Fortunately, the song and dance aspects did not detract from my overall enjoyment of the show.ĭescribed as “post-racial,” New Babyl has all the trappings of your average dystopic society wherein race is no longer a factor, but other, equally trivial distinctions separate people into the privileged and the oppressed. Musicals can be a hard sell for many modern audience members, including this one, so I had a healthy bit of skepticism around whether I’d enjoy the series. I am self-proclaimed YA Trash, so on paper this was Extremely My Shit, but I realized (maybe too late) that there is a performance element to the show. Thorne ( Degrassi: The Next Generation, Degrassi: Next Class), Utopia Falls seems like it should garner higher expectations than its weird premise would suggest. It’s Divergent meets Step Up and how you feel about either or both of those franchises is probably a good barometer for how you will feel about Utopia Falls.Ĭoming from showrunner Joseph Mallozzi (known for his work on the Stargate series, and more recently Dark Matter) and created by Canadian director R.T. Every year, New Babyl hosts “The Exemplar,” which sees twenty-four teenagers participate in a musical competition to win the title, and make history. Utopia Falls, Hulu’s latest TV series offering, has a premise straight out of young adult fiction.
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