Extrapolations: Apple’s new series with this unlikely cast will make waves – Watch the trailer

He plays without exaggeration half of Hollywood in the new series from the writer of Contagion

Only with Apple ‘s money could a blockbuster series with such huge Hollywood names be made. Extrapolations does just that, in addition to wanting to draw the world’s attention to climate change, predicting a bleak future and a thoroughly cynical humanity even 50 years from now  .

It is a new series of 8 episodes written and directed by Scott Z. Burns , screenwriter behind the “prophetic” Contagion .

Apple released its first trailer for Extrapolations, giving a look not only at the ominous future that awaits us – if we don’t act in time – but also at its unparalleled quality cast of actors, which counts in itself. 

Ready to see who’s playing? Well, we start with: Meryl Streep, Tobey Maguire ( Spider-Man, Babylon ), Marion Cotillard ( Allied ), Edward Norton ( Glass Onion ), Kit Harington ( Game of Thrones ), Diane Lane, Matthew Rhys ( Americans ), Keri Russell ( Americans ), Gemma Chan ( Eternals ), Forest Whitaker, Heather Graham, Sienna Miller, Tahar Rahim ( The Serpent ),David Schwimmer ( Friends ), Neska Rose, Judd Hirsch ( The Fablemans ), Yara Shahidi, Cherry Jones, Michael Gandolfini, Indira Varma, Adarsh ​​Gourav, Daveed Diggs ( Snowpiercer ), Gaz Choudhry, Hari Nef , Eiza  González (Baby Drive r ), Ben Harper, Murray Bartlett (The Last of Us ), and MaameYaa Boafo.

Watch the Extrapolations trailer: 

Series Synopsis: Extrapolations is a compelling drama from writer, director, and producer Scott Z. Burns that presents a near future where the chaotic effects of climate change have become embedded in our daily lives. Eight intertwined stories of love, work, faith and family from around the world will explore the intimate, life-defining choices that must be made when the planet is changing faster than the population. Every story is different, but the fight for our future is universal. And when the fate of humanity faces a ticking clock, the battle between courage and complacency has never been more urgent. Are we brave enough to become the solution to our own destruction before it’s too late?

Extrapolations will premiere on March 17th only on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes available, and then each new episode will air on Fridays.