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Extrapolations

Extrapolations

Who will fight for our future?

2023Miniseries1 season8 episodes~51 min/epTV-MAMidcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

Eight interconnected stories told over 33 years explore how our planet’s changing climate will affect family, work, faith—and survival.

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Where to watch

Where can I watch Extrapolations?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Extrapolations streaming on Apple TV.

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Highlights

What stands out about Extrapolations?

Extrapolations earns 2 badges, led by Overhyped and Thought-provoking.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Extrapolations worth watching?

Extrapolations' Midcredits score is the 19th percentile of all shows, from 9.1K ratings across 2 sources. 55% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

19th percentile

Better received than 19% of shows

14th percentile among Drama21st percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)17th
Approval (how many liked it)24th

Acclaim

Mixed: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

62 /100

17th percentile of all shows

13th percentile among Drama18th percentile among 2020s

Rating distribution

Ratings scatter across the whole scale — one of the most divisive reactions in the catalog.

Approval

How many liked it

55% liked it

24th percentile of all shows

17th percentile among Drama28th percentile among 2020s
55% rated it 7–1045% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

91st percentile

9K ratings across platforms

89th percentile among Drama93rd percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

The series is an ambitious, star-studded attempt to depict a climate-crisis future, but it divides audiences on whether its heavy-handed approach is powerful or off-putting.

Fans praised

  • All-star cast delivers excellent performances
  • Impressively produced with stunning effects and cinematography
  • Thought-provoking, realistic near-future vision that serves as a wake-up call

Detractors panned

  • Ham-fisted, preachy climate messaging that beats viewers over the head
  • Dull, slow pacing and a plot that lacks coherence and depth
  • Feels like propaganda rather than drama, with cringe-worthy moments

What stands out

Effects and spectacleDivisive82

Stunning visual effects bring the futuristic world to life, though a few find them undercut by story

ActingDivisive78

Big names praised as excellent, but some detractors call performances wasted and one critic pans an early episode's acting

AtmosphereDivisive78

Dread-laden, immersive world-building of a climate-ravaged future; some see it as overly bleak

DialogueDivisive65

Fans find dialogue smart and real; detractors call it on-the-nose and embarrassing

Emotional impactDivisive60

Moving and frightening for fans; others find it too anxiety-inducing or emotionally manipulative

CharactersDivisive58

Fans praise well-developed, multi-faceted roles; detractors see flat, unmemorable figures

Plot and storyDivisive45

Ambitious multi-timeline structure lauded by some, but criticized as disjointed, poorly constructed, and lacking coherence

Pacing30

Slow burn that drags; even fans note slow stretches, detractors call it boring

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 1 point apart
  • US vs non-US even

Episodes

1 season

Miniseries · 2023 · 8 episodes · 6.5 average across 7 rated episodes

  • S1E1

    2037: A Raven Story

    Mar 16, 202349 minTMDB rating 6.9
  • S1E2

    2046: Whale Fall

    Mar 16, 202351 minTMDB rating 6.5
  • S1E3

    2047: The Fifth Question

    Mar 16, 202355 minTMDB rating 6.1
  • S1E4

    2059: Face of God

    Mar 23, 202349 minTMDB rating 7.5Season best
  • S1E5

    2059 Part II: Nightbirds

    Mar 30, 202350 minTMDB rating 6.7
  • S1E6

    2066: Lola

    Apr 6, 202358 minTMDB rating 6.8
  • S1E7

    2068: The Going-Away Party

    Apr 13, 202345 minTMDB rating 5.1
  • S1E8

    2070: Ecocide

    Apr 20, 202351 minFinale

Watch experience

What is Extrapolations like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, dark and intense — a slow-burn watch that leaves you thinking.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
DreadBittersweetHopeful
Heaviest: late
Register
Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.Brooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.
Told as
Episodic · 11% of shows: Loosely connected incidents rather than one driving plot.Anthology episodes · 6% of showsSingle-season story
ToneThe series holds its material with grave sincerity, presenting climate change as an imminent threat without undercutting its urgency.
The rideThe series maintains a sense of dread throughout, with a bittersweet and somewhat hopeful note in its concluding episodes.
StructureEach episode is a self-contained story, linked thematically but not narratively.
Episode formatEach episode presents a separate story with different characters, linked by the shared theme of climate change.
Season formatThe series is a limited series of one season, telling a complete overarching story about climate change's personal impacts.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Thought-provokingUnsettling
Why it leaves you this wayThe series leaves you with a deep unease about the future and a weight of questions about humanity's response.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40% (this title)

No archetype fits — true of 40% of shows: ensemble pieces, satire, slice-of-life.

Why this archetypeThe series is an anthology of separate stories about climate change, so no single plot archetype unifies it.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfSurvival
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% (this title) · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11%: Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9% (this title): Survival 12% (this title) · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% (this title) · Trauma 5% · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Survival

Survival · 12% of showsGrief · 4% of showsFamily bonds
Warns its theme: Presents its theme as a danger or a coming cost.Global stakes: Consequences reach the world.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe series explores how climate change threatens human survival and strains personal relationships across love, faith, work, and family.
StanceThe series warns about the dangers of climate change, presenting it as a threat to humanity and the bonds that hold us together.

The world

Near futureUrbanRuralInstitutionalScience fiction
Orchestral modernSupportive music · original score
SettingA near-future Earth undergoing climate change across multiple global locations

Content guide

Is Extrapolations okay for kids?

TV-MA

Extrapolations is rated TV-MA.

Ratings in 39 other countries
  • Canada18+
  • AustraliaMA 15+
  • Germany12
  • France12
  • Ireland15
  • South Korea15
  • Brazil16
  • ArgentinaSAM 16
  • Austria16
  • Belgium16
  • Czechia15+
  • Denmark15
  • FinlandK16
  • Greece16
  • Hungary16
  • IndiaA
  • Israel18+
  • ItalyVM14
  • LTN-14
  • LU12
  • MexicoB-15
  • MY18
  • Netherlands16
  • Norway15
  • PhilippinesSPG
  • Poland16
  • Portugal16
  • PRTV-MA
  • Russia18+
  • SingaporeM18
  • SK15
  • South Africa16
  • Spain16
  • SwedenFrån 15 år
  • Switzerland12
  • Taiwan15+
  • THน 18+
  • UA18+
  • VITV-MA

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What content warnings does Extrapolations have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Extrapolations?

Cast

Kit Harington
as Nicholas Bilton
Sienna Miller
as Rebecca
Tahar Rahim
as Omar Haddad
Daveed Diggs
as Rabbi Marshall Zucker
Diane Lane
as Martha Russell
Edward Norton
as Jonathan
Adarsh Gourav
as Gaurav
Leslie Uggams
as Isabel Zucker
Joaopaulo Malheiro
as Ezra
Bella Patel Sauer
as Young Lola

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