"I’m sorry viewer, the TV show you’re searching for cannot be streamed in your reality. Please stand by for reconnection."
Those are the opening lines of Hulu's new show Dimension 404, a show that explores "the wonders and horrors of our digital age" in six one-hour episodes.
If that makes you think of Black Mirror, you're not alone. But Dimension 404, which debuts on April 4, is not as similar to the BBC series (which Netflix distributes in the U.S.) as you might think.
"When we started developing this show, Black Mirror emerged on BBC as an original ... we absolutely loved it," Desmond Dolly, Dimension 404's co-creator, said. "But we were also completely relieved that it was so dark and nihilistic because we realized, ok, this is fine and good — but thankfully it’s its own thing." Read more...
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