‘The Eternaut’ Producers to Adapt Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Future Is Ours’ For Netflix

After the success of apocalyptic sci-fi series “The Eternaut,” Deadline reports that the producers are reteaming with Netflix on “The Future is Ours,” a series adaptation of  Philip K. Dick‘s dystopian novel The World Jones Made.

Mateo Gil is attached to the first Spanish-language adaptation of Dick’s work as showrunner.

The limited eight-part series is “set in South America in 2047. Ecological collapse has led to the creation of FedSur, a coalition of South American countries that applies extreme measures to protect nature and counteract social unrest. A new voice then emerges that can predict the future. Police officer Hugo Crussí discovers that behind the voice is a young preacher named Jonás Flores, who goes on to become a popular spiritual leader. Crussí, meanwhile, finds himself part of the resistance and is pursued accordingly.”

Emiliano Zurita, Delfina Chaves, Enzo Vogrincic, Marleyda Soto, and Marco Antonio Caponi star in the series. Brazilian directors Vicente Amorim (Senna) and Daniel Rezende (The Son of A Thousand Men) are attached to direct, alongside Argentine Jesús Braceras (Barrabrava).

K&S Films, which made Argentina-produced Netflix hit series “The Eternaut,” is producing “The Future is Ours” with Electric Shepherd Productions, the production arm of the Dick estate.

Isa Dick Hackett, the author’s daughter and an exec producer on the series, said in a statement: “Mateo’s adaptation of the novel is inventive and bold while retaining the essence of the original. I have long believed that the rich culture and incredible talent in Latin America provide an extraordinary setting for this sort of ambitious project, and the passion expressed by the entire team is truly inspiring.”

The World Jones Made, published in 1956, marks one of Dick’s earliest novels. It chronicled the rise and fall of a messiah, a mutant fortune teller from a carnival in a weird, post-nuclear setting that combined action with philosophy. 

 

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