As one character says in the first episode, 'if you're not happy, you're nothing at all', and the strict caste system that governs this community that runs from Alpha Pluses to Epsilons maintain this veneer of contentment through the regular ingestion of mood-enhancing drugs called Soma. A supposed utilitarian utopia, in New London, monogamy is out, family is out, and privacy is out, but in exchange for this is what at first to be endless freedoms and eternal happiness. Here, Huxley's famous scifi dystopia presents a New London drenched in neon and futuristic monorails where, at first at least, lengthy glossy orgy scenes reign supreme.

Starring a cast including Jessica Brown Findlay from Downton Abbey, Harry Lloyd from Game of Thrones and Hollywood royalty Demi Moore. Until recently, that is, with the new nine-part series that has just hit Stan in Australia. Aside from made-for-television movies in 19 and a failed attempt by Ridley Scott and Leonardo Di Caprio to get a version of the ground about ten years ago, Brave New World has largely remained resistant to film or television adaptations. Somewhat fascinatingly one of the most famous novels of the 20th century - Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel Brave New World - is notable for the almost eyebrow raising absence of screen remakes.

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