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Needless to say, both art and science (albeit to a lesser extent) are viewed with suspicion.

Promiscuity is encouraged, but pregnancy (for women) is a cause for shame. Citizens regularly consume a drug called soma (part anti-depressant, part hallucinogen) to keep them docile and help them conform to strict social laws. The full trailer for this Peacock original series is finally here, starring Alden Ehrenreich as Huxley's antihero, John the Savage, who finds himself struggling to adapt when he is thrust into a utopian society.Īs we reported in April, Brave New World is set in the year 2540, in the World State city of London, where people are born in artificial wombs and indoctrinated through "sleep-learning" to fit into their assigned predetermined caste. NBC's Peacock streaming service launches next month, and the jewel in the crown of its initial offerings is undoubtedly Brave New World, an ambitious adaptation of Aldous Huxley's classic 1932 dystopian novel. The cast also includes Demi Moore as Linda, Hannah John-Kamen as Wilhelmina, Sen Mitsuji as Henry Foster, Joseph Morgan as CJack60, Nina Sosanya as Mustafa Mond, and Kylie Bunbury as Frannie.An adaptation of Aldous Huxley's classic novel Brave New World tops the offerings on NBC's Peacock streaming service, launching next month. John’s arrival in the New World soon threatens to disrupt its utopian harmony, leaving Bernard and Lenina to grapple with the repercussions. Bernard and Lenina are rescued by John the Savage ( Alden Ehrenreich, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Hail, Caesar!), who escapes with them back to New London.

As citizens of New London, Bernard Marx ( Harry Lloyd, Game of Thrones, The Theory of Everything) and Lenina Crowne ( Jessica Brown Findlay, Winter’s Tale, Downton Abbey) embark on a vacation to the Savage Lands, where they become embroiled in a harrowing and violent rebellion. The official description of the series, as provided by Peacock:īrave New World imagines a utopian society that has achieved peace and stability through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, money, family, and history itself.

That's an undercurrent of this trailer for the upcoming Peacock adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Some dystopias might not look like dystopias from the inside.