Series synopsis
FutureStates is an American drama television series that premiered on PBS on March 8, 2010. It stars Skyler Brigmann, Trey Holland, Christine Woods and Carissa Bazler.
What will become of America in five, 25, or even 50 years from today? This series of independent mini-features explores possible future scenarios through the prism of today’s global realities. Immerse yourself in the visions of these independent prognosticators as they inhabit a future of their own imagining.
Premise
What will become of America in five, 25, or even 50 years from today? This series of independent mini-features explores possible future scenarios through the prism of today’s global realities. Immerse yourself in the visions of these independent prognosticators as they inhabit a future of their own imagining.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Skyler Brigmann as Brian
- Trey Holland as Johnner Rawls
- Christine Woods as Erica Rawls
- Carissa Bazler as Sasha Rawls
- Gavin Howe as Sagan Rawls
- Jeff Daniel Phillips as The Foreman
- Angela Bullock as Beth Johnson
- Clint Carmichael as Mr. Hardwick
Supporting cast
- Jason Stuart as Ronald Kopstein
- Kenzo Lee as Marvin Tan
- Knoa Knapper as Jaxon Schrock
- Cinzia Roccaforte as Sarah
- Lilan Bowden as Employer
- Lyle Kanouse as Chuck
- Heather Kovar as Reporter
- Marlon Begue as Kyle
- Devon White as Reese
- Karla Zamudio as Monica Martinez
Guest cast
- Skyler Brigmann as Brian
- Trey Holland as Johnner Rawls
- Christine Woods as Erica Rawls
- Carissa Bazler as Sasha Rawls
- Gavin Howe as Sagan Rawls
- Jeff Daniel Phillips as The Foreman
- Angela Bullock as Beth Johnson
- Clint Carmichael as Mr. Hardwick
- Jason Stuart as Ronald Kopstein
- Kenzo Lee as Marvin Tan
- Knoa Knapper as Jaxon Schrock
- Cinzia Roccaforte as Sarah
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | March 8, 2010 | March 8, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 4 | ||
| Season 4 | 3 | April 13, 2014 | April 13, 2014 |
| Season 5 | 7 | May 14, 2014 | May 14, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Other Side A family struggles to escape a stark economic wasteland in hopes of immigrating illegally to a new land of opportunity. |
March 8, 2010 |
| 2 |
Seed In an industry dominated by genetically modified seeds, a poor farmer struggles to survive. When he resorts to smuggling now-illegal organic seeds across borders he risks everything. |
March 8, 2010 |
| 3 |
The Rise In the radically altered housing market of the future, an older couple must forego their dreams of retirement and adapt to the ever-evolving definition of the American dream. |
March 8, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliot King Is Third | April 13, 2014 |
| 4 |
Return to Elektra Springs A tsunami forces a retired inventor and his son to evacuate their home on the remote Oregon coast. Making their way inland, they encounter a pioneering community that leads the inventor to reconsider returning to his work in free energy. |
April 13, 2014 |
| 10 |
Code Academy In the future, the gender disparity gap was addressed with a radical idea: keep boys and girls physically separate until the age of eighteen. In this society, The Equal Futures Academy for Girls and the Equal Futures Academy for Boys were formed to re-educate the two genders without the inherent biases of society. The Equal Futures Academy propels more girls into the arena of captains of technology than any other school in the world. Frankie, Libby and Sheridan of the Girls Who Code are a premiere coterie of students with brains, beauty and binary bravado. The expert hackers have found a way to interact with the boys from their sister school and trouble ensues. Code Academy is a peek into the inner world of adolescence, gender identity formation and the role of cyber space in this tumultuous time of growth. |
April 6, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ant After losing a patient to suicide, a guilt-ridden therapist risks his life when he intervenes to diffuse a mounting catastrophic situation of a bi-polar patient who has abruptly stopped taking his medication. |
May 14, 2014 |
| 2 |
As You Were Set in the near future, AS YOU WERE is the story of Johnner Radley, an injured soldier who returns home with advanced prosthetics to replace limbs lost in combat. |
May 14, 2014 |
| 3 | Sister of Mine | May 14, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | PBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 8, 2010 |
| Last aired | May 14, 2014 |
| Runtime | 12 minutes |
| Status | continue |