Christie explained that he believes he is 'curing' the world by solving the problem of overpopulation while 'saving ourselves from ourselves'. Instead, it's the vaccine which carries a 'world-improving omnivirus' that will not kill but sterilise the population, stopping human reproduction for the next three generations. The virus that had been spreading through school children is not the actual threat. But as the episode went on, his true masterplan was revealed. His plan was to spread a deadly virus while profiting off a vaccine that didn't work. This looked to be the end for Cusack's character but incredibly, he made it out alive (despite losing his thumb).Įarly in the finale, it seemed clear that Christie was Mr Rabbit (he had the tattoo on his side, after all). In the season one finale, Arby turned his back on Dr Christie and delivered him (wrapped in duct tape) to Jessica, Wilson, Grant, Ian, Becky and Alice. It's safe to assume most of the main cast who survived the finale will return for season two, if the show is picked up by another streaming service or network, including the following: If so, the series could still come back in the future, when it's less connected to current events, or it could even be picked up by Netflix, so keep us bookmarked for all the latest news and scoops.ĭeadlineconfirmed the cancellation in November 2020.

The conflicted reaction from critics and audiences, combined with that potentially dangerous message, may have contributed to Amazon's decision to cancel the show. Well, that was until we got some bad news. Given the scale of the production and the impact of Covid-19 on schedules across the board, we were probably looking at 2022 at the earliest for a second season. 'As he revealed this, I wanted half the audience to be, 'What a villainous bastard,' and the other half to kind of lean in and go, ' guy's got a point,'' Flynn said. She pointed to a Christie line about how, in order to survive, 'we have to live selflessly, and as you know, we're not that good at it'. 'If we keep going down this path, we're going to have a world that we might be able to live in, but it's not going to be particularly worth living in.' 'I wanted to explain why he was doing it: Humans are multiplying like bacteria, like a virus, and we're going to destroy the world,' she said, breaking down Christie's point of view. ' if you're taking your medical advice from John Cusack, something's gone horribly wrong in your life,' she said. It doesn't matter if your opinion is, 'There's no such thing as gravity.' There is.' ' about where we are that, largely through social media newsfeeds, we've turned science and truth into something that can be opinionated – which is incorrect. 'The show is ultimately about conspiracies and about what happens when fringe conspiracies gain mainstream acceptance,' Flynn said. But she also hoped that the show's strange style, as well as the truly evil character presenting that position, should keep any viewers from believing it. 'I have always said that I like the things I create to create strong reactions, and I'd always much rather have people who want to talk about it – whether it's positive or negative – than give a tepid, 'I liked it,' and never think about it again.'įollowing world events, Flynn said there were times when she felt 'a little sick to my stomach' worrying Utopia would augment the anti-vaxxers' argument. 'It is what I expected,' Flynn told IndieWire about the response. Season one received mixed reviews, which is something that didn't surprise Flynn. The first season wrapped filming in October 2019, a year before it aired on Amazon.

It seems surreal to write that the future of Utopia was up in the air due to a pandemic, but it really was.

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