With less than two weeks until the release of Steven Spielberg‘s first sci-fi movie in nearly a decade, Disclosure Day, audiences seem to be getting in the zone by binge-watching a new Netflix series. The series has been executive-produced by the Duffer Brothers, whose track record for the streamer is glowing, to say the least. The Duffers have also famously been longtime fans of Spielberg, paying tribute to the great filmmaker’s work in their magnum opus, Stranger Things. Their new series replaces the teen heroes of Stranger Things with a group of retirees who are thrust into a supernatural adventure that combines Spielbergian awe with the suburban horror of a Stephen King novel.
Officially created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, the show premiered on Netflix in May and has since emerged as a solid hit for the streamer. It isn’t doing Stranger Things numbers, but it’s the streamer’s number one show globally. According to the latest viewership data shared by Netflix, the Duffers’ new series claimed the number one rank with 9.5 million views in its first full week of release. It has accumulated 5.6 million in its first three days. In totality, the show is now sitting at 15 million views in approximately 10 days. It will likely continue growing its audience thanks to positive word-of-mouth and excellent reviews. The series is currently sitting at a “Certified Fresh” 97% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus notes that it “exudes excellence through its wonderfully plotted sci-fi trappings, star-studded cast, heartfelt narrative, and genuine ingenuity; a new classic through-and-through.”
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Netflix’s New Sci-Fi Hit Has Big Shoes to Fill
We’re talking, of course, about The Boroughs. In her review for Collider, Greer Riddell described the show as “a magical sci-fi adventure about an unlikely group of heroes standing up for themselves in later life.” Starring Alfred Molina, Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters, Jena Malone, and others, The Boroughs outperformed the second season of The Four Seasons last week. While it’s still early days, it’s worth anchoring expectations by reminding ourselves of the high benchmarks that the Duffers have set in their career. The fourth and fifth seasons of Stranger Things remain two of the most-watched shows in Netflix history with around 140 million views each. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
