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It’s built in partnership with Netflix for an anime called Tokyo Override, which is set in a dystopian Tokyo 100 years in the future.
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New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
In the 1980s, Hussey appeared in the dystopian sci-fi films Virus and Turkey Shoot and acted opposite Burt Lancaster in The Jeweller's Shop.
—EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Before diving back into the dystopian thriller, here’s everything to know about the ending of Squid Game season 1.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Migrant and refugee crackdowns worldwide amid war, violence, climate change, technological surveillance and the rise of authoritarian rulers are giving fuel to a new genre in literature — the dystopian immigration novel.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
In the 1980s, Hussey appeared in the dystopian sci-fi films Virus and Turkey Shoot and acted opposite Burt Lancaster in The Jeweller's Shop.
—EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Before diving back into the dystopian thriller, here’s everything to know about the ending of Squid Game season 1.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Migrant and refugee crackdowns worldwide amid war, violence, climate change, technological surveillance and the rise of authoritarian rulers are giving fuel to a new genre in literature — the dystopian immigration novel.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Dystopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopian. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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