‘See’ Trailer: Jason Momoa Stars In A Sci-Fi Show That Looks Like ‘Bird Box’ Meets ‘Waterworld’
We caught a brief glimpse of footage fromSee, the upcoming AppleTV+ series fromSteven Knight(Eastern Promises,Peaky Blinders) which starsJason Momoa(Aquaman), during the company’s sizzle reel earlier this year. But today, Apple CEO Tim Cook debuted the first full trailer for the series, and this thing looks ambitious as hell. Check it out below.
See Trailer
AppleTV+ may not be spending Netflix-level money on its original series quite yet, but it certainly looks like they didn’t skimp on the budget forSee, a show that seems like a cross betweenBird BoxandWaterworldin terms of content: it’s set in a futuristic world in which humanity’s sense of sight has all but disappeared, and centers on a tribe who must protect their young children (born with sight) from dastardly forces that are out to get them. It’s a tough premise to execute well, but it helps that this series has directorFrancis Lawrencebehind it, since he has tons of experience with futuristic science fiction worlds on screen in movies likeI Am LegendandThe Hunger Games.
So yes, while it’s a little goofy to think about a tribe of blind warriors participating in massive hand-to-hand battles where it seems impossible to distinguish between friends and enemies, Momoa’s towering physical presence and the show’s lush locations lend it a mythic power which may easily pull us in when we see all of this in context. While its plot elements recall Bird Box and Waterworld, the visual look of the show reminds me more of films likeThe RevenantandWar for the Planet of the Apes(which makes sense, since this hails from one of the producers of thatApestrilogy,Peter Chernin).
Seewill have ten episodes in its first season. Momoa co-stars oppositeAlfre Woodard(Luge Cage,Desperate Housewives),Yadira Guevara-Prip(Star Trek: Discovery,Supernatural),Sylvia Hoeks(Blade Runner 2049,The Girl in the Spider’s Web),Archie Madekwe(Midsommar),Christian Carmargo(Dexter,House of Cards), andHera Hilmar(Mortal Engines).
Here’s the official synopsis:
In the far future, a virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Jason Momoa stars as Baba Voss, the father of twins born centuries later with the mythic ability to see—who must protect his tribe against a powerful yet desperate queen who believes its witchcraft and wants them destroyed. Alfre Woodard also stars as Paris, Baba Voss' spiritual leader.
Seepremieres onNovember 1, 2019,the same day that the new AppleTV+ streaming service launches.
