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- Science fiction has a rich history

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in countless cultures from
the "Epic of Gilgamesh"

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to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

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And Netflix is getting in on the action.

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These are our five pics for
international sci-fi shows you

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should definitely check out on Netflix.

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"Omniscient" takes place
in a world where everyone

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is monitored by tiny drones,

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which capture every
moment for a massive AI

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so it can weed out crime.

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One murder isn't caught on camera,

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and so a young technician discovers

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the horrible truth behind the tech.

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She chooses to fight back
and bring The System down.

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It's "Minority Report" meets
season three of "Westworld"

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only without all the robots
and heavy-handedness.

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Much like that "Black Mirror"
episode "Hang the DJ,"

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"Osmosis" explores whether
technology can generate love.

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However, it's less about what
technology does to people,

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and more about human nature itself.

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In this series, a pair of
siblings create a program

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that finds people's soulmates

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by mapping their brains with nanobots.

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Matches are made,
relationships are challenged,

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and ethical boundaries
are definitely crossed.

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Based on the 2017 novel, "Leila"
takes place in a dystopia

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where religious and ethnic groups

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are segregated into sectors.

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Because her interfaith
marriage was recently outlawed,

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Shalini is forced to go
to a re-education center

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with very "Handmaid's Tale" vibes.

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And just like the lead
character from that show,

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Shalini risks it all to
find her daughter, Leila.

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It's a bleak but powerful commentary

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on segregation in India,

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as well as the horrors of
using technology for eugenics.

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How can we even describe "Dark?"

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The short answer is: Don't
even try, just watch.

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Taking place over several decades,

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this show is about four
families whose lives

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and secrets are intertwined,

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and not just because their village sits

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on top of a time travel wormhole.

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It's the kind of show you need
to take copious notes for,

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like heck, maybe even a
whole conspiracy mood board.

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But trust me, it's worth it.

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This sci-fi limited series,

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inspired by the Spike Jonze film "Her,"

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is about a young woman with face blindness

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who winds up in control of

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the world's first holographic
AI assistant, named Holo.

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She and Holo fall in love,

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but another man complicates things,

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Holo's creator, who made
the AI in his likeness.

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While monitoring the two,

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he develops some feelings of his own.

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This show's got everything: car
chases, corporate espionage,

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love triangles, and an AI who dresses up

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as every member of a K-pop group.

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(lively music)