Electric Dreams is presented as a strong alternative to Black Mirror, offering 10 standalone science-fiction episodes adapted from Philip K. Dick’s stories. Rather than focusing primarily on technology’s dangers, the 2017–18 anthology explores deeper questions about identity, memory, free will, grief, reality and what it means to be human.

The series features a high-profile cast including Bryan Cranston, Steve Buscemi, Anna Paquin, Janelle Monáe and Richard Madden. Its varied stories cover telepathy, virtual reality, alien replacement, political propaganda and automated factories in a post-apocalyptic world; although some episodes are uneven, “The Commuter” is highlighted as a standout for its emotional depth and eerie, Twilight Zone-like atmosphere.