Extrapolations, an eight-episode Apple TV+ anthology series created by Contagion filmmaker Scott Z. Burns, is being highlighted as an under-watched but increasingly pertinent show given its focus on the near-future effects of climate change. First released in March 2023 with a starry cast including Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller and Kit Harington, the series is praised for tackling the crisis head-on across a range of interconnected stories and demographics, making it feel both timely and necessary.

Set between 2037 and 2070, each episode follows different characters grappling with the consequences of decisions made years earlier by people who never experience the fallout themselves, including a Florida rabbi played by Daveed Diggs and a profit-driven tech CEO played by Harington. Rather than depicting a single catastrophic turning point, the show portrays a gradual societal decline intended to reflect how real-world warming might unfold. Its extensive ensemble also features David Schwimmer, Diane Lane, Heather Graham, Cherry Jones, Keri Russell, Judd Hirsch, Murray Bartlett, Tahar Rahim, Hari Nef and Michael Gandolfini.