Prime Video's new sci-fi series blends Blade Runner and Black Mirror

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Adrienne Tyler

Published May 7, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT

Adrienne Tyler is a movies & TV features writer, with a focus on horror. She has written for Netflix, FanSided, & more. She was a regular guest on the Netfreaks podcast and was a YouTuber at some point. Guillermo del Toro said “hi” to her once.

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Prime Video has some of the best sci-fi TV shows in recent years, among them a 10-part show that feels like a perfect blend of the best elements of Blade Runner_ and Black Mirror. Although Prime Video has covered a variety of genres with its TV shows, it has stood out with its sci-fi titles. Prime Video is home to some of the best sci-fi TV shows of all time, such as The Expanse and Fallout, as well as other great but underrated shows like Upload and The Man in the High Castle.

With such a wide variety of sci-fi shows to choose from, it’s inevitable that many great ones get lost and become underrated or hidden gems. Among them now is The Feed, developed by Channing Powell and based on Nick Clark Windo’s 2018 novel of the same name. The Feed premiered on Virgin TV Ultra HD in the UK in 2019, and just a couple of months later, it was released on Prime Video for the rest of the world to enjoy.

Although The Feed received mixed reactions from critics, with time, it has proven to be one of Prime Video’s most notable sci-fi shows. The Feed was immediately compared to Black Mirror due to their similar concepts and tone, with some also noting its thematic similarities to the sci-fi classic Blade Runner. It’s true that The Feed mixes the best elements of these titles, but it’s also its own thing and worth a chance.

The Feed Is A Clever Sci-Fi Show About The Dangers of Technology

_ The Feed 2019 Prime Video show

The Feed_ takes the audience into the near future, where technology has advanced to alarming levels. In this world, the British Hatfield family created an omnipresent technology called “The Feed.” Thanks to it, humans have a brain implant through which they can instantly share information, memories, and emotions. However, this technology is hacked, and being such an invasive technology, the consequences are deadly.

The hacking causes psychotic breaks, turning the users violent and murderous. This leaves the creator of the Feed, Lawrence (David Thewlis), and his son Tom (Guy Burnet), in charge of dealing with the hacking and the chaos unleashed by it, all while their family is falling apart. Like Black Mirror, The Feed explores the terrifying and sometimes deadly consequences of technology, especially when it’s directly linked to human anatomy and biology.

The Feed is not only about the dangerous consequences of these invasive technological advancements, but it also explores the dangers of letting corporate networks control humans at a very personal and deep level, as is human memory. Through all this, The Feed covers themes like privacy, memory, and identity, adding depth and complexity to the overall story and those of each character.

Why The Feed Is Only One Season Long (& Could There Be More)

_ Tom and Lawrence Hatfield in The Feed

Despite its compelling story, complexity, and intriguing sci-fi elements, The Feed_ only stayed for one season of 10 episodes. The Feed had a lot to explore, and though it did well with just 10 episodes, it would have greatly benefited from having one or more seasons. However, The Feed was always planned to be a miniseries, adapting only the first chapter of Windo’s novel.

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Being an adaptation of a novel guaranteed The Feed_ to have plenty of material for at least one more season, but the show stuck to fulfilling its one-season plan. While it’s not uncommon for TV shows originally planned as miniseries to be renewed, this wasn’t the case for The Feed, which also didn’t reach a wide audience and thus didn’t get high viewership numbers. This, along with production costs, most likely further added to The Feed staying as a miniseries.

At the time of writing, there are no plans for more seasons of _The Feed _nor other adaptations of the novel separate from Prime Video’s show, so, for now, there are only those 10 episodes. On the brighter side, this makes The Feed** a bingeable TV show, and one that sci-fi fans will surely enjoy.