TV series Utopia’s conspiracy theory pandemic not a reflection of Covid-19, says writer
LOS ANGELES – The conspiracy thriller series Utopia was not trying to be prescient with its story – about a group of comic-book nerds hunting down a graphic novel that warns of a pandemic.
But in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, the show’s suggestion that there is a dark conspiracy behind its fictional pandemic has led to criticism that it may be fanning the flames of conspiracy thinking.
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