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The Lottery

2014Show1 season · 10 episodesCanceled

DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.0Metacritic606.0Rotten Tomatoes53%57%
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.0Metacritic606.0Rotten Tomatoes53%57%

Summary

Set in a dystopian future when women have stopped having children, "The Lottery" reveals a world staring down the barrel of impending extinction. Remarkably, 100 embryos are successfully fertilized and a national lottery is held to decide the surrogates.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Binge-friendly

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood

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Fingerprint

  • Holds up a mirror.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Breaks your heart.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Government-Exploited CrisisRare · in 12 titlesIn the show, a pandemic causes a worldwide fertility crisis; the government takes advantage of it to control population after a breakthrough cure.All 5 tropes

The Lottery episodes

1 season · 10 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Pilot, 7.2
  2. S1 E2 Rules of the Game, 7.2
  3. S1 E3 Greater Good, 7.4
  4. S1 E4 Genie, 7.3
  5. S1 E5 Crystal City, 7.8
  6. S1 E6 Sleep Deprived, 7.5
  7. S1 E7 St. Michael, 7.9
  8. S1 E8 Truth Be Told, 7.5
  9. S1 E9 Mr. Torino, 7.7
  10. S1 E10 In Extremis, 7.2

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