Indeed, Stephen King’s assessment basically matches up with what I thought about the often unpredictable and exceptionally well-cast series.
At least we don’t have prophetic graphic novels in the real world…or do we?
The subject matter deals with an outbreak causing sudden deaths within the U.S., which has obviously drawn more than a few uncomfortable comparisons to the real world’s ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Considering Gillian Flynn started putting this remake project together in 2013 or so – it’s a more localized adaptation of the UK series of the same name – the prescience at play in Utopia throughout the season is kind of horrifying in and of itself.