2149: The Aftermath 2021

Set in an oppressive, post-apocalyptic future, resulting from a world-wide biological war, people live in small cement modules with little more than a computer which connects them to their job, food and entertainment. Some people work to control drones, which survey the outside world and capture humans. Darwin, a young boy is left in a pod by his mother, who promises to come back for him. After nine years, Darwin (portrayed by Nick Krause) is forced out into the real world when his module and alarm is left without power by a lightning strike and discovers truths about the world and his own life that he never dreamed of. He comes across a family in hiding living together in the wilderness, and becomes part of their family. He becomes friends with Dara, a young woman who teaches him how to speak. Darwin makes the difficult decision to leave in order to search for his mother. He finds his mother’s pod and after a close encounter with a drone, realizes there’s people watching, but nobody capturing. After kissing his mother goodbye, he returns to his life in the wilderness with Dara.