List of stories set in a future now in the past facts for kids

An aerial battle employing dirigibles with cannons, as depicted in En L'An 2000, a series of postcards printed between 1899 and 1910. The first flying experimental planes were between 1886 and 1910.

Imagine stories from the past that tried to guess what the future would be like. This list is all about those fictional tales – like movies, books, and TV shows – that were set in a future time, but that future has now arrived or even passed! It's fun to see what they got right, and what was totally different from our world today.

This list doesn't include stories about "what if" history (alternate histories) or time travel adventures that show many different futures. It also skips stories that don't really predict the future, like those just about characters' lives, or stories that are set in the future but feel exactly like the time they were made.

Stories That Predicted Our Time

Work	Type	Year Made	Year Set	What They Predicted
1. April 2000	Film	1952	2000	Austria is still being watched closely by the countries that won World War II, even 55 years later.
"11:59" (from Star Trek: Voyager)	TV series episode	1999	2000–2001, 2012	This episode correctly guessed that the Y2K bug wouldn't cause any major problems. It also showed a special enclosed biosphere called the Millennium Gate being finished in 2012.
12 Monkeys	Film	1995	1996–1997	Scientists travel back in time to try and stop a deadly virus from spreading. The movie says that billions of people died in 1996 and 1997 from this virus.
12 Monkeys	TV series	2015–2018	2017	In this TV show, scientists go back to 2015 to stop a virus pandemic from happening in 2017.
Nineteen Eighty-Four	Novel	1949	1984	This story is set in a very strict future where powerful governments are always at war. It mentions a nuclear war in the 1950s.
1985	Novel	1978	1985	This book predicted that in 1985, worker groups (unions) would have huge power in the UK, with unions for almost every job.
1990	TV series	1977–1978	1983–1990	The UK is ruled by a strict government after going bankrupt in 1983. It correctly predicted that parliamentary speeches would be shown on TV by 1990.
2001: A Space Odyssey	Film, novel	1968	2001	Shows a future where space travel is normal, the Moon has colonies, and artificial intelligence is super smart. It predicted digital newspapers (like tablets) and the world population growing past six billion.
2010	Film	1984	2010	This movie, a sequel to 2001, correctly predicted that the 2008 Summer Olympics would be held in Beijing, China.
2019, After the Fall of New York	Film	1983	2019	A post-apocalyptic film where nuclear war has made people unable to have children. Survivors go to New York City to find the last fertile woman.
2020 Visions	Comic	1997	2020	This comic accurately predicted that New York City would be the center of a pandemic in 2020.
2061: Odyssey Three	Novel	1987	2006–2022	Predicted the end of apartheid (a system of segregation) in South Africa, though it happened earlier in real life (1994).
Akira	Manga, Anime	1982–1990	2019	Set in a difficult, post-WWIII Neo-Tokyo with lots of unrest. It correctly predicted that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be held in Tokyo.
Alien Nation	Film	1988	1991	Shows a world where aliens landed in 1988 and are becoming part of society.
Americathon	Film	1979	1998	The US government is broke and holds a TV fundraiser. The film correctly predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The Angel of the Revolution	Novel	1893	1903–1904	Predicted that the first successful flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft would happen in late 1903.
Anno Domini 2000, or, Woman's Destiny	Novel	1889	2000	Predicted that women would gain the right to vote (female suffrage) and that Ireland would become an independent country.
Astro Boy	Manga	1952–1968	2003	Depicts a world where humans and androids live together. Astro Boy's birthday on April 7, 2003, was even celebrated in Japan!
Back to the Future Part II	Film	1989	2015	In 2015, hoverboards, self-lacing shoes, and flying cars are common. It predicted that the Chicago Cubs would win the 2015 World Series. October 21, 2015, the "future" date in the film, was celebrated as "Back to the Future Day".
Barb Wire	Film	1996	2017	Predicted a second American Civil War in 2017 with strict rules in major cities. Also showed computer technology that reads thoughts and retinal scans for ID.
Battlefield 2	Video game	2005	2007	Shows a war between the United States and China.
Battlefield 3	Video game	2011	2014	Takes place during a fictional "War of 2014" in the Iran-Iraq area.
Battlefield 4	Video game	2013	2020	Takes place during a fictional "War of 2020" between the United States, China, and Russia.
Berlin Without Jews	Novel	1925	1920s–1930s	This book strangely predicted Hitler's rise to power and the laws against Jewish people, leading to Berlin being emptied of its Jewish residents.
Bicentennial Man	Film	1999	2005–2021	The android robot "Andrew" starts working on April 3, 2005. The rest of the film is set much further in the future.
Blade Runner	Film	1982	2019	Based on a novel, this film is set in a future where interstellar travel exists and human-like robots are used for work. It shows Los Angeles as very polluted. It also predicted video calling, voice identification, virtual assistants, and flying cars.
Call of Duty: Ghosts	Video game	2013	2015–2017	Predicted that countries in Latin America would unite into a "Federation of the Americas" and invade the United States. Also, kinetic weapons in space are real by 2017.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	Video game	2007	2011	Shows a civil war in a republican Saudi Arabia and a nuclear bomb detonated during a battle with US Marines.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Video game	2009	2016	Shows a terrorist attack at a major airport in Moscow. It correctly predicted a terrorist attack on an international airport in Moscow happening by 2016 and the US using tanks in Afghanistan by 2016.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	Video game	2011	2016–2017	Shows a World War III between Russia and NATO, with battles in places like New York and France.
Captain Future	Pulp magazine series	1940	1990	Set in a future where the Solar System is colonized, smart androids exist, and brains can be kept alive in tanks. It correctly predicted that Pluto would have moons named Charon, Styx, and Cerberus.
Cherry 2000	Film	1987	2017	In 2017, the United States has broken into wild, post-apocalyptic areas. There are also sexbots.
Childhood's End	Novel	1953	c. 2000	Set in the late 20th century, where the US and Soviet Union are racing to launch space weapons. Aliens arrive and stop them.
The Children of Men	Novel	1992	1995–2021	By 2021, the United Kingdom gets rid of democracy.
Close Combat: First to Fight	Video game	2005	2006	Predicted a war happening in Lebanon in 2006, with Syria invading and Iranian-backed terrorists rebelling.
Class of 1999	Film	1990	1999	In 1999, inner cities in North America are dangerous "free fire zones", and military androids are used as schoolteachers.
Click	Film	2006	2017–2023	A man uses a magic remote control to fast-forward his life. In 2017, Michael Jackson is still alive (he died in 2009) and Britney Spears is still married to Kevin Federline (they divorced in 2007).
A Clockwork Orange	Novel	1962	1970	Shows extreme therapy used to stop young people from committing crimes.
Code Name Phoenix	TV film	2000	2020	Global peace exists, but a new threat appears: a genetically engineered virus that can stop people from aging.
Command and Conquer: Generals	Video game	2003	2013, 2021	Set in 2021. Predicted the rise of a terrorist group similar to ISIS called the "Global Liberation Army" in the early 2010s.
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes	Film	1972	1983 and 1991	A space plague killed all dogs and cats in 1983, leading to apes becoming pets and then slaves. This caused a revolution by apes in 1991.
Cosmic Voyage	Film	1936	1946	In 1946, the Soviet space program successfully launched the first crewed mission to the Moon.
Cowboy Bebop	Anime series	1999	2021	The first "astral gate," allowing fast interplanetary travel, is built in 2021.
Cyberpunk (role-playing games)	Board game	1988, 1990, 2005	2020	Shows a world where cybernetic implants are common, the world is connected by a "Net" (like the internet), and Moon colonies are set up. It also predicted that the Y2K bug would not cause a disaster.
Cyberpunk 2077	Video game	2020	2023 (Portion)	Set in a similar world to the Cyberpunk 2020 board game. Parts of the story are set in 2023, where a "corporate war" happens, and a company is bombed with dangerous materials, killing many people.
Damaged Goods (from Doctor Who)	Novel	1996	2014	On November 11, 2014, mandatory blood tests for HIV were introduced in the United Kingdom.
Dark	TV series	2017–2020	2020	In a fictional German village, disappearances are linked to a time portal. On June 27, 2020, Earth is destroyed in a nuclear apocalypse.
Dark Angel	TV series	2000	2019, 2020	Set in a difficult future after a terrorist attack using an electromagnetic pulse destroyed much of modern technology. It predicted that remote aerial drones would be everywhere.
"Dalek" (from Doctor Who)	TV series episode	2005	2012	The Doctor visits 2012. A small detail suggests that scientists have found a cure for the common cold.
Daybreakers	Film	2009	2019	A world where vampires are the main species, and there's a shortage of human blood.
Death Note	Manga, Anime	2003–2006	2009–2010	The second part of the story takes place in 2009–2010 (or 2012–2013 in the anime), when crime worldwide has greatly decreased.
Death Race 2000	Film	1975	2000	Predicted the collapse of the United States economy in 1979. The only entertainment left is a cross-country car race.
Demolition Man	Film	1993	1996	Main characters are frozen in 1996 and wake up in 2032. It also predicted a "Great Earthquake" in 2010 that changed parts of Southern California.
Deterrence	Film	1999	2008	Shows Colin Powell as a former US president and Donald Trump as a presidential candidate.
Destroy All Monsters	Film	1968	1999	All the world's kaiju (giant monsters) are kept on an island called "Monsterland."
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?	Novel	1968	1992, 2021	This book, which inspired Blade Runner, is set in a post-nuclear future where human-like robots are used for work.
Doctor Who	TV film	1996	1999–2000	The Doctor travels to December 30, 1999. The film is set around New Year's Eve 1999 and New Year's Day 2000.
The Door into Summer	Novel	1957	1970, 2000 and 2001	World War III happened before 1970, with the US winning. In 1970, household robots and suspended animation (like freezing people) are common.
Duke Nukem 3D	Video game	1996	2007	Set in the early 21st century. Calendars in the game suggest October–December 2007. It shows shrink rays, jet packs, and bases on the Moon.
Earth Revisited	Novel	1893	1992	In 1992, the United States and the "United States of Europe" are world powers, and there are no more wars. Cities are cleaner, and solar power and machines bring wealth.
Earth Defense Force 2017	Video game	2006	2017	In 2013, radio signals from space show aliens exist. Four years later, these aliens invade.
Edge of Tomorrow	Film	2014	2020	A global military group fights an alien invasion in Europe. They finally win a battle in 2020 using new mech-suits.
"The End" (from Second Chance)	TV series episode	1987	2011	This episode correctly predicted that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi would die from gunshot wounds in 2011.
En L'An 2000	Postcards	1899–1910	2000	A series of postcards predicting what the world might be like in 2000. They show battles between dirigibles, radium-powered heaters, winged backpacks, and personal aircraft.
Escape from L.A.	Film	1996	2000–2013	The film predicts a huge earthquake that floods San Fernando Valley in 2000, turning Los Angeles into an island.
Escape from New York	Film	1981	1997	Predicted a 400% rise in crime in 1988, leading to Manhattan Island becoming a huge prison. In reality, US crime rates were lower in 1997.
Event Horizon	Film	1997	2015	According to the opening titles, the first permanent colony on the Moon is built by 2015.
Fahrenheit 451	Novel	1953	After 1960	Predicted the regular use of earbud headphones, interactive television, and the end of newspapers. It also showed robotic bank tellers.
"Fear Her" (from Doctor Who)	TV series episode	2006	2012	This episode takes place during the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Five Nights at Freddy's 3	Video game	2015	2023	The game is set 30 years after the first Five Nights at Freddy's (around 1993). In this part, there are technologies to find and stop animatronics.
Flashforward	Novel	1999	2009	The novel correctly predicted that the Large Hadron Collider (a huge science experiment) would be working by 2009 and that a pope named Benedict XVI would be in office that year.
Fortress	Film	1992	2017	The US government limits families to only one child.
Frankenstein 1970	Film	1958	1970	The monster is created using an atomic reactor.
Freejack	Film	1992	2009	Characters travel to November 2009. Time travel is common, and criminals kidnap people from the past.
Futurama	Exhibit	1939	1959	Predicted an automated highway system where cars drive themselves.
Future Fear	Film	1997	2018	Predicted computers with AI voice assistants, voice-activated music players, and hand-held laser-guns.
"Future-Drama" (The Simpsons episode)	TV series episode	2005	2013	Shows Bart and Lisa as teenagers. By 2013, underwater homes and 3D holographic recording are possible.
Future Boy Conan	Anime series	1978	2008	In July 2008, Earth's continents are violently torn apart by a nuclear war, sinking most of them.
Geostorm	Film	2017	2019–2022	In 2019, a weather control system is built to stop climate change. Three years later, a rogue group turns it into a weapon.
"Gettysburg" (from The Outer Limits)	TV series episode	2000	2013	This episode correctly predicted that the first African-American President of the United States would be in office by 2013.
Godzilla: Final Wars	Film	2004	2020	Around 2020, environmental disasters cause giant monsters and superhumans (called "mutants") to appear.
Golf in the Year 2000	Novel	1892	2000	A man wakes up in 2000 to find supersonic trains, and that golf and politics are the only activities not controlled by women.
The Guardians	TV series	1971	1980s	After economic problems in the 1980s, the UK's democratic government is overthrown, and the country is ruled by a strict Prime Minister.
Gunbuster	Anime	1988–89	2023	In 2023, Earth is in a space war with alien Space Monsters. The main character trains to be a mecha pilot.
Hardware	Film	1990	2000	Set on a post-apocalyptic Earth after a nuclear war. A scavenger finds a cyborg head that later comes to life and goes on a rampage.
The Handmaid's Tale	Novel	1985	c. 1994	A strict religious group takes control of part of the US in the 1990s, creating a totalitarian government that is very harsh towards women.
"The High Ground" (from Star Trek: The Next Generation)	Television episode	1990	2024	Irish reunification (Ireland becoming one country) happens in this year, supposedly due to successful terrorist actions. This part was removed from UK and Ireland broadcasts until 2006.
Highlander II: The Quickening	Film	1991	1999, 2024	In 1999, an electromagnetic shield is put around Earth to protect its damaged ozone layer. 25 years later, a global company controls this shield.
Hong Kong 97	Film	1994	1997	Shows the 1997 transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong (when it was returned to China).
Hong Kong 97	Video game	1995	1997	Set during the 1997 transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong. The game correctly predicted that Deng Xiaoping (a Chinese leader) would die in 1997.
House of the Dead III	Video game	2002	2019	Set 20 years after the first game, during a zombie apocalypse.
"The Hungry Earth"/"Cold Blood" (from Doctor Who)	TV series episode	2010	2020	A group of Silurians (ancient Earth creatures) appear in a Welsh village.
I Am Legend	Film	2007	2009–2012	The film predicted a re-engineered measles virus outbreak in 2009 that kills most people and turns others into zombie-like "Darkseekers." It also predicted a Batman vs. Superman film for 2010.
I, Robot	Film	2004	2020	The USR robotics company is founded in 2020. The rest of the film is set in 2035.
The Illusion of Truth (from Babylon 5)	TV series episode	1997	2018	In 2018, the first permanent lunar colony was established in the Sea of Tranquility.
In 1999	Play	1912	1999	Predicted a future where traditional gender roles are swapped, with women working and men staying home.
Insatiability	Novel	1930	2000	In 2000, Poland is taken over by a final Mongol conquest army, becoming enslaved to a Chinese leader.
Invasion!	Comic	1977–1978	1990–1999	A fascist Russia invades the UK.
The Invasion of 1910	Novel	1906	1910	In 1910, Germany invades the UK, reaching London.
Iron Man 2020	Comic	1984	2020	The world is controlled by huge companies (megacorporations); virtual reality is the main form of entertainment.
Iron Sky	Film	2012	2018	Takes place during the time of a US president similar to Sarah Palin; Nazis have been hiding on the Moon.
The Island	Film	2005	2019	Human clones are kept alive to be used for organ harvesting.
Islands in the Net	Novel	1988	2023–2025	The US and Soviet Union are still superpowers, but companies are becoming more important. It successfully predicted the use of the internet, wearable computers / smart watches, drone warfare, and the end of Apartheid and the Cold War.
I Spit on Your Rave	Short film	2009	2018	A virus released during the 2012 Summer Olympics starts a zombie apocalypse.
It Can't Happen Here	Novel	1935	1936	Shows Franklin D. Roosevelt losing the 1936 US presidential election to a fascist leader.
It! The Terror from Beyond Space	Film	1958	1973	The first crewed mission to Mars returns to Earth in this year.
Jason X	Film	2001	2008–2010	Jason Voorhees is captured in 2008 and frozen in 2010. The rest of the film is set in outer space in 2455.
Jet Set Radio Future	Video game	2002	2024	Tokyo is now "Tokyo-to" and is controlled by a strict company.
Joe 90	TV series	1968–1981	2012–2013	From the creators of Thunderbirds. It follows a young secret agent who can "download" skills into his brain.
Johnny Mnemonic	Film	1995	2021	"Mnemonic couriers" carry information in their brains. The world is controlled by huge companies and is in a pandemic. It predicted Mass surveillance, videotelephony, electronic passports, full body scanners, haptic technology, and brain implants.
A Journey in Other Worlds	Novel	1894	2000	By 2000, the United States is a superpower. Solar power, air travel, and space travel are common.
Journey into Space	Radio series	1953–1958	1965–1972	The rocket Luna lands on the Moon on October 22, 1965, and the first moonwalk is broadcast.
Just Imagine	Film	1930	1980	In 1980, personal airplanes are common in New York City, people have numbers instead of names, and babies come from vending machines. A trip to Mars is also shown.
Killing Time	Novel	2000	2023	Information technology has taken over the world. A plague kills 40 million people in 2006. In 2020, the first woman American President is assassinated.
Knight Rider 2000	TV film	1991	2000	In 2000, Dan Quayle is President of the United States. Handguns are banned, and police use non-lethal "stun" pistols.
Knights of God	TV series	1987	2000–2020	A fascist religious group takes power in the UK during a civil war in 2000. By 2020, they rule most of Britain.
L.A. 2017 (from The Name of the Game)	TV series episode	1971	2017	After an ecological disaster, Los Angeles residents move underground. In 2017, the US is a huge company and a police state.
La Foire aux immortels (The Nikopol Trilogy)	Graphic novel	1980	2023	An astronaut wakes from a 30-year frozen sleep. Two nuclear wars have happened.
Land of the Giants	TV series	1968	1983	By 1983, sub-orbital flights (flights that go into space but don't orbit Earth) are common.
The Last Chase	Film	1981	2011	In 2011, the United States was a police state.
The Last Days of American Crime	Film	2020	2024	An electronic signal is developed that stops people from committing crimes.
The Last Man on Earth	Film	1924	1950	A plague leaves only one fertile man in a world of women.
Last Rights	TV miniseries	2005	2009	In 2009, a new right-wing political party takes power in the UK, secretly planning to end democracy and create a police state.
The Lathe of Heaven	Novel	1971	1998–2002	Set in a difficult future with global warming and too many people. The main character can change reality, which undoes many predictions, including a nuclear war in 1998.
Left 4 Dead	Video game	2008	2009	A disease called the "Green Flu" turns people into zombies in the United States.
"Letters of Transit" (from Fringe)	TV series episode	2012	2015	Mentions that in 2015, "Observers" took over the planet and started removing people.
The Light of Other Days	Novel	2000	2010–2019	Correctly predicted the United Kingdom deciding to leave the European Union in the 2010s and the destruction of a Space Shuttle in the 2000s.
"Lisa's Wedding" (from The Simpsons)	TV series episode	1995	2010	Shows Big Ben as a digital clock. Emotional robots are common, and cars sound like flying cars from The Jetsons.
"A Logic Named Joe" (from Dimension X)	Radio drama	1950	1974	In 1974, networked personal computers called "logics" are in almost every home.
Looking Backward	Novel	1888	2000	In 2000, the United States is a socialist utopia. The novel predicted debit cards/credit cards and shopping malls.
Lord of the World	Novel	1907	1917-ca. 2000	Predicted widespread use of heavier-than-air craft (airplanes).
Lost in Space	TV series	1965–1968	1997	The Jupiter 2 spaceship was launched on October 16, 1997. By this time, Earth is very overpopulated.
Make Room! Make Room!	Novel	1966	1999	The world is overpopulated with 7 billion people, and New York City has 35 million. This book inspired the film Soylent Green.
"Man from 1997" (from Conflict)	TV series episode	1956	1997	By 1997, time travel is common. A librarian from 1997 accidentally leaves a future almanac in 1956.
The Man Who Sold the Moon	Novel	1951	1978	By 1978, no one has landed on the Moon yet. A "robber baron" tries to buy the Moon.
"Mars Is Heaven!"	Short story	1948	1960	In 1960, the first spaceship from Earth arrives on Mars.
The Martian Chronicles	Short stories	1947–1950	1999–2026	Short stories about humans living on a changed Mars.
Martian Gothic: Unification	Video game	2000	2019	A Survival horror game set in the first colony on Mars.
Memoirs of the Twentieth Century	Novel	1733	1997–1998	Correctly predicted that the Ottoman Empire would collapse in the 20th century and that a British king named George VI would rule during that century.
Men into Space	TV series	1959–1960	c. 1975–1985	The series didn't have a specific date, but clues suggest it was set in the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, with the first Moon landing around 1975.
Metal Gear	Video game	1987	1995	Walking mechs, androids, and human cloning are common.
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake	Video game	1990	1999	Set four years after the first Metal Gear.
Metal Gear Solid	Video game	1998	2005	In 2005, terrorists take over a nuclear storage base in Alaska. It shows a giant mech, rail guns, cyborg ninjas, and optical camouflage.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	Video game	2001	2007–2009	The introduction is set in 2007, and the rest of the game in 2009. The US President is a clone who resigns.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	Video game	2008	2014	The world is in constant war, called "War Economy." Private military companies (PMCs) are common.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance	Video game	2013	2018	Set in the same war-torn future. Cyborgs are common, skyscrapers are super tall, and real AI has been developed.
"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"	Song	1976	2017	In this post-apocalyptic song, New York City is destroyed by a disaster in 2017, and a man moves to Miami.
"Millennium" (from My Life and Times)	TV series episode	1991	1999–2000	In 1999, there are many conspiracy theories that the world will end in 2000.
"Millennium" (from The X-Files)	TV series episode	1999	1999–2000	Shows New Year's Eve 1999 and New Year's Day 2000, referencing the Y2K phenomenon.
Mission to Mars	Film	2000	2020	The crewed Mars I mission is launched.
Moonbase 3	TV series	1973	2003	By 2003, five world powers have Moon colonies. The European Moonbase 3 was built in 1995.
Moon Zero Two	Film	1969	2021	Set on a Moon base. Flights to Mars and Venus are common.
Native Tongue	Novel	1984	1991	The novel is set in the 22nd century, but after the United States took away women's rights in 1991.
Neon Genesis Evangelion	Anime series	1995	2015	Children in giant mechas fight giant alien monsters.
"The Neutral Zone" (from Star Trek: The Next Generation)	TV series episode	1988	1994	Cryonics (freezing bodies) became popular, and a cryonic satellite was launched. The remastered version sets these events in 1994.
The New Barbarians	Film	1983	2019	A post-apocalyptic film where two gangs fight over whether to destroy settlers or protect them.
News from Nowhere	Novel	1890	1952	In 1952, a violent revolution in the UK overthrew capitalism, creating a socialist utopia.
Nineteen Ninety-Four	Radio series	1985	1994	Household appliances are smart, and robots are common. Government departments are privatized.
The Ninja Warriors	Video game	1987	1993	In 1993, the US president declares himself dictator and puts the country under strict military rule.
The Noah's Ark Principle	Film	1984	1997	In 1997, all weapons of mass destruction have been removed. There is a European-American weather control space station in Earth's orbit.
"Number 12 Looks Just Like You" (from The Twilight Zone)	TV series episode	1964	2000	Set in a world where people can choose how they look, but everyone picks from a few popular options.
The Old Grey Hare (from Looney Tunes)	Cartoon short	1944	2000	Elmer Fudd is sent to the year 2000, where "smellevision" has replaced television.
The Old New Land	Novel	1902	1923	By 1923, a Jewish state called the New Society has risen in the Land of Israel. In reality, the State of Israel was established in 1948.
On the Beach	Novel	1957	1963	The northern hemisphere has been destroyed by World War III; people in the southern hemisphere await the nuclear fallout.
On the Beach	Film	2000	2007	Predicted a nuclear war between the United States and China over Taiwan that makes the Northern Hemisphere unlivable.
"On Thursday We Leave for Home" (from The Twilight Zone)	TV series episode	1963	1991–2021	In 1991, people fled Earth due to constant war and went to colonize another planet. In 2021, a rescue ship arrives to take them home.
Outcast	Video game	1999	2007	Interdimensional travel is invented.
Outside	Album	1995	1999	An album by David Bowie that tells a nonlinear murder mystery in 1999.
Pacific Rim	Film	2013	2020	In 2013, a rift to another dimension opens, releasing giant creatures that humans fight with mechas.
Parable of the Sower	Novel	1993	2024	By 2024, society has become unstable due to climate change and wealth inequality.
Paris in the Twentieth Century	Novel	1863	1960	Written in 1863 and published in 1994. Predicted gas-powered cars, fax machines, electric street lighting, maglev trains, the record industry, the internet, and WMDs.
"Patient Zero" (from The Outer Limits)	TV series episode	2001	2015	By 2015, a terrible plague has killed over three billion people worldwide.
"Past Tense" (from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)	TV episode	1995	2024	Most US cities have "sanctuary districts" for the homeless and poor, as wealth inequality grows.
Patlabor	OVA	1988–1989	1998–2002	Robots called "Labors" are part of society. The film adaptation, Patlabor: The Movie, is set in 1999.
Perfect Dark (Game Boy Color)	Video game	2000	2022	Terrorists pay for cybernetic body parts. Alien contact has been made.
Perfect Dark	Video game	2010	2023	Two alien races involved in a space war join rival companies on Earth. Predicted: Anti-gravity devices, holographics, and the first truly smart artificial intelligence computer.
Perfect Dark: Initial Vector	Novel	2006	2016, 2020	The world is controlled by huge companies. Canada is quarantined after a deadly flu epidemic in 2016.
Perfect Dark Zero	Video game	2005	2020	A large part of the world is controlled by corporations.
Perry Rhodan, "The Third Power" story arc	Novel series	1961–1962	1971–1975	The first moon landing discovers a crashed alien ship, and its technology almost causes a world war.
Phoenix Point	Video game	2019	2022	An alien virus changes all life on Earth.
Plague 99	Novel	1989	1999	In 1999, most of London's population is wiped out by a plague in weeks.
Policenauts	Video game	1994	2010–2013	Beyond Coast, humanity's first space colony, is finished. Policemen from Earth enforce laws among the first space immigrants.
The Postman	Film	1997	2013	Sixteen years after unspecified apocalyptic events, US society has collapsed due to attacks by a fanatical group, nuclear war, and plagues.
Predator 2	Film	1990	1997	Shows a gang war between Jamaican and Colombian groups in Los Angeles in 1997.
Prince of Darkness	Film	1987	1999	Characters in 1987 have a recurring dream that is a message from the future (1999), showing the apocalypse happening.
Project Moonbase	Film	1953	1970	People can live on the Moon.
Prophecies of Nostradamus	Film	1974	1999	Looks at an interpretation of Nostradamus's prophecies, especially one about a "great king of terror" coming from the skies in 1999.
The Puppet Masters	Novel	1951	2007 and later	The US and Soviet Union had a limited nuclear war but are still enemies. Flying cars and space travel are common.
The Purge	Film	2013	2014–2022	In 2014, an economic collapse leads to a strict government. By 2022, the US has an annual "Purge" holiday where all crime is allowed for 12 hours.
The Purge: Anarchy	Film	2014	2023	The US is a difficult country ruled by the "New Founding Fathers." The Purge is used to save the country's failing economy.
Quantum Leap	TV series	1989–1993	1995–1999	Sam Beckett starts his time-traveling in 1995. Other events in the show bring the present time to 1999.
Queen of Blood	Film	1966	1990	In 1990, a spaceship from Mars crash-lands on Earth.
Queen of Outer Space	Film	1958	1985	Venus is inhabited by women.
"The Queer Story of Brownlow's Newspaper"	Short story	1932	1971	A newspaper from November 10, 1971, mentions lower birth rates, geothermal energy, gorilla extinction, and a world government. It also shows a simplified spelling of English.
A Quiet Place	Film	2018	2020	Blind alien creatures destroy most human and animal life on Earth.
Radioactive Dreams	Film	1985	2011	Nuclear war breaks out in 1996, leaving the two main characters in a bunker for 15 years.
Rats: Night of Terror	Film	1984	2015	A nuclear disaster happens in 2015.
Real Steel	Film	2011	2020	Human boxers are replaced by robots.
Reign of Fire	Film	2002	2008 and 2020	The beginning, where dragons are found under London, is set in 2008. The rest of the film is set in 2020, on a post-apocalyptic Earth overrun by dragons.
Resiklo	Film	2007	2021	Earth is invaded by insect-like beings.
Revengers Tragedy	Film	2002	2011	A science fiction version of a play, set in a post-apocalyptic Great Britain after a natural disaster.
Revolution X	Video game	1994	1996	Takes place in a difficult future where music, TV, and video games are banned, and the band Aerosmith is kidnapped.
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky	Film	1991	2001	By 2001, private companies run all prisons. A nuclear war destroyed the planet and economy, leading to high crime rates.
"Robbie" from I, Robot	Short story	1939	1982, 1996	By 1982 (or 1996 in later versions), household robots are common.
RoboCop	TV series	1994	2005	In 2005, robotic policemen patrol the streets of Detroit, Michigan.
Robotics;Notes	Video game	2012	2019	A Visual novel about a boy trying to build a mecha.
RobotWar	Video game	1981	2002	Human soldiers have been replaced by military robots.
"Future Schlock" (from Rocko's Modern Life)	TV episode	1996	2013	In a Star Trek-like 2010s, Filburt's children ask about a banana found in a 1996 refrigerator.
Rollerball	Film	1975	2018	By 2018, the world is a corporate dictatorship. Books are replaced by computer summaries.
Roujin Z	Film	1991	2020	Set in early 21st century Japan (around 2020). Scientists develop the Z-001: a computerized hospital bed with robotic features.
Runaway	Film	1984	1991	Set in a future where household robots are common. Predicted domestic robots, video mail, social media, the Internet, voice-activated computers, facial recognition, retinal identification, camera drones, smart bullets, and tablet PCs.
The Running Man	Film	1987	2019	Predicted an economic collapse and a totalitarian takeover of the US in 2017. The film itself takes place in 2019.
R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)	Play	1921	c. 2000	The synthetic material for robots is discovered in 1932. The play takes place decades later. It's one of the earliest stories about AI takeovers.
Saints Row IV	Video game	2013	c. 2020	Earth is invaded and destroyed by aliens. A few survivors, including the President of the United States, are put into a virtual world.
Sealab 2020	TV series	1972	2020	The opening narration predicts that underwater sea labs will be able to hold 250 people.
seaQuest DSV	TV series	1993–1996	2015–2018	By 2018, the ocean floor has been colonized. A dolphin named Darwin can talk to humans using a translation device.
Sci-Fighters	Film	1996	2009	A convict escapes from the Moon and returns to Earth, carrying a deadly virus.
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World	Film	2012	2021	An asteroid hits Earth. The last newspaper is dated "March 21, 2021."
Sekirei	Manga, Anime	2004	2020	Takes place in Tokyo, where "Sekirei" (women fighters) battle to decide the world's fate.
Senran Kagura	Video game	2011	2020	Female ninjas are common and fight evil.
The Sentinel	Short story	1951	1996	An expedition to the Moon finds an alien artifact. This story inspired 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The Sentinels of the New Dawn (from Doctor Who)	Audio drama	2011	2014	This audio drama correctly predicted a widespread Ebola epidemic in 2014.
Sexmission	Film	1984	1991	By 1991, suspended animation has been perfected. The main characters go into hibernation in 1991 and wake up in 2044.
Shadowrun	Roleplaying game	1989	2021	On April 30, 2021, ten percent of the world's population suddenly change into new racial types, like orks and trolls.
The Shadows of Avalon (from Doctor Who)	Novel	2000	2012	By 2012, the United Kingdom has a king.
Shank	Film	2010	2015	London has fallen under the control of gangs.
The Shape of Things to Come	Novel	1933	1933–2017	Contains several books covering future periods, including a long Second World War and other difficult ideas.
Shooting War	Comic	2006	2011	In 2011, US President John McCain is aggressively fighting the War on Terror.
Silent Mobius	Anime	1998	2023	Shows a group of all-female police officers protecting Tokyo from alien creatures.
SimCity	Video game	1989	2010	Boston suffers a nuclear meltdown in January 2010.
SimCity 2000	Video game	1993	1993–2007	Malibu is affected by wildfires in 1993, Chicago by pollution in 1999, a giant monster attacks Hollywood in 2001, and New York City's Manhattan has a nuclear meltdown in 2007.
SimCity 3000	Video game	1999	2020	Microwave power plants are invented.
Sin and Punishment	Video game	2000	2007	In 2007, humanity faces severe global famine. Scientists build bionic creatures to grow food, but they rebel and start a war.
Sire	Novel	1991	1999	In 1999, France brings back its monarchy, and an 18-year-old takes the throne.
6th Day, TheThe 6th Day	Film	2000	2015	By 2015, creating duplicate humans (including memories and age) is possible but illegal.
The Sky Pirate	Novel	1909	1930s	Years before 1939, France and the UK fought a war where aircraft were used a lot.
Slaughterhouse-Five	Novel	1969	1976	Partially set in a future where the United States has split into twenty separate countries to prevent future wars.
Smash TV	Video game	1990	1999	In 1999, violent reality TV shows are popular, where contestants fight, often to the death.
Snatcher	Video game	1988	1991 (Japanese), 1996 (English)	Predicted that 80% of the world's population would die due to a biological hazard in Russia. The main story is set 51 years later on a man-made island where androids are secretly killing people.
Snow Crash	Novel	1992	2000s	California has split into two independent areas with few laws. Guard dogs are augmented cyborgs. Predicted virtual worlds and Google Earth.
Soldiers of Anarchy	Video game	2002	2015	A deadly virus wiped out most of the human population in 2010.
Songbird	Film	2020	2024	A more deadly version of COVID-19 leads to multi-year lockdowns in the United States, which becomes a police state.
Soylent Green	Film	1973	2022	An adaptation of Make Room! Make Room! The world is severely overpopulated, and resources are running out. In 2022, New York City's population was actually around 18.8 million, not 40 million.
Space: 1999	TV series	1975–1977	1999–2006	The Moon is knocked out of Earth's orbit on September 13, 1999.
Spaceflight IC-1	Film	1965	2015	In 2015, an overpopulated world is controlled by a powerful computer government that chooses colonists for space launches based on age, health, and IQ.
"Space Seed" (from Star Trek: The Original Series)	TV series episode	1967	1992–1996, 2018	From 1992 to 1996, Khan Noonien Singh ruled a quarter of the world. Before this, space ships and suspended animation were perfected.
Split Second	Film	1992	2008	Global warming causes London to become a flooded city.
Spooks: Code 9	TV series	2008	2012	There is a nuclear attack in London during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Stand on Zanzibar	Novel	1968	2010	Predicted the decline of Detroit, electric cars, overpopulation, the European Union, terrorism, reality television, and a president named Obomi.
State of Emergency	Video game	2002	2023	In 2023, after an economic collapse, the US government is overthrown by "The Corporation," and a strict police state is established.
"Steel" (from The Twilight Zone)	TV series episode	1963	1974	This episode takes place in 1974, six years after human boxing was made illegal. Robots dominate the sport instead.
Steel Frontier	Film	1995	2019	A post-apocalyptic neo-Western film.
Stranded	Film	2001	2020	Begins as the Ares crewed spacecraft enters orbit around Mars.
Strange Adventures No. 1	Comic	1950	The late 20th century	Earth was completely covered by water during the latter part of the 20th century.
Strange Days	Film	1995	1999	Events happen near the end of the 1990s; a person's memories can be recorded on a disc called a "SQUID" that others can steal.
Street Fighter 2010	Video game	1990	2010	Features aliens and bionic enhancements.
Strike Commander	Video game	1993	2011	War in the Middle East destroys most oil fields, leading to a global oil crisis and a second Great Depression.
Super Baseball 2020	Video game	1991	2020	The sport of baseball is played entirely by robots.
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross	Anime series	1982	2009–2012	Most of the story takes place starting in 2009. The final episode is in January 2012.
Super Force	TV series	1990	2018, 2020	In 2018, the United States sent a crewed mission to Mars. Some episodes are set in 2020.
Super Glove Ball	Video game	1990	2005	Predicted motion control technology for console games.
Supreme Ruler 2020	Video game	2008	2020	The main character tries to unite a region of broken states into one government.
Superman No. 128	Comic	1959	2000	By 2000, Earth has a world government, Mars is colonized, and space travel is common.
Superman No. 300	Comic	1976	1990–2001	By 1990, the New Empire State Building is the tallest building. A moonbase with a laser weapon is built. 3D television was invented before 2001.
Supervolcano	Docudrama film	2005	2020	The volcano at Yellowstone National Park has a huge eruption.
Surrogates	Film	2009	2017	Humans live at home and interact with the world through robots they control remotely.
SWAT 3	Video game	1999	2003–2005	World leaders gather in Los Angeles in 2005 to sign a treaty to get rid of nuclear weapons. Terrorists try to stop it.
Sword Art Online	Light novel	2009	2022	Virtual reality technology is so advanced that helmets can connect directly to the brain. The first game for it launches on November 6, and the developer makes it so players can't log out, and dying in the game means dying in real life.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time	Video game	1991	2020	The "Neon Night Riders" stage features battles on hoverboards.
The Terminator	Film	1984	2021	In 2021, Kyle Reese fights against machines with the Resistance.
Terminator: Dark Fate	Film	2019	2020	The film is mainly set in 2020 when an advanced Terminator is sent back to kill Dani Ramos, who will threaten machines in the future.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Film	1991	1995	The film predicts a future AI takeover and nuclear war in 1997, with August 29, 1997, being "Judgement Day." This is stopped when a company's headquarters is destroyed.
Terminator Genisys	Film	2015	2017	The first part of the film is in 2027, but a later part is set in 2017 when an old Terminator has aged. A new operating system, "Genisys," is released and will become Skynet.
The Tenth Planet (from Doctor Who)	TV series	1966	1986	In December 1986, Earth's former sister planet, Mondas, returns to the Solar System.
Terrahawks	TV series	1983	2020	An alien force has destroyed NASA's Mars base and threatens Earth.
"There Will Come Soft Rains"	Short story	1950	1985	In 1985, computer-controlled houses cook and clean. In that year, humanity is wiped out by a nuclear war.
Things to Come	Film	1936	1940–1970	A film version of The Shape of Things to Come. A global war breaks out on Christmas Day 1940 and continues into the 1960s.
Thrice Upon a Time	Novel	1980	2009–2010	In 2009, technology to send messages back and forth through time is invented. In 2010, the Soviet Union still exists, video phones are common, and cars have automated control systems.
Thunderbirds	Film	2004	2020	Loosely based on the 1960s TV series, where a family owns a private space station.
Timecop	Film	1994	2004	Time travel is used to fight crime. Voice-activated self-driving cars are common. The film's villain is a candidate in the 2004 US presidential election.
The Time Machine	Film	1960	1966	George sees the start of a nuclear war on August 19, 1966.
Timescape	Novel	1980	1998	In 1998, Earth is damaged by ecological disasters like algal blooms and diebacks.
TimeSplitters	Video game	2000	2005 (and other eras)	Cyborgs are present in 2005; space travel is invented before 2020.
Time Traveler	Video game	1991	1998 (and other past and future dates)	By 1998, the world has become a crime-filled, punk-style future.
Titan	Novel	1997	Early 21st century	Features a crewed mission to Titan during a predicted intellectual "Dark Age."
Tom Clancy's EndWar	Video game	2008	2016–2020	Predicted the rise of a unified European superstate called the "European Federation." Also predicted that space would become heavily militarized by 2020.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon	Video game	2001	2008	Predicted a war between Russia and NATO in 2008 after a coup in Moscow. It correctly predicted a Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter	Video game	2006	2013	A civil war breaks out in Mexico, planned by Mexicans against a military alliance with Canada and the US.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Desert Siege	Video game	2002	2009	Predicted a war between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2009. The US intervenes to protect shipping lanes.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	Video game	2012	2024	A paramilitary group takes control of Russia and launches a nuclear missile at London.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder	Video game	2002	2010	Fidel Castro dies in 2006, leading to instability in Cuba. By 2010, Cuba prepares for its first free elections, with the US sending forces to help.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2	Video game	2004	2007–2011	Shows a war between North Korea and South Korea in 2007.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	Video game	2002	2004–2005	A strongman takes over Georgia and invades Azerbaijan, committing genocide. NATO and the US intervene.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory	Video game	2005	2007	North Korea invades South Korea. Correctly predicted North Korea becoming a nuclear weapons state by 2007.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction	Video game	2010	2011	Terrorists attack Washington, D.C., using an electromagnetic pulse device and take over the White House. Predicted a female US president in 2011.
The Transformers: The Movie	Animated film	1986	2005	By 2005, the presence of the Autobots on Earth has made human technology very advanced.
Trauma Center: Under the Knife and Trauma Center: Second Opinion	Video game	2005	2018	By 2018, AIDS and cancer have cures.
"Trends"	Short story	1939	1973–1978, 2008	After a failed attempt in 1973, the first trip around the Moon is made in 1978.
The True Meaning of Smekday	Children's book	2007	2012–2013	Aliens colonize Earth and force humans to move to Florida.
The Tunnel	Film	1935	After 1940	The film is about building a transatlantic tunnel. The Channel Tunnel was noted to have been built in 1940.
The Turner Diaries	Novel	1978	1983	(1991 in later editions). Shows a violent overthrow of the US government by terrorists and a global race war.
"The Truth" (from The X-Files)	TV series episode	2002	2012	The final date set for alien colonization.
Twisted Metal 3	Video game	1998	2008	The game predicted that Hollywood would be destroyed by a great earthquake in 2007.
Ubik	Novel	1969	1992	The Moon has been colonized, psychic powers are common, and cryonic suspension (freezing bodies) has been perfected.
UFO	TV series	1970	1980	Shows a secret alien invasion of Earth.
The Ultimate Warrior	Film	1975	2012	In 2012, a virus has devastated the planet.
Until the End of the World	Film	1991	1999	An Indian nuclear satellite loses control and heads towards Earth, causing chaos. A way to record dreams is invented.
Uplink	Video game	2001	2010	Correctly predicted that computers would have up to 8 CPUs by 2010, though it overestimated processor speed.
Urban Strike	Video game	1994	2001	Predicted a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Towers in 2001.
Vendetta dal futuro	Film	1986	1997	In a difficult United States, an industrialist builds a cyborg to kill an ecological leader.
Venus Wars	Manga/Anime	1986 (manga), 1989 (anime)	2003–2089	In 2003, a comet hits Venus, changing its atmosphere. Colonization begins in 2012. By 2089, two native populations are at war.
A Very British Coup	TV miniseries	1988	1991–1992	Harry Perkins becomes Prime Minister in March 1991. His government plans to end newspaper monopolies, leave NATO, remove US military bases, and disarm nuclear weapons.
V for Vendetta	Comic	1982–1985	1997–1998	The comic's story takes place from November 5, 1997, to November 5, 1998. The 2005 film adaptation is set between these dates in 2025 and 2026.
"Vincent Deem 1997" (from Exploring Tomorrow)	Radio drama	1958	1977–1997	Time travel was discovered in 1977. After a war in 1980 that destroyed all plant life, guns were outlawed. In 1997, health rays, video phones, and moving sidewalks are common.
Virtual Light	Novel	1993	2006	Simulated reality through direct brain stimulation has recently been invented. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is now a shanty town.
Vortex	Novel	1991	1993–1994	Shows a civil war in South Africa after a coup tries to stop anti-apartheid reforms. It correctly predicted the end of South African apartheid and the transition to majority rule in 1994.
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet	Film	1965	2020	In this film, the Moon is colonized. A group of men land on Venus and find a prehistoric world with plants and monsters.
The War Game	Film	1965	1966	A fake documentary about the effects of a nuclear attack in Kent, caused by the Vietnam War getting worse.
The War in Space	Film	1977	1988	Space combat is common, and a "United Nations Space Force" is created.
The War in the Air	Novel	1907	Late 1910s	Shows a world war, started by Germany against the US, fought with fixed-wing aircraft. Predicted the use of military aircraft, a world war before 1920, an attack by Japan against the United States, and a global financial collapse.
The War of the Worlds	Novel	1898	Early in the 20th century	Predicted laser weaponry and chemical weapons.
Warday	Novel	1983	1988–1993	A nuclear attack on New York City in 1988 led to a nuclear war that devastated the US and Soviet Union. The UK and Japan became superpowers.
Way...Way Out	Film	1966	1989	A comedy set on competing US and Soviet moon bases.
Weapons of Choice	Novel	2004	2021	On January 15, 2021, a fleet is sent back in time to June 2, 1942. Hillary Clinton was a wartime President.
Weathering with You	Anime	2019	2021	In June 2021, continuous rain begins over Tokyo.
We Can Build You	Novel	1972	1982	By 1982, electronic organs and androids are mass-produced.
Westworld	Film	1973	1983	Mainly set in a theme park filled with androids.
When Smuts Goes	Novel	1947	1952	In 1952, the National Party comes to power in South Africa and creates a strict government. Correctly predicted the rise of apartheid in South Africa and its later end.
The White Plague	Novel	1982	1996	The main character's family is killed by a bomb in 1996, leading him to create a plague that kills only women, but men carry it.
Wicked City	OVA	1987	End of the 20th century	At the start of the new millennium, the human world secretly lives alongside a demonic "Black World." A secret police force protects the border.
"The Wilderness"	Short story	1952	2003	In 2003, commercial travel to Mars is common.
A Wind Named Amnesia	Novel	1983	1999	In 1999, the world is a destroyed wasteland due to a strange wind that wiped out even basic memories like speech.
"The Winnowing"	Short story	1976	2005	In 2005, Earth is experiencing severe famine due to its population of six billion.
"With Folded Hands" (from Dimension X)	Radio drama	1950	2006	In 2006, household robots called "Mechanicals" are common.
Witness to the Execution	TV film	1994	1999	In 1999, US morality has fallen so low that the execution of an innocent person is treated like a major sports event.
The Wizard of Mars	Film	1965	1975	The first crewed probe to orbit Mars arrives on January 1, 1975.
The World a Department Store	Novel	1900	1925	By 1925, a socialist group in America has ended poverty and slums. Photo IDs are used.
The World Jones Made	Novel	1956	2002	A post-nuclear world where spreading any ideology is illegal, but a leader named Jones starts a movement against foreigners.
The World Next Door	Novel	1990	1997	Published one year before Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, it shows a 1997 where his reforms failed, leading to a nuclear war between the US and the USSR.
World War III	TV miniseries	1982	1987	World War III breaks out in 1987.
X a.k.a. X/1999	Manga	1992	1999	The Battle of Armageddon is preparing to happen in Tokyo.
X: Beyond the Frontier	Video game	1999	2022	The game takes place in 2912, but its events start when a student discovers how to create wormholes in 2022. By then, a simpler Japanese had replaced English as the main science language.
"The Year of the Burn Up" (from Timeslip)	TV series episode	1970–1971	1990	In 1990, Earth is ruled by scientists and engineers, and England is covered by tropical rainforests.
The Year of the Quiet Sun	Novel	1970	1978–2000	In 1978, a time travel experiment is done by the US military. In 1999, Chicago is in a civil war and was attacked with a nuclear bomb.
Years and Years	TV series	2019	2019–2034	A British family experiences life over 25 years, including economic problems, pandemics, and new technologies.
Year Zero	Album	2007	2008–2022	An album by Nine Inch Nails that predicts future events like a bioterrorist attack and a nuclear war between the US and Iran, ending in 2022.
Yesterday	Film	2002	2020	Korean reunification (North and South Korea becoming one) is a reality.
Your Safety First	Short film	1956	2000	In 2000, cars are self-driving, commercial travel to the Moon is common, TV is 3D and interactive, and people live much longer.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders	Video game	1988	1997	Aliens controlling "The Phone Company" lower the world's intelligence with a low-frequency hum.
Zombie Nation	Video game	1990	1999	In 1999, zombies have taken over the entire United States.

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