TV series

Day One

2026 · 1 season

A tense, paranoid chase through a locked-down tech city, all neon urgency and uneasy questions about where progress is taking us.

Tagline: The future is offline. Your survival starts now.
Overview: Barcelona, 2026. During Mobile World Congress week, Ulises Albet, a former tech prodigy turned anti-tech activist, becomes the prime suspect in a murder. As he escapes through a city under lockdown, he uncovers the imminent launch of a groundbreaking technology that could put humanity's ethical future at risk. To stop it, he must confront his past.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and satirical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Technology, conspiracy, corruption, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
conspiracy
corruption
identity
guilt
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild