Extrapolations

Extrapolations brings eight interwoven stories across 33 years to show how a warming planet reshapes family life, work, faith, and survival. Across decades, people from different backgrounds contend with rising seas, extreme weather, and the ripple effects on finances, neighborhoods, and daily routines. Some segments follow scientists, farmers, and corporate leaders trying to safeguard their communities while coping with disruption. Other vignettes focus on ordinary people facing hard choices as resources tighten, cities adapt, and political fault lines widen. The show links intimate moments to large scale forces, asking how individuals respond when the future grows less predictable and the odds shift from day to day. It avoids neat answers and aims to feel real and ongoing.

Created by Scott Z Burns, Extrapolations debuted in 2023 as an original drama series. The project pulls together multiple directors and writers to examine climate change from diverse angles, without relying on a single narrative pattern across many voices.

The show has drawn a mixed reception with a 6.0 out of 10 rating from 108 votes. Critics point to the bold structure and the attempt to tether intimate moments to broad environmental trends, while some feel the scope comes at the expense of character depth. Core themes include resilience in the face of climate disruption, the economic and social costs of policy choices, and the tension between science and faith as communities seek meaning, security, and a way forward.