AMC's science fiction anthology series, Soulmates, caused quite a stir among fans when it premiered in 2020, both for its unique concept and the captivating characters it created in each of its six episodes.
The series is set in the near future, where a corporation called Soul Connex runs a highly successful and popular program called "Soulmates," which claims to use science and data precision to find a candidate's soulmate. Although the second season of Soulmates remains canceled, we're taking a look back at the series created by William Bridges and Brett Goldstein, encouraging you to watch it if you haven't already.
Creators: William Bridges, Brett Goldstein
Stars: Patrick Bayele, Bill Skarsgård, Charlie Heaton
Soulmates is set approximately 15 years in the future, where scientific and technological advancements have further simplified human life. In addition to making all screens—from cell phones and televisions to giant billboards—transparent and futuristic, scientists have also made significant progress in the more complex aspects of human existence.
The average person typically expects to spend a considerable amount of time searching for their soulmate: the person with whom they are most compatible and with whom they can spend the rest of their life in peace and prosperity.
While finding them can be quick in many situations, simply understanding or identifying someone as your soulmate definitely takes longer, and all romantic hopes and expectations must be kept in check for fear of courting the "wrong" person. But what if advanced technology could use pure science and solid data to find soulmates for human beings?
A private corporation called Soul Connex seems to have solved this mystery and simplified everyone's life by directly telling them who their soulmate is, based on strictly scientific calculations. All you have to do is visit any of Soul Connex's facilities in the United States and take a test, which only takes about 20 minutes and is completely painless.
At the end of the test, the subject is told who their soulmate is and is also provided with information about them, such as their current address and profession. However, there's a small catch: both parties must have taken the test and entered their information into the database to be matched.
If one of them hasn't yet taken the test, the other is clearly informed at the end that their soulmate hasn't, meaning they must still rely on fate and luck to some extent. It's in this context that Soulmates unfolds, exploring all the avenues this unique innovation can generate, from drama to comedy to outright horror.
A private corporation called Soul Connex seems to have solved this mystery and simplified everyone's life by directly revealing who their soulmate is, based on strictly scientific calculations. All you have to do is visit any of Soul Connex's facilities in the United States and take the test, which only takes about 20 minutes and is completely free.
At the end of the test, the subject is told who their soulmate is and is also provided with information about them, such as their current address and profession. However, there's a small catch: both parties must have taken the test and entered their information into the database to be matched. If one of the two hasn't yet taken the test, the other is clearly informed at the end that their soulmate hasn't, meaning they must still rely on fate and fortune to some extent. It is in this context that Soulmates unfolds, exploring all the avenues this unique innovation can open, from drama to comedy to outright horror.
Episode 1 of Soulmates, titled "Watershed," takes us through the pivotal moment when two people end their otherwise happy and comfortable relationship in the hopes of finding a better match, all thanks to the Soul Connex innovation.
Nikki and Franklin are a happy couple with children, part of a seemingly stable family that lacks nothing. One day, Jen, a close friend of Nikki's, shares her recent decision: to take the Soulmates test to find her true soulmate. But the proposal presents multiple problems, as Nikki is quick to point out, since Jen is already married and even has children.
Even if she finds her soulmate and decides to pursue them, she would be leaving her husband and children, something she admits she doesn't mind. Despite her best efforts to advise Jen against going down that path, Nikki fails to convince her friend and is left perplexed by the state of modern relationships.
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