Black Mirror-style drama with impressive cast ‘among the best anthologies’ gets new home at Netflix
A sci-fi drama described as “intriguing” and “savvy” has found a new UK streaming home on Netflix. Starring the likes of Bill Skarsgård, Sarah Snook, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, AMC series Soulmates is an anthology tale set in a futuristic universe in which one scientific test can reveal your one true soulmate.
Each episode explores how the technology works and affects different people, their relationships, and their futures with their predetermined perfect partner.
An official synopsis reads: “Soulmates is set 15 years into the future, when science has made a discovery that changes the lives of everyone on the planet – a test that unequivocally tells you who your soulmate is.
“Each of the six episodes will feature a different cast and explore an entirely new story around discovering (or opting not to discover) the results of this new test and the impact of those results on a myriad of relationships.”
First released in 2020, Soulmates ran for one series, and despite being renewed for a second shortly after release, it was cancelled in 2023.
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The 2024 film All of You, created by Soulmates‘ William Bridges and Brett Goldstein, is set in the same universe as the series.
Due to its premise, the series has very often been compared to Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology Black Mirror.
Soulmates holds a high 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critics’ consensus reading: “Well-performed, but frustratingly fleeting, Soulmates asks some interesting questions, but its anthology approach cuts any novel revelations short.”
In their review, Starburst Magazine wrote: “Across six intriguing episodes, Soulmates asks the audience to ponder whether love really can be determined by predestination or whether the right to choose and make an informed decision is an implacable and fundamental part of the human experience.”
Mashable said: “Soulmates gives its characters the space to ask fascinating questions about romance without settling on a single message or “right” way to find love. None of the episodes feel preachy.”
Paste added: “What’s great about Soulmates is that focus on the practical. It’s a new way to explore an old subject regarding romantic relationships and how we search for partners.
Meanwhile, CNN.com thought: “Soulmates is an especially savvy concept, and among the best anthology series to come along in a while amid a flurry of mostly mediocre ones.”
Soulmates is now streaming on Netflix
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Rebecca is a freelance journalist who specializes in TV and film. After beginning her career as a digital entertainment journalist for the Express & Star and Shropshire Star, she embarked on a freelance career in 2021 contributing to the likes of Metro UK, The Sun, WhatCulture, Screen Rant, FilmHounds Magazine and more.
Her particular field of interest is horror cinema and she has written for genre publications such as Ghouls Magazine and Moving Pictures Film Club.
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