The Oyster

In 2050, Earth has become uninhabitable due to overwhelming carbon emissions. To try and save the human race, every person was given a government-mandated microchip implanted in their brains in an attempt to facilitate the migration to an underground shelter, as well as a point score to determine their usefulness to future society. This same score determined who had a place underground and who was left above to die. After eliminating 20 percent of the population, the government realized that was still not enough to sustain life underground. So in 2052, the government took a more drastic measure in an attempt to cut emissions and resource usage-- and so “The Oyster” was born. “The Oyster” is a software program that fills the user with nothing except pleasure and pure bliss. But what happens when reality begins to fade and “The Oyster” is all that remains?

The Oyster starring Logan Browning (Netflix’s Dear White People, The Perfection), Carla Gugino (The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Haunting of Hill House), Mamoudou Athie (Jurassic World, Underwater, Sorry For Your Loss), Keith David (The Thing, Requiem for A Dream, Armageddon), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian), Constance Zimmer (House of Cards, Unreal, Entourage), Donnell Rawlings (Chappelle's Show), Kenny Allen (Zane & Heath Unfiltered) and more.

The Oyster is created, written and executive produced by Alexander Aldea and Adrienne Schaffler. Logan Browning and Alex Cline from The Paragon Collective also serve as executive producers. Jordan Cobb (creator of Janus Descending and Primordial Deep) also wrote for the series alongside Aldea and Schaffler.

The first episode of The Oyster premieres November 13th, 2020 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all podcast platforms.