The Pod Generation

Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) are a couple looking to have a baby in a world where humans can be grown in pods in this British near-future sci-fi from the director of 2009's Cold Souls.

A New York couple, Rachel (Clarke) and Alvy (Ejiofor), live in a not-so-distant future where technology provides ever-more convenient living. A rising tech company executive, Rachel lands a coveted spot at the Womb Center, which offers couples a convenient (and shareable) maternity by way of detachable artificial wombs, or pods. But Alvy, a botanist with an affection for nature, prefers a natural pregnancy. And yet, as Rachel’s AI therapist puts it, why is that “natural?” So begins the tech-paved path to parenthood.

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