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COLLECTION · Series · 2017

Future Man

Josh Futturman, a janitor by day/world-ranked gamer by night, is tasked with preventing the extinction of humanity after mysterious visitors from the future proclaim him the key to defeating the imminent super-race invasion.

Source: TMDB
* 7.1 (595)ComedyFantasyScience FictionUnited States
Creators
Ariel Shaffir · Howard Overman · Kyle Hunter
Countries
United States
Studios
Hulu · Sony Pictures Television · Point Grey Pictures · Matt Tolmach Productions
Runtime
30 min/ep
Age rating
TV-MA
Release
14/11/2017
Score
7.1 / 10 (595)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
13 episodes · 2017
Pilot
Episode 1. Pilot
2017-11-14 · 30 min

Josh Futturman feels stuck in his dead-end job as a janitor so all he really does is play Biotic Wars, an unbeatable videogame the rest of the world has given up on. But when Josh beats the game, mysterious visitors from the future…

Herpe: Fully Loaded
Episode 2. Herpe: Fully Loaded
2017-11-14 · 27 min

In 1969, Josh, Tiger, and Wolf launch a mission to infiltrate a fraternity party and prevent Dr. Kronish from contracting herpes—but the destruction they’ve left in their wake quickly catches up with them.

A Riphole in Time
Episode 3. A Riphole in Time
2017-11-14 · 29 min

Tiger and Wolf decide it’s time for Dr. Kronish to die. Josh reluctantly agrees to help—but when he realizes he can’t go through with it, he finds himself caught in Tiger and Wolf’s sights instead.

A Fuel's Errand
Episode 4. A Fuel's Errand
2017-11-14 · 30 min

In the wake of the disastrous attempt to assassinate Dr. Kronish, Tiger and Wolf kick Josh off the mission. When they realize their Time Travel Device is compromised, Josh makes a deal: if he can get them more fuel, they’ll let him back…

Justice Desserts
Episode 5. Justice Desserts
2017-11-14 · 35 min

Tiger, Wolf, and Josh work to unmask the Biotics undercover at the Kronish Labs Christmas party. Meanwhile, Josh grows closer to his coworker Jeri as she helps him avoid the obsessed policeman hot on Josh’s tail.

A Blowjob Before Dying
Episode 6. A Blowjob Before Dying
2017-11-14 · 30 min

With just twenty-seven minutes before a bomb explodes in the head of their captured Biotic, Josh, Tiger, and Wolf hold a high-stakes interrogation in Josh's bedroom while Josh’s unwitting parents host a holiday dinner party downstairs.

Pandora's Mailbox
Episode 7. Pandora's Mailbox
2017-11-14 · 30 min

Josh, Tiger, and Wolf jump into the future to steal the fuel they desperately need to continue their mission. But when they arrive at their destination, they are confronted by an unexpected enemy.

Girth, Wind & Fire
Episode 8. Girth, Wind & Fire
2017-11-14 · 28 min

The end of the mission is in sight as Tiger and Wolf prepare for one final jump into the past. But when Josh’s mom is kidnapped, Josh refuses to let Tiger and Wolf leave before they mount a daring rescue to save her.

Operation: Fatal Attraction
Episode 9. Operation: Fatal Attraction
2017-11-14 · 30 min

Convinced he knows how to stop Dr. Kronish once and for all, Josh commandeers the TTD and leads the team on a mission into the past. But when Wolf goes missing, they have to spilt up, forcing Josh to carry out his insane plan alone.

Operation: Natal Attraction
Episode 10. Operation: Natal Attraction
2017-11-14 · 29 min

Still in the past, Josh desperately tries to change Dr. Kronish’s future while not messing up his own. Meanwhile, Tiger and Wolf confront each other over Wolf's wavering dedication to the cause.

Beyond the TruffleDome
Episode 11. Beyond the TruffleDome
2017-11-14 · 30 min

Torn apart by internal divisions, the team is scattered throughout history, as Tiger and Wolf reckon with the way the mission has changed them and the possibility that they might fail.

Prelude to an Apocalypse
Episode 12. Prelude to an Apocalypse
2017-11-14 · 29 min

Josh discovers that his interference in the past has completely transformed his life…for the better. Wolf and Tiger deal with the aftermath of their failed mission to the past.

A Date With Destiny
Episode 13. A Date With Destiny
2017-11-14 · 30 min

Out of time and options, the team reconciles that their actions have made everything much, much worse and plan one final mission to put an end to Dr. Kronish and the Cure forever.

Season 2
Season 2
13 episodes · 2019

Season two picks up in 2162, and Josh, Wolf, and Tiger learn that their season one mission to stop the cure from getting out didn’t work. In this timeline, Stu Camillo is now in power, having created the cure, and launched a plan to relocate humanity to Mars. A shadowy organization called the Pointed Circle seeks to recruit Josh to take Stu down – but are…

Countdown to a Prologue
Episode 1. Countdown to a Prologue
2019-01-11 · 28 min

Josh is confused to discover that he’s been released from jail. As he tries to make sense of this, he quickly realizes that all is not as it seems in his world. A new nefarious plan is afoot and Josh is being pulled into it whether he…

The i of the Tiger
Episode 2. The i of the Tiger
2019-01-11 · 27 min

Tiger and Wolf arrive in the future they created. Tiger is not welcome in The NAG (The New Above Ground) so she heads to The Mons where she learns humanity is moving to Mars, her DNA created the cure, and Stu Camillo is alive and well in…

A Wolf in the Torque House
Episode 3. A Wolf in the Torque House
2019-01-11 · 29 min

Wolf is mistaken for Torque (the Wolf in this timeline) and he goes with it – learning about the NAG, and its 6-parent families and hatred of technology. Wolf tries to escape but the appeal of this new, strange world makes it hard for him…

Guess Who's Coming to Lunch
Episode 4. Guess Who's Coming to Lunch
2019-01-11 · 27 min

As Tiger gets to know her doppelganger Ty-Anne, Wolf acclimates to the NAG, and Josh wanders the desert. Josh is brought to the NAG and remanded to indentured servitude as a technology smasher.

J1: Judgment Day
Episode 5. J1: Judgment Day
2019-01-11 · 29 min

Josh, Tiger, and Wolf go on a mission to find their TTD and take down the Pointed Circle.

The Binx Ultimatum
Episode 6. The Binx Ultimatum
2019-01-11 · 30 min

Tiger uses Stu’s fondness for her to help her track down Athena. Meanwhile, Josh is now a “Smasher” remanded to a labor camp, where the Pointed Circle comes after him. Wolf, vowing to improve the NAG, faces off against Supreme Overlord…

Homicide: Life in the Mons
Episode 7. Homicide: Life in the Mons
2019-01-11 · 28 min

Wolf, ignoring warnings about the Pointed Circle, brings Josh to live outside his Clusternest. Tiger reaches a dead end in her quest for the TTD.

The Last Horchata
Episode 8. The Last Horchata
2019-01-11 · 29 min

Stu introduces a depressed Tiger to his simulation – where anything can be reality, drawing them closer than ever before.

The Ballad of PUP-E Q. Barkington
Episode 9. The Ballad of PUP-E Q. Barkington
2019-01-11 · 25 min

Stu sends commandos to abduct Josh in the NAG – chaos and bloodshed ensue. Josh and Wolf learn the identity of Achilles, the elusive leader of the Pointed Circle.

Exes and OS
Episode 10. Exes and OS
2019-01-11 · 26 min

Ty-Anne shares the story of growing up with Stu as her father and her early exposure to The Pointed Circle. Josh believes he’s the key to stopping Stu once and for all.

Dia De Los Robots
Episode 11. Dia De Los Robots
2019-01-11 · 26 min

It’s the day of the MARS launch. Josh goes on a suicide mission to sneak into Stu’s upload machine to shut him down for good.

The Brain Job
Episode 12. The Brain Job
2019-01-11 · 28 min

Armed with the newly discovered TTD, our team uses an 11-second window to jump back in time over and over to reach Stu’s brain and destroy it.

Ultra-Max
Episode 13. Ultra-Max
2019-01-11 · 25 min

Having messed with time travel one too many times, Josh, Tiger, and Wolf land in jail in the year 3491. Facing a death sentence for their crimes, their loyalty to each other is tested by their cruel and unusual jailer, Susan.

Season 3
Season 3
8 episodes · 2020

Convicted of time crimes and sentenced to death by entertainment, Josh, Tiger, and Wolf become fugitives, on the run through time, trying desperately to evade capture while clearing their names and fixing the big mess of history they’ve made along the way.

The Precipice of Yesterday
Episode 1. The Precipice of Yesterday
2020-04-03 · 25 min

Josh, Tiger, and Wolf are forced to compete in the Diecathalon, but a complication arises that puts them at odds with each other.

There Will Be Borscht
Episode 2. There Will Be Borscht
2020-04-03 · 35 min

Josh puts his faith in The Voice while Wolf basks in his element and Tiger struggles to adapt.

Trapper's Delight
Episode 3. Trapper's Delight
2020-04-03 · 32 min

Josh’s crisis of faith comes to a head as Tiger connects with her killer instincts, and Wolf struggles to lay low.

The Outlaw Wild Sam Bladden
Episode 4. The Outlaw Wild Sam Bladden
2020-04-03 · 32 min

Tiger and Wolf come to terms with their true selves as Josh is forced to confront what and who he truly believes.

Haven Is for Real
Episode 5. Haven Is for Real
2020-04-03 · 28 min

Josh makes a risky deal. Tiger and Wolf let Josh take command.

The Land After Time
Episode 6. The Land After Time
2020-04-03 · 31 min

Josh discovers a new happiness as Wolf loses his mind and Tiger embarks on an unexpected journey.

Time Rogues III: Escape From Forever
Episode 7. Time Rogues III: Escape From Forever
2020-04-03 · 30 min

Josh and Wolf reunite and make a desperate move to escape while Tiger reconciles her past and present selves.

Return of the Present
Episode 8. Return of the Present
2020-04-03 · 33 min

The universe is about to end. For real this time.

Cast by season
Josh Hutcherson
Josh Hutcherson
Josh Futturman
Eliza Coupe
Eliza Coupe
Tiger
Derek Wilson
Derek Wilson
Wolf
Ed Begley Jr.
Ed Begley Jr.
Gabe Futturman
Glenne Headly
Glenne Headly
Diane Futturman
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★ 8.0 / 10
## **Future Man (2017) Review: A Brilliant, Unruly Comedy That Couldn't Sustain Its Own Madness - 8/10** *Future Man* burst onto the scene with a first season that was nothing short of a perfect 10/10. It was a shockingly clever, relentlessly funny, and beautifully stupid deconstruction of 80s sci-fi tropes. The premise—a janitor and gamer, Josh Futturman (Josh Hutcherson), is recruited by cybernetic soldiers from the future to save the world based on his skills in a video game—was a masterclass in high-concept comedy. The chemistry between Josh, the hyper-violent Tiger (Eliza Coupe), and the socially inept Wolf (Derek Wilson) was electric, propelling them through a riotous tour of time periods that felt both fresh and hilariously unhinged. ### Why Season 1 Was a Masterpiece The first season worked because it balanced its absurdity with a surprising amount of heart and a tightly plotted, mission-based structure. Every episode was a self-contained adventure that advanced the larger arc, packed with razor-sharp parodies of films like *The Terminator*, *Back to the Future*, and *The Last Starfighter*. The jokes landed with machine-gun precision, and the character development, particularly Wolf's emotional awakening, was genuinely touching amidst the chaos. ### The Downward Drag: Seasons 2 & 3 This is where the overall score drops to an **8/10**. The show's initial strength—its premise—became its biggest challenge. Having resolved the "save the world" plot in Season 1, the subsequent seasons felt like the writers were figuring it out as they went along. * **Season 2** stranded the trio in a psychedelic, post-apocalyptic 1969. While it had its moments (the send-up of *The Leftovers* was inspired), the setting grew repetitive, and the plot lost the clear, driving focus of the first season. The humor began to rely more on gross-out gags and running jokes that were stretched thin. * **Season 3** attempted a course correction with a time-traveling corporate conspiracy, but it felt rushed and convoluted. The spark of the original dynamic was dimmed as the characters were often separated, and the series finale, while ambitious, tried to cram too much philosophical resolution into too little time, failing to recapture the magic of its peak. ### The Verdict **8/10 - A Must-Watch First Season with Diminishing Returns** *Future Man* is a testament to a brilliant idea that burned too brightly to be sustained. The first season is an all-time-great comedy season that stands entirely on its own. While Seasons 2 and 3 drag the overall score down with their meandering plots and a noticeable dip in joke density, they still contain enough of the cast's brilliant chemistry and the show's signature WTF moments to be worth watching for fans. It’s a rollercoaster: a thrilling, perfect first climb, followed by a couple of loops that are still fun but don't quite match the initial adrenaline rush. Watch it for a phenomenal Season 1, and view the rest as a sometimes-great, sometimes-messy victory lap.
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