Give me a reason to move to a remote island and disconnect myself from technology
If Mr. Robot wasn't enough to convince you, here are more dystopian science fiction shows to check out.

Let's try a visualization exercise (only don't close your eyes because you have to continue reading) : Picture a white sand beach—nothing for miles between the sand and the crystal clear lapping waves. The birds sing above in a majestic, beautiful way, entirely unlike the squawking of seagulls.
No buzzing vibrations are demanding your attention in your pocket. No notifications are pinging you for attention. Just you, the sand, the blissful waves, and of course, a perfect collection of island cabanas that look fresh out of Architectural Digest that mysteriously is all yours.
Dystopian science fiction shows often display the dangers of advanced technology that surely will convince you to disconnect and relocate to a remote island. Which doesn't sound so bad?

Mr. Robot had me changing all my account passwords, unlinking my saved credit cards to my default browser (convenient for express shopping checkouts but, as I learned, a real cybersecurity risk), and questioning my online behavior after the end of episode one.
If you are unfamiliar with the hit USA Network show created by Sam Esmail, Mr. Robot stars Rami Malek in his brilliant and career-defining role as Elliot. Elliot is a brilliant but highly unstable young cyber-security engineer and vigilante hacker. He becomes a key figure in a complex game of global dominance when he and his hacktivist group known as fsociety try to take down the corrupt corporation he works for.
The show dusts off society's dark corners and the powerful elite behind it all in rare brutal honestly. With each season, Elliot's mental health layers peel back as he battles with his mind and body, which thrust him into becoming an increasingly unreliable narrator.
With four seasons and 45 episodes, and a view time of roughly 2,700 minutes, new viewers will be enthralled by the cast of Mr. Robot and the mind of Sam Esmail.

Because you liked "Mr.Robot", watch Homecoming on Amazon and Westworld on HBO.

If you liked Mr. Robot and aren't convinced about the questionable effect technology (and power) has on our society, enter Homecoming.
Amazon's stylish futurist show stems from the same creator of Mr. Robot, the brilliant Sam Esmail, and adapted from a popular mystery podcast of the same name.
Homecoming is an anthology series centered around the mysterious Geist Group, an unconventional wellness company, and their equally unorthodox program, the Homecoming Initiative.
Season one features Julia Roberts as Heidi Bergman, a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, and her troubled client, the young veteran Walter Cruz, played by Stephan James. The story unfolds the Geist company's secrets, and the Homecoming project in two time-bending narratives as the past and present collide.
The theatrical slow build narrative with stunning cinematic backdrops. Homecoming has two seasons with an estimated 510 minutes of watch time, that is truely worth all the couch time, popcorn, and questioning what is 23andMe really doing with all that DNA sampling?

Westworld is the wild-west-meets-robot-uprising, sci-fi epic from HBO. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, explores a world where every human appetite can be indulged without consequence. Beyond the cowboy hats and dystopian high-tech vision of our future world, Westworld is a show that questions the future of humanity and asks if we have as much free will as we believe.
Westworld has all the perfect ingredients needed for a hit science fiction television series with a star-studded cast, picturesque outer-worldly filming locations, and reimagined humanoid robots with impressive CGI.
Westworld will leave you questioning if you are "stuck in your loop" or if you do in fact have control over your own destiny. You can dive into Westworld with three released seasons, 38 episodes, and an estimated 2,280 minutes of view time on HBO Max.

Maybe after a total of 5,490 minutes watching dystopian science fiction dramas, the remote island idea (and visualization from earlier) is starting to sound better and better.
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