Looking on Netflix, every sci-fi show has the tag "Dystopian". I suspect there is a very big opportunity for a show-runner who can imagine stepping outside that mold.
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The tricky part I think is, how do you create interesting conflict in the sci-fi genre without dystopian elements?
How do you create interesting conflict in any other genre without dystopian elements?
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Character conflict is my first instinct, which leads my mind to a utopian sci-fi sitcom kind of show? I see how that’s a tough pitch. If I weren’t about to go bed I could devils advocate that many other genres have many dystopian elements but your point is that’s a crutch.
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Star Trek TNG was utopian, yet not a sitcom. I'd love a new show in that style. Not more Star Trek though, it's been done to death. Something different.
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I feel like most genres are inherently dystopian. Western, horror, murder mystery/crime procedural, vampire/zombie fantasy... even historical costume dramas are dystopian to the extent that the real world has been dystopian for most people for most of history.
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Life is dystopian.
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Wondering what you think about Disco Elysium? Light sci-fi/fantasy plus ordinary literature. No distopian I would say. I find it amazing
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