The legendary Steven Spielberg‘s first sci-fi movie in nearly a decade, Disclosure Day, debuted this week to positive reviews and solid box-office results. The film was expected to gross around $70 million globally in its first weekend of release, but was able to comfortably top that figure. It also grossed around $10 million more than it was expected to domestically, topping the chart by overcoming last week’s number one film, Scary Movie, and the holdover phenomenon Obsession. Disclosure Day stars Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor and combines the thrills of a 1970s conspiracy movie with old-school Spielbergian sci-fi. Audiences inspired to revisit some of Spielberg’s back catalog might also want to check out a new Netflix series that owes a tremendous creative debt to the filmmaker’s oft-imitated style.
The series in question was executive-produced by the Duffer Brothers, who famously mined Spielberg’s earlier hits for their blockbuster series Stranger Things. That show concluded its five-season run at the end of 2025, after which the Duffers lent their support to other writers. They executive-produced the acclaimed Netflix horror series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, as well as the animated spin-off series Stranger Things: Tales from ’85.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
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Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
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🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
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The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
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Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
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Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
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A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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The Perfect ‘Disclosure Day’ Lead-In Exists
However, their latest sci-fi series has proven to be a bigger hit, both critically and in terms of viewership. We’re talking, of course, about The Boroughs. After three weeks, it has accumulated more than 115 million hours watched, according to Netflix. The Boroughs has also received critical acclaim, and is now sitting at a “Certified Fresh” 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The aggregator website’s consensus reads, “The Boroughs exudes excellence through its wonderfully plotted sci-fi trappings, star-studded cast, heartfelt narrative, and genuine ingenuity; a new classic through-and-through.” In her review, Collider’s Greer Riddell praised the show for not dipping into the Stranger Things well and standing on its own feet. The Boroughs follows a group of retirees who band together to take down a mysterious foe at their facility. It stars Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters, Jena Malone, and others. The eight-episode series, created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, is still among Netflix’s top 10 most-watched titles domestically, according to FlixPatrol. You can watch The Boroughs on Netflix and Disclosure Day in theaters. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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Release Date
May 21, 2026
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Network
Netflix
Showrunner
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Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews
Directors
Augustine Frizzell, Kyle Patrick Alvarez
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Writers
James Schamus, Jose Molina, Julie Siege, Tom Hanada
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