Exploring artificial life, virtual worlds and questions of identity, VisionQuest sits within a rich science-fiction tradition. These 10 series offer different ways into similar ideas, from sentient androids to digitally constructed realities.
1. Humans
In a near future where synths handle everyday work, one family's new domestic android prompts questions about technology, personhood and how people treat artificial beings.
2. Murderbot
Alexander Skarsgård stars as a security android that gains control over its own programming. The dryly funny series follows its attempts to balance independence with a job protecting researchers.
3. Demascus
A therapy program lets its title character encounter alternate versions of himself in an immersive digital environment, blending humor with an exploration of identity.
4. Alice in Borderland
Three friends find themselves in an eerily empty version of Tokyo, where survival depends on taking part in elaborate games.
5. Legion
This visually inventive series follows David Haller, a powerful mutant whose experiences blur the lines between perception, memory and reality.
6. Mrs. Davis
A nun takes on a powerful artificial intelligence in an unconventional adventure that mixes science fiction, comedy and a search for the Holy Grail.
7. Upload
Set in a future where human consciousness can be placed in virtual afterlives, this comedy-drama explores what digital existence might mean for relationships and choice.
8. Person of Interest
A reclusive programmer builds an AI system that can identify people connected to future crimes. The series considers how predictive technology intersects with privacy and free will.
9. Westworld
In a high-tech theme park, lifelike android hosts begin to question the roles designed for them, turning an immersive setting into a story about agency and consciousness.
10. WandaVision
A surreal blend of sitcom styles and superhero storytelling, the series follows Wanda as she creates an unusual, carefully constructed world. It also provides important context for Vision's story.
Together, these shows use speculative worlds to examine how people may define identity and agency as artificial intelligence and immersive technology evolve.
