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Future Man

Future Man

Ripping space and time a new one.

20177.13 Seasons34 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

NetworksHulu

Top Cast

Josh Hutcherson

Josh Hutcherson

Josh Futturman

Eliza Coupe

Eliza Coupe

Tiger

Derek Wilson

Derek Wilson

Wolf

Themes & Keywords

time traveldystopiacoming of agegenetic engineeringunintended consequences

About Future Man

Future Man is a comedy, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of time travel, dystopia, coming of age, genetic engineering, unintended consequences. it stars Josh Hutcherson, Eliza Coupe, Derek Wilson. 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.

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