Overview
- The series, which Netflix released on May 22, 2026, is a six-episode Mexican drama directed by Lucía Puenzo and Nicolás Puenzo and is available in Latin America, the United States and Spain.
- Futuro desierto follows Alex, a psychologist who moves his family to a remote town to take part in a corporate trial that places highly realistic androids into everyday homes.
- The fictional company FUZHIPIN runs the 'Test Life' program to study ANBI androids in real-family settings, a premise the show uses to probe who controls experimental tech and why.
- The cast includes José María Yazpik, Astrid Bergés-Frisbey and Karla Souza and the series uses a personal family story to surface ethical questions about grief, human replacement and consent.
- Reviewers note the show's near-future framing makes its dilemmas feel plausible and say viewers should watch for how it explores data use, corporate secrecy and the social effects of lifelike robots.