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What will become of America in five, 25, or even 50 years? FUTURESTATES is a series of fictional mini-features exploring possible future scenarios through the lens of today's global realities. Immerse yourself in the visions of these independent prognosticators as they project a future of their own imagining.

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FutureStates
Full episodes
33 VIDEOS

The Living
17:54 Air Date 05/22/13 Expires 04/09/23

Return to Elektra Springs
18:14 Air Date 05/15/13 Expires 04/09/23

Promised Land
19:57 Air Date 05/08/13 Expires 04/09/23

Refuge
22:49 Air Date 05/01/13 Expires 04/09/23

Elliot King is Third
19:24 Air Date 04/24/13 Expires 04/09/23

Life Begins at Rewirement - A Future Friday Premiere
24:21 Air Date 05/15/12

The 6th World - A Future Friday Premiere
15:07 Air Date 05/08/12

Crossover - A Future Friday Premiere
19:32 Air Date 05/01/12

Charlie 13 - A Future Friday Premiere
14:17 Air Date 04/24/12

Gunny - A Future Friday Premiere
13:55 Air Date 04/17/12

Laura Keller - NB - A Future Friday Premiere
17:00 Air Date 04/10/12

Advantageous - A Future Friday Premiere
23:14 Air Date 04/03/12 Expires 03/29/22
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Previews
38 VIDEOS

Children of the Northern Lights | June 5 on FUTURESTATES
1:35 Air Date 06/05/13

Hollow | Premiering May 29 | FUTURESTATES
1:10 Air Date 05/29/13

The Living | May 22 on FUTURESTATES
0:39 Air Date 05/22/13

Return to Elektra Springs | May 15 on FUTURESTATES
1:26 Air Date 05/15/13

Promised Land | May 8 on FUTURESTATES
1:25 Air Date 05/08/13

Refuge | May 1 on FUTURESTATES
0:58 Air Date 05/01/13

Elliot King is Third | Now Playing on FUTURESTATES
1:18 Air Date 04/24/13

FUTURESTATES Season Four Premiering April 24
1:46 Air Date 04/24/13

Making Memories Last (Beyond) a Lifetime
1:17 Air Date 05/15/12

Does a Navajo Prophecy Hold the Key to Humanity's Future?
1:01 Air Date 05/08/12

What Would You Sacrifice to Save Your Children?
1:07 Air Date 05/01/12

A Place for Everybody, and Everybody in Their Place
0:38 Air Date 04/24/12
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