We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Movies and TV shows set in the 2020s – are any of them better than reality? Let's go back to the future. 28/12/2020 You don't need us to tell you that 2020 has been a bit of a bleak one. Not a great start to the decade, in fact, more of a dickade, eh? Well, global pandemics, recessions, and GLOW getting cancelled aside, we decided to delve into TV and movies set in 2020 (or beyond) to see whether the world those Hollywood types imagined is better than the real thing. Yes, even though there are fire-breathing dragons.