In a near-future world, Westworld, a Wild-West theme park, offers guests the opportunity to indulge in their every desire. Created by Dr. Robert Ford, the park features human-like androids known as “Hosts” programmed to fulfill guests’ fantasies, including engaging in violent and sexual activities. The Hosts cannot harm the guests, and their memories are reset…
Category: TV Shows/Episodes involving simulated reality
A continuously updating list of TV Shows and episodes exploring the concept of unwittingly existing within a simulation or false reality.
The Outer Limits (1995)
S3E9 – Tempests After crash-landing on an alien world, Commander John Virgil experiences difficulty distinguishing between hallucinations and reality. Bitten by a spider-like creature during an exterior examination of the spacecraft, he finds himself in a hospital with his wife and son. However, he soon realizes this is an illusion, and he is still aboard…
Stargate: Atlantis (2004)
S3E6 – The Real World Dr. Elizabeth Weir wakes up in Willoughby State Hospital, only to discover that her experiences in Atlantis over the past two years were believed to be delusions resulting from a car accident that claimed her fiancé’s life. Under the care of her psychiatrist, Dr. Adam Fletcher, she grapples with the…
WandaVision (2021)
Wanda Maximoff and Vision enjoy an idyllic suburban life in Westview, New Jersey, concealing their super-powered natures. As they navigate different decades and encounter television tropes, they sense an underlying mystery. The series seamlessly merges classic television with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, unraveling the tale of two beings questioning the authenticity of their seemingly perfect…
The Twilight Zone (1985)
S3E29 – Special Service John Selig discovers that his life is secretly being videotaped and is a huge hit on a cable television show. After finding hidden cameras all over his house, he learns from electrician Archie that he’s been the star of the top-rated TV show “The Sellicks” for the last five years. Shockingly,…
Darkroom (1981)
S1E1 – Closed Circuit Aging TV newsman Greg Conway becomes suspicious that his colleague Arthur Desmond has been replaced by a computer-generated simulation. Despite warnings from his producer Linda Beckwith and network head Bill Bellamy, Greg discovers a network conspiracy where anchors are replaced by simulations, while real individuals enjoy luxurious lives. After reluctantly allowing…
Ascension (2014)
In 1963, the U.S. launches a covert space mission, Ascension, to ensure humanity’s survival. The starship Ascension, a self-sustaining generation ship, carries 600 volunteers on a century-long journey to colonize a distant planet. Fifty-one years into the expedition, as they approach the irreversible point of no return, a young woman’s mysterious murder disrupts the ship’s…
The Twilight Zone (2002)
S1E9 – The Pool Guy Richie’s life takes a surreal turn as he experiences a series of perplexing events that blur the lines between dreams and reality. After a mysterious man shoots him in a recurring dream, Richie finds himself caught in a perplexing loop where the boundaries between his waking and dreaming states become…