Hello Tomorrow

Who wouldn’t want to hop in a rocket ship and blast off to a new life on the moon? Set in a retro-futuristic world, a charismatic travelling salesman by the name of Jack Billings (Billy Crudup) leads a team of fellow sales associates determined to reignite their customers’ lives by selling dreams and timeshares on the moon. His success in his field is unrivalled, but Jack’s home life tells a very different story. He hasn’t seen his son Joey (Nicholas Podany) for 18 years, but after a robot-related accident leaves his ex-wife in a coma, Jack takes the opportunity to bond with his son and take him under his wing as a member of his sales team. The only thing is, Joey is oblivious to the fact that Jack is in fact his father and the real truth behind the work that he does.

The premise of the creative series is sweet and simple, but possesses all the charm in the world. The universe that director Jonathan Entwistle and co have created is so unique in its style and presentation that, despite a slight feeling of drowning in powdered sugar, you are left with a warm and fuzzy one as you are driven through an imaginative adventure.

Crudup is class and magnetism personified as Billy, yet again displaying his ability to play an alluring lead that hides a mysterious secret behind that poster-boy chiselled mask he is blessed with. Then there are joyful performances from pretty much every supporting cast member, including Podany, Hank Azaria (Eddie), Dewshane Williams (Herb) and Haneefa Wood (Shirley), all of whom possess superb comedic timing. Alison Pill delivers a powerhouse display of emotional capability as Myrtle, a housewife who has had it with the niceties and simplicities of the retro-futuristic home life that still resemble the customs of the 1950s and wishes to break free from her chains. As a whole ensemble, this cast are truly a tightly knit bunch and you get the impression that the show writers could throw any twist and turn at them and we would still get a voyage just as entertaining.

The ten short episodes make the drama a breeze to watch, each instalment pleasantly rolling on to the next without any dragging feeling. When it comes to the plot itself, you can see the direction in which the action is headed almost from the closing of the first episode, making it slightly predictable, and this is what will ultimately make this series a hit or miss for viewers. Nonetheless, should it be your cup of tea, you’ll find it a show with character and one that possesses something new and exciting for us all to indulge in. Hello Tomorrow! is light-hearted and filled with laughs, as well as moments to make you squeal, but overall the underlying message is slightly more profound and one that we can take on into the future; don’t be duped by a handsome travelling salesman knocking at your door.

Guy Lambert

Hello Tomorrow is released on Apple TV+ on 17^th February 2023.

Watch the trailer for Hello Tomorrow here: