The series is based on Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel of the same name. It premiered on the day NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock launched, July 15, 2020. In October 2020, the series was cancelled after one season.
The series imagines a utopian society that has achieved peace and stability through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, money, family, and history itself. In an update of the original novel, an artificial intelligence system named Indra connects citizens via a wireless network.