Billy Crudup Leans Into to Futuristic Nostalgia with Apple TV+’s ‘Hello Tomorrow!’

Hello Tomorrow! on Apple TV+ is both familiar and something we’ve never seen before. “It’s representing materially and metaphorically, America as it once was, America as it will be and America as it is now,” Billy Crudup told Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott about the new series, currently streaming. Crudup plays Jack, a salesman in a retro-futuristic United States, tasked with selling condos on the moon while his life begins to unravel. On the surface, it looks like 1950s America, but with futuristic elements like hovering cars and gadgets. “The actual fabric of the universe is both comforting, aspirational and disconcerting.” And that element is what’s most exciting to Crudup about the world created by Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen. Ultimately the show inspires a conversation about the American dream. “The more time we spend wishing for a better reality, in my estimation, the less time we get in reality and the less chance we have of actually changing reality, because you’re not living with the constituent parts of your day-to-day life if you’re constantly thinking about tomorrow.” Visit Newsweek.com to learn more about the podcasts we offer and to catch up on the latest news. While you’re there, subscribe to Newsweek’s ‘For the Culture newsletter. Follow H. Alan Scott on everything at @HAlanScott. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.