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Summary After attaining the top score of his favorite video game, janitor Josh Futturman (Josh Hutcherson) is told by future warriors Tiger and Wolf (Eliza Coupe and Derek Wilson) he must travel through time to stop an invasion that will end humanity in this sci-fi action comedy from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

Created By: Kyle Hunter, Howard Overman, Ariel Shaffir

  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • HULU
  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • HULU
Future Man
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 14, 2017
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 187 User Ratings
7.6
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Summary After attaining the top score of his favorite video game, janitor Josh Futturman (Josh Hutcherson) is told by future warriors Tiger and Wolf (Eliza Coupe and Derek Wilson) he must travel through time to stop an invasion that will end humanity in this sci-fi action comedy from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

Created By: Kyle Hunter, Howard Overman, Ariel Shaffir

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
70
83% Positive
20 Reviews
13% Mixed
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4% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
70
83% Positive
20 Reviews
13% Mixed
3 Reviews
4% Negative
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91
Nov 7, 2017
Inventive and frequently hilarious. ... Future Man has a firm grasp of what it is and where it’s going. Coupe and Wilson excel as goal-fixated warriors from the future without any social graces while Hutcherson shines as a nebbish who both talks them down and strives to keep his own heart from beating off the charts.
By Ed Bark FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 14, 2017
The farce, like the puns, the gross-out humor, and the pop culture jokes, can be excessive, especially over 13 episodes. But the charm of the cast, including Ed Begley Jr., Keith David, Haley Joel Osment, Martin Starr, and the late Glenne Headly, makes it all easy to watch.
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 187 User Ratings
7.6
79% Positive
148 Ratings
9% Mixed
17 Ratings
12% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 187 User Ratings
7.6
79% Positive
148 Ratings
9% Mixed
17 Ratings
12% Negative
22 Ratings

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10
bl1rt
Nov 26, 2021
It is amazing how the show manages to be silly, exiting and genuinely sweet at the same time, even with an occasional emotional gut punch. Perfect television really.
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9
Maxwoo
Jun 28, 2020
Future Man Season 3 is short, interesting, funny and just not enough to watch.
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75
Nov 13, 2017
Future Man is an uncomplicated and often hilarious escapist comedy. Josh Futterman may be in over his head, but it's a lot of fun for the rest of us.
By Kelly Lawler FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 18, 2017
Once you know that Future Man is written and produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, and Ariel Shaffir, the team behind the epically uncouth cartoon Sausage Party, further explanation becomes almost totally unnecessary. It's a comic onslaught against video-gamers and their culture of the past 30 years or so, with the occasional random shot at baby boomers so they won't be left out of the fun.
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW
67
Mar 27, 2020
Future Man finds a decent denouement to close out its triptych of seasons, and those who enjoyed past installments won’t be let down by this one. If only all that traveling through space and time could have found a more richly developed series.
By Alex McLevy FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 14, 2017
The pilot for “Future Man,” available Tuesday, takes a little too long to get to the show’s premise — viewers offended by the profane be advised: there are a lot of f-bombs — but “Future Man” is funny enough in its meta commentary on media culture that it’s sure to appeal to the young male audience it targets.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
38
Nov 13, 2017
Mostly lame, but also good-natured, with an amusing finale.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
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AWESOM-0
Jan 11, 2020
A fitting adult tribute to Back to the Future (one of my favs) and pretty hilarious to boot.
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drlowdon
Feb 19, 2021
Having caused havoc with all their time travelling, the trio are taken to jail in 3491 and soon find their loyalties tested. Future Man’s shortened third season (just 8 episodes), and final, season meanders a little plot wise, but it retains the shows ridiculous scenarios and over the top comedy style. This won’t win over any new fans, but anyone that has enjoyed this show up to now won’t be disappointed.
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Production Company:
  • Point Grey Pictures
  • Matt Tolmach Productions
  • Turkeyfoot Productions
  • Sony Pictures Television
Initial Release Date: Nov 14, 2017
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
Art Directors Guild
• 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination

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