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Brave New World: Season 1

9 episodes Premiered Jul 15, 2020 Updated Oct 6, 2026
Previously on Brave New World

Season 1 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Brave New World Season 1.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 1 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 1: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (6): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

Pilot

Jul 15, 2020 · 49 min

Welcome to New London, a utopia governed by three rules -- no privacy, family or monogamy -- where everyone belongs to everyone else.

S1·E2 Core

Want and Consequence

Jul 15, 2020 · 45 min

Bernard Marx is preoccupied with recent events in New London as he and Lenina Crowne take a trip together; John struggles with a dilemma.

S1·E3 Core

Everybody Happy Now!

Jul 15, 2020 · 42 min

Danger awaits Bernard and Lenina in the Savage Lands, where the world is flipped on its head; John grapples with staying true to himself as paths entwine.

S1·E4 Core

Swallow

Jul 15, 2020 · 42 min

Bernard introduces John to New London while Lenina struggles with reintegration after their visit to the Savage Lands.

S1·E5 Core

Firefall

Jul 15, 2020 · 49 min

Lenina tests the limits of her emotional self-regulation while Bernard seizes an opportunity; John observes New London conditioning.

S1·E6 Core

In the Dirt

Jul 15, 2020 · 50 min

Lenina has an unexpected collision; John becomes the center of attention as he embraces his surroundings.

S1·E7 Core

Monogamy & Futility (1)

Jul 15, 2020 · 43 min

Lenina juggles separate lives as fantasy and reality converge; Mustafa Mond makes a terrifying discovery.

S1·E8 Mytharc

Monogamy & Futility (2)

Jul 15, 2020 · 50 min

John takes integration to the next level as monogamy poses new problems; while Bernard realizes his potential, Lenina questions assumptions.

S1·E9 Mytharc

Soma Red

Jul 15, 2020 · 57 min

Bernard copes with an unexpected tragedy, while Lenina draws ire at the Hatchery; John’s exile pushes New London to the brink.

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