Hello Tomorrow!
Hello Tomorrow!
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Hello Tomorrow!

"Shoot for the moon."

6.1
Yr 2023
Status Canceled
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Series Brief

Overview

In a retro-futuristic world, charismatic salesman Jack Billings leads a team of fellow sales associates determined to revitalize their customers' lives by hawking timeshares on the moon.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 48 /100

Critics generally praised Hello Tomorrow! for its ambitious visual aesthetic and the magnetic lead performance of Billy Crudup as fast-talking salesman Jack Billings. Reviews highlighted the creative world-building that blends 1950s retro-futurism with sci-fi gadgets, with outlets like CNN and Digital Trends noting that Crudup's charm and the show's intriguing premise help hold interest through its weaker moments.

However, the consensus across most reviews was that the series ultimately suffered from a lack of narrative substance. Critics from outlets such as The Guardian, WTOP News, and Variety pointed to sluggish pacing, thin plotting, and an overlong ten-episode structure that stretched the premise thin. Many reviewers felt the show struggled to balance comedy and drama, leaving its central moon-timeshare scam feeling hollow and understated.

Ultimately, reviewers argued that the show relied too heavily on style over substance. Critics from The Atlantic and Churape's Dungeon and Stuff noted that the bright, glossy visual design eventually grew oppressive, serving as a cover for shallow character development and narrative turns that failed to fulfill the show's initial promise.

“Anchored by Billy Crudup's magnetic lead performance, Hello Tomorrow! is a charming, if shallow, retrofuturistic sci-fi dramedy series.”

“This retro-futuristic series about a timeshare salesman for moon properties is sorely lacking in comic performances. Its pace is sluggish and its plot thin.”

“Here, though, the ideas are unrewarding enough that the worked-over look of the show grows tiresome, as though it’s covering for a lack in the series’ writing.”

“It’s a perfect metaphor for the value of dreams, in a series that occasionally goes through weaker phases but seldom proves less than interesting.”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Apple TV
US • UK • CA
Apple TV Amazon Channel
US • CA • UK
Next Signal

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Why fans love it

Hello Tomorrow! lands in a distinct aesthetic space, layering the sleek optimism of mid-century suburban ambition over a crumbling, alternate-reality future. The series builds its world on the promise of the moon, offering a vision of daily life constructed entirely from chrome, hover-cars, and the earnest, salesman-centric charm of a bygone era.

At the center of this operation, Billy Crudup plays a man convinced that selling lunar timeshares is a noble pursuit. The drama relies on the tension between that unwavering sales pitch and the mounting reality of a world that is not quite as functional as the commercials suggest. It provides a look at how people cling to the future while their present footing slips away.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 51
Regulars 13
Longest run 8 eps
Show 43 more
Annie McNamara as Marie Shorter 5 episodes Michael Harney as Sal 5 episodes W. Earl Brown as Big Fred 6 episodes Toni Whitlock as Kindly Grandma 1 episode Rosalind Brown as Estelle 1 episode Porter Kelly as Leann 1 episode Atif Lanier as Young Buck 1 episode Adam LeFevre as Mr. Hartoonian 5 episodes Gabriel Ebert as Marvin Mayburn 1 episode Briana Starks as Maureen 1 episode Kathiamarice Lopez as Cindy 1 episode Matthew F. O'Connor as Dobrowski 1 episode Susan Heyward as Betty Porter 8 episodes Matthew Maher as Lester Costopoulos 8 episodes Teddy Cañez as Phil Montes 3 episodes Dani Montalvo as Phyllis Montes 2 episodes Rich Ting as Hikaru Makoto 1 episode Jonathan Stewart as Johnny Zapp 1 episode Charles Johnson as Jetball Player #1 1 episode Matthew Kalil as Jetball Player #2 1 episode Roberto 'Lil Rob' Flores as Jetball Player #3 1 episode Dagmara Dominczyk as Elle Sellwyn 5 episodes Michael Paul Chan as Walter Greene 5 episodes Joel Marsh Garland as Hank Mason 5 episodes Michael Mulheren as Club Doorman 1 episode Roberto De Felice as Hardiman 1 episode Frances Eve as Nancy Mason 5 episodes Aubin Bradley as Jules 4 episodes Justin Jasiewicz as Teen Boy 1 episode Gavin Conner as Teen Boy 1 episode Georgia Buchanan as Operator 1 episode Barbara Kingsley as Peg 1 episode Joel de la Fuente as Bill 1 episode Logan Riley Bruner as Petey 1 episode Logan Crawford as Reporter 1 episode George Deihl Jr. as Mr. Mitchell 3 episodes Mellini Kantayya as Shayna 1 episode Marta Kotzian as Mrs. Mitchell 3 episodes Joel Nagle as Sidney 2 episodes Maureen Silliman as Deb Pearlman 3 episodes Orion Connor Wong as Denny 1 episode Grayson Berry as Ogilvy 1 episode Artan Telqiu as Pierpont 1 episode
Production Board

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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

space traveling salesman retrofuturism
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
February 16, 2023
Status
Canceled
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
125