{"id":31204,"date":"2023-03-16T16:10:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1801937"},"modified":"2023-03-17T02:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T01:03:22","slug":"extrapolations-daveed-diggs-talks-wild-scary-climate-change-series","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/extrapolations-daveed-diggs-talks-wild-scary-climate-change-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Extrapolations\u2019 Daveed Diggs talks \u2018wild, scary\u2019 climate change series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Diggs spoke exclusively with RadioTimes.com about the new star-studded Apple TV+ series. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 16 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>New <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/appletv\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Apple TV+<\/a> series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/extrapolations-apple-tv-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Extrapolations<\/a> charts the world\u2019s future from 2037 to 2070, exploring the effects that climate change is set to have on humanity as we go forward.<\/p>\n<p>The series features an array of stars in central roles including Meryl Streep, Kit Harington, Sienna Miller and Daveed Diggs, each of whom pop up for episodes as the timeline moves forward at a pace of years between instalments.<\/p>\n<p>Diggs, who appears in the show\u2019s first and third episodes, set in 2037 and 2047 respectively, spoke with <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> exclusively about his reaction to the ominous look at humanity\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>The actor said that his episodes in particular \u201cfeel a little bit unavoidable at this point\u201d and that the \u201cthird episode is pretty much, that\u2019s kind of where we\u2019re headed, and there\u2019s probably not a lot we could do to get back from that\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/ExtrapolationsPhoto010101-e9e81b8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/ExtrapolationsPhoto010101-e9e81b8.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/ExtrapolationsPhoto010101-e9e81b8.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Sienna Miller as Rebecca Shearer in Extrapolations.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Apple TV+<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Diggs continued: \u201cThat\u2019s one of the saddest things about it, which I think is good that to me that episode is very funny, like it has a lot of jokes in it. I think it\u2019s good to offset the fact that that much of it is probably about what we\u2019re going to be stuck with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut everything that happens after that, our choices right now are going to have a huge effect on. It\u2019s scary but Scott [Z Burns, creator] and them have so much research to back this stuff up. It\u2019s wild but it\u2019s very real, and I think ultimately, for me, hopeful, because we aren\u2019t at episode 4 yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/extrapolations-trailer-apple-tv-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Extrapolations teases immense cast in first trailer for intriguing drama<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/ted-lasso-season-3-roy-keeley-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ted Lasso star doesn\u2019t approve of Roy and Keeley\u2019s relationship status<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"&quot;page&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Page\">\n<div class=\"&quot;layoutArea&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;column&quot;\">\n<p>The series\u2019s third episode follows Diggs\u2019s character Marshall Zucker, a Rabbi in Miami working at a prominent synagogue which is threatened with closure due to rising ocean waters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The series comes from creator Scott Z Burns, who is known for producing climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth and for writing the prescient pandemic drama Contagion.<\/p> <p>The release of Extrapolations comes days after one of Apple\u2019s most popular series to date, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/ted-lasso-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ted Lasso<\/a>, returned to the platform for its third season, with both series releasing new episodes weekly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extrapolations will debut on Apple TV+ on Friday 17th March 2023 \u2014 you can\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/apple.sjv.io\/c\/1236178\/435298\/7615?itsct=RadioTimes_TV&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1000l36Fi&amp;subId1=radiotimes-1679422&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftv.apple.com%2Fchannel%2Ftvs.sbd.4000%3Fitsct%3DRadioTimes_TV%26itscg%3D30200%26at%3D1000l36Fi&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\">sign up to Apple TV+ here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more news, interviews and features, visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub or find something to watch now with our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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