From Star Trek to The Simpsons: 5 Shows That Predicted the Future In a Way That’s Scary in 2024

There are a number of TV series’ moments that are inscribed in cinematic history because they foretold some of the important events, which happened later, with some of them being likely to become true, while some others were totally unexpected.

Here are 5 TV series that predicted the future a little too accurately.

1. Star Trek ( 1966-1969) - Moon Landing

The original Star Trek is notorious for its predictions, the most remarkable of which is clearly the depiction of humanity's first landing on the moon. The 1967 episode titled Tomorrow Is Yesterday features a NASA broadcast reviewing the preparations for the game-changing moon landing. Two years later, the USA indeed became the first nation to set foot on the moon with the successful flight of Apollo 11.

2. Friends (1994 - 2004) - Facebook

In the show’s Episode 17 of Season 9, The One With The Memorial Service, Ross introduced Chandler to a website designed to connect former college students, which he called a place to "post messages for people, let everyone know what you're up to." It was much similar to the early version of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook, which was launched only a year after the episode’s release.

3. The Lone Gunmen (2001) - 9/11

The X-Files spin-off, following three conspiracy theorists and paranormal investigators, predicted the main tragedy of 21st century’s America, the September 11 terrorist attacks. Its first episode, which aired in March of 2001, revolved around the government’s attempt to secretly hijack a plane and fly it into the World Trade Center, while the real-life infamous catastrophe happened less than six months after this.

4. The Simpsons ( 1989 - …) - President Donald Trump

Back in 2000, "Bart to the Future", the 7th episode of the sitcom’s 11th season, foresaw that the businessman Donald Trump would be elected president 17 years later. Initially imagined as a joke that was intended to set the stage for a dystopian future, this prophetic parody imitated life in the most unexpected way possible for its creators.

5. Person Of Interest (2011-2016) - Edward Snowden’s Case

This political thriller’s 22nd episode titled No Good Deed followed an NSA agent, who discovers the existence of the algorithm that predicts crimes and identifies the guilty ones. It is quite reminiscent of surveillance disclosures, revealed by then-National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden, that happened a year after the release of this episode in 2012.