History Series / UtopiaUS

* RaceLift: Ian and Becky have their races swapped from the original. Jessica Hyde is now played by Sasha Lane, who is black and Maori, while the original actress is Irish [[spoiler:playing a character with Romani ancestry]]. Milner is white in the original, but black in this version.

Utopia was cancelled after one season in November 2020.

''Utopia'' is a darkly comic conspiracy thriller created by Gillian Flynn that began airing on Creator/PrimeVideo in 2020. It is an American remake of the [[Series/{{Utopia}} original British series of the same name]].

On November 27, 2020 it was announced that Amazon had declined to renew the series, ending it at a single season.

* WhiteBunny: Mr. Rabbit is a white rabbit and there are several pure white rabbits grazing in the grass at Home. The rabbits at the petting zoo, though, have various fur shades, including white with black spots and at least one entirely black one.

* TimeForPlanB: And plans C and D, and so forth as needed in the case of the Harvest. For example, Michael Stearns. They initially intercept his request for samples of blood from children supposedly infected with the flu, so that he'll see that it's apparently the same he discovered and greenlight an immediate emergency use authorization for his vaccine/cure. When this doesn't work, they concoct a plan involving twins to make him think that he cured one. This works and he pushes for the vaccine to be released, but then he starts getting suspicious. So they launch "Operation Fun," which involves activating his wife Colleen in her sleeper agent role and threaten to frame him for having complied snuff porn on his laptop if he doesn't tow the line. This works too, at least until Jessica Hyde and the others come busting into the house and blow the whole thing wide open.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Arby is frequently seen snacking on chocolate-covered raisons. They're part of how he's controlled by the Harvest.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: This is Kevin Christie's reaction to the arrival of Toni Tambler at Christie Labs, saying that he's never had kinda words for her, once calling her a "bureaucratic timid little bitch-weasel."

* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Dr. Stearns, one of the main characters, isn't introduced until episode 2.

* VillainousSweetTooth: Christie's kids aren't allowed sweet things, but they all absolutely love them and they're often used deliberately.

** The Undoing, the virus which is intended to sterilize the world's population, was called "Janus" in the original series.

* AdaptationNameChange: TheConspiracy is called the Harvest. In the original series, they are called the Network.

* EasterEgg: Wilson Wilson has a Post-It on his board that reads "Call Dennis K." This is a ShoutOut to the original creator, Dennis Kelly.

* DeathByAdaptation: Lee. He survived the first season of the British original but disappeared until Season 2 when he returned to hunt the gang and [[spoiler:receive a KarmicDeath from Wilson.]] However, in this version, Jessica kills him to save Wilson after ripping his eye out.

* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Charlotte and Lily]] were raised to be "martyrs." When one gets sacrificed, the survivor is upset that she has not fulfilled her purpose.

* ArcWords: ''Stay alive, Jessica Hyde''.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In both versions, Arby is utterly unphased by violence and maintains a childlike deference to his superiors. In the original series, Arby has an AmbiguousDisorder, NoSocialSkills, and a perpetually blank stare. He waddles when he walks, rarely speaks and behaves like an automaton. In the American version, however, he's much more socialized. He speaks softly and precisely, shows emotion and is practically involved in Harvest planning.

* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Arby makes it look like everyone at the ''Utopia'' selling party died of a drug overdose]].

* InLoveWithTheMark: This is what [[spoiler:Dr. Christie]] claims happened with [[spoiler:Colleen Stearns to Dr. Stearns]], but, given the source, it's highly likely another attempt at exploit the group's emotions.