The Netflix Violent Sci-Fi With A Fan-Favorite Star Wars Antihero

The narrative unfolds in the year 2154, where Earth is a desolate wasteland, overpopulated and plagued by poverty, disease, and environmental decay. The privileged elite resides in Elysium, a paradisiacal space station adorned with luxury and abundance, inaccessible to the masses below.

Matt Damon portrays Max Da Costa, a former criminal turned blue-collar worker, who dreams of reaching Elysium to access life-saving medical treatment for himself and his childhood friend Frey’s daughter, who suffers from leukemia.