5 sci-fi shows more unsettling and philosophical than Westworld

All the best works of science fiction make us think. What will the future be like? How is technology changing the shape of our lives? What is the nature of consciousness? Westworld hit on all three of these buttons. The HBO show was set in the near future when human beings have created human-like androids nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. The action takes place in a theme park where human visitors interact with these robotic “hosts” to play out fantasy scenarios, before the hosts inevitably gain consciousness and turn against their human creators.