Public Access Afterworld

Sunday, August 9th, 2026, 11:43 PM14 days ago· edited 14 days ago

i apparently missed its announcement two months ago, but wikipedia describes it as follows:


Schoenbrun is also working on a trilogy of novels called Public Access Afterworld, which will be published by Penguin Random House's imprint Hogarth Books.[38] The novels are a combination of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and coming-of-age literature. According to Schoenbrun, Public Access Afterworld will serve as the conclusion to a thematically-linked trilogy of works that includes We're All Going to the World's Fair and I Saw the TV Glow. Schoenbrun described the books as having a "huge mythology about a giant cast of characters with a story that spans centuries and sprawls across alternate universes. It's got a scope that a 90-minute film couldn't hold, and it's about transition, becoming, and truly closing that gap between self and screen until you feel like you're approximating some form of real life."[39] The project was initially pitched as a television show.[40]


this makes it sound like it'll be incredibly homestucklike. normally id write it off as derivative and not pay it any mind, but considering it's written by the writer and director of I Saw The TV Glow, im honestly intrigued and curious about how it'll turn out


now the biggest question remains: is bethany going to be a vriska?

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