On July 1, 1984, two years after Blade Runner, author William Gibson was somehow able to top that cyberpunk aesthetic with his seminal novel Neuromancer. To be clear, Gibson had started writing his world of hackers and augmented people before he saw Blade Runner in 1982, and arguably, the vibe of Neuromancer has influenced various sci-fi subgenres even more than its exact plot. That said, an Apple TV adaptation of Neuromancer is coming, and now, the first teaser for that series seems to indicate the show won’t try to update its 1980s view of the future for the modern age. Instead, it looks like we’re getting a retro future in the new show.
