# Did The Truman Show (1998) come true?

Largely, yes. The Truman Show (1998) has a P(n) of 88% on Nearfi's P(n) Board, our estimate of the chance its future arrives within 20 years. Of its 4 tracked predictions, 3 have arrived and 0 are arriving. Its central premise, 'An ordinary person's daily life is broadcast live, around the clock, to a public audience', has arrived. The next prediction is estimated to arrive around 2060.

Source: https://nearfi.co/predictions/the-truman-show-1998

## Predictions

- **ARRIVED** (weight 5/5): An ordinary person's daily life is broadcast live, around the clock, to a public audience. Arrived 2007.
- **ARRIVED** (weight 5/5): A hit show is built around one real person who doesn't know everyone around him is an actor. Arrived 2023.
- **ARRIVED** (weight 3/5): Ordinary neighbourhoods are covered by networked cameras whose footage a company can access and search. Arrived 2018.
- **NEAR** (weight 2/5): Weather can be controlled on demand, down to rain over a single spot. Estimated 2060 (range 2045–2100).