Katy Perry gets futuristic with 'Chained to the Rhythm' music video

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It's Katy Perry season.

The singer is officially back with a music video for "Chained to the Rhythm" featuring Skip Marely, and don't worry, it's a lot different than the hamster lyric video she delivered earlier this month.

The elaborate video takes place in a futuristic, The Jestsons-esque town called Oblivia, where folks are launched over a wall, running on a giant hamster wheel and going through the colorful motions of life with a robotic elegance.

Some folks are comparing the video to Netflix's science-fiction and technology focused show Black Mirror while others are finding political undertones in the pastel universe -- a reference Perry is clearly going for.

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