HBO's 'Fahrenheit 451' will be your next dystopic distraction

HBO has released the first teaser for Fahrenheit 451, a film based off the Ray Bradbury novel and starring Michael B. Jordan as a rebel in a dystopia that burns books.

Like other dystopic narratives – did you not watch The Handmaid's Tale? – Fahrenheit 451 feels uncomfortably close to reality in 2018 (see also: the Trump administration blustering about censorship and "fire and fury").

HBO debuted the teaser Thursday for the Television Critics Association. It's full of slow-motion takes and images of fire that make everything else seem much darker in contrast.

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Along with Jordan, the film will star Michael Shannon as its antagonist (naturally), Sofia Boutella, and YouTuber Lilly Singh.

“I have always loved Ray Bradbury's prophetic novel Fahrenheit 451,” writer-director Ramin Bahrani said in a press release from HBO. “Two years ago, as I looked at the world around me, it seemed like the ideal time to do a modern interpretation. I am grateful to HBO for helping me bring my vision of the film to audiences with this incredible cast.”

The film does not have a release date yet but is expected to debut in spring.