I am looking for examples of twenty-first-century films, TV series, comics, and video games exploring the interplay between fiction and reality with an emphasis on worldbuilding and what loosely can be referred to as conspiracy theories. Any titles (including titles of relevant secondary sources) would be greatly appreciated!
Fryderyk
Come to mind :
Movies :
- Len Wiseman's _Total Recall_ (2012), based on a P.K. Dick story
- Duncan Jone's _Source Code_ (2011)
- George Nolfi's _The Adjustment Bureau_ (2011), also based on a P.K. Dick story
- Christopher Nolan's _Inception_ (2010)
- The Wachowski's _Matrix_ (1999 - but the follow-up are clearly XXIst century)
TV series :
_Foundation_ (2021)
_Ascension_ (2014) - not much world building there, though.
And of course my own favorite; Robert Heinlein's "World as a Myth" series, although these are novels, and from the 1980s...
Try Peter Knight at Manchester University (American Studies) who has done work in this field.