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The genre of science fiction in literary and audiovisual works allows for a peek behind the curtain that hides tomorrow’s world.* it is also useful as a tool for a critical reflection of the political and social reality at the time of its creation. Politics entered this genre as early as the era of philosophical utopian works, and it also has an important place in modern science-fiction writing from the 20th and 21st centuries. Science fiction uncovers humankind’s fears while warning us about the potential threat of an apocalypse. an interesting aspect of science-fiction literature is the uncovering of possibilities on how to avoid a dystopian future, which is often depicted in the form of totalitarian regimes and natural or man-made catastrophes as well as in the way that the view of the coexistence of humans and the “non-humans” created by people has changed over time. are we at all prepared for the situation that soon we will not be alone? are we able to imagine cohabitation with beings that feel and have a mind of their own? What is the objective criterion of “humanity”? Those who were able to project a future with “new people” depicted a world scarred by conflict and often inevitably doomed. it was through images of the future and the stories that took place in galaxies far away that authors presented a critique of the societal and political crises of their own times, which they deemed to be the cause of humanity’s destruction. For a better understanding of how politics influences the depiction of the relationship to “our creations” and how this relationship was affected by political changes, it is worthwhile analyzing the cult-like novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968), its film adaptations Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner: 2049 (2017), and the TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009) and its prequel Caprica (2010).

From “andys” to “toasters”: How has politics affected the view of non-humans in ”Blade Runner” and ”Battlestar Galactica”?