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The ballet of flesh plays out against a projected art exhibit that production designer David Lee commissioned from a moving-imagery company called Marshmallow Laser Feast.

In the sequence, choreographed by Maxine Doyle, the crowd undulates to the beat-entangled and unrobing their lavish costumes (by Susie Coulthard) as the “feelies” soar. Hundreds of beautiful New Londoners stream beneath strings of lights into an amphitheater bursting with soaring techno music, bathed in raspberry light. The zenith of this pleasure-filled existence is the orgy in New London’s Pleasure Garden.

In an interview, Wiener explained why beauty-even during occasions of group sex-was a priority for Brave New World. Thanks to its otherworldly production design, tasteful choreography (seriously!), and Hunger Games–esque hair, makeup, and costuming, it winds up being the most beautifully art-directed orgy sequence in recent memory. Just 20 minutes into the first episode-available now on Peacock-the first orgy erupts in New London. But while Wiener made a few tweaks to the narrative, sex remains integral to his version of Brave New World. While rereading the novel, Wiener was reacquainted with the other key elements of Brave New World-its main characters (played in the series by Harry Lloyd, Jessica Brown Findlay, and Alden Ehrenreich), its eerily relevant themes, and its moral conundrums. The story centers on a state-controlled future London where monogamy is banned, sex is consequence-free, and a drugged-up populace lets loose during orgies.ĭecades later, Wiener was tapped to adapt the story for Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming network. Like so many American teenagers, he read Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World in high school. The sex was what writer-producer David Wiener ( Homecoming) remembered.