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‘The Kitchen’: How to build a terrifyingly dystopian London in 6 steps
When Ridley Scott started work on the visuals for ‘Blade Runner’s dystopian future, he drew inspiration from the chemical plants in Hartlepool near where he grew up. The Kitchen’s directors Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya followed the same path when they began building their version of London for their new Netflix sci-fi. Set in a not-too-distant future where social housing has been all but eliminated, it sees Izi (‘Top Boy’s Kane Robinson) and Benji (Jedaiah Bannerman) navigating life in a tight-knit urban community known as ‘the Kitchen’. The police start throwing people out, but many who live there refuse to leave their homes – and start to fight back. Even though they’re from different sides of the Thames – Kaluuya was raised near Caledonian Road, while Tavares hails from Streatham and Brixton – the filmmaking pair knew they wanted to make a movie that explored their relationship with a fast-evolving London. ‘And we started to build out from there,’ says Taveres. The director talks us through his approach to world-building his dystopian London – and shares some exclusive concept art...
The best fall getaways in Pennsylvania
Everyone raves about summer, but we’ve got a special place in our hearts for fall. After all the wild holidays and the parties, the fall weather is a welcome change. And as soon as the greenery begins to change color, Pennsylvania becomes a cozy haven, just waiting to be explored. In Pennsylvania, there’s a whole load of picturesque towns to discover, and long, scenic nature hikes to take. The best part is it’s not on everyone’s radar, so it won’t be overrun by day-trippers (unlike the likes of New York and New England). We’ve rounded up the best fall getaways in Pennsylvania to experience the state in all its natural beauty. Enjoy. RECOMMENDED:🍎 The best fall getaways from NYC📍 The best things to do in Philadelphia🍝 The best restaurants in Pittsburgh Monica Weymouth is a writer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.