Netflix's Uglies tackles important concepts in a dystopian future and utilizes an excellent cast of actors to do so. The movie, based on the popular YA book series by Scott Westerfeld, was a long time coming, with announcements of a film adaptation first announced way back in 2006. Unfortunately, something always seemed to fall throughuntil actor Joey King went to bat to make this project happen. Now, Uglies is finally a reality on Netflix, with star King joined by talented castmates like Chase Stokes, Keith Powers, Brianne Tju, and more.

Uglies follows Tally Youngblood, a teen who lives in a world nearly destroyed by humanity's dependence on fossil fuels. When Earth's cities were rebuilt, it was determined that every citizen would undergo a procedure on their 16th birthday that would make them flawlessly beautiful. Lovely and happy, these people never caused problems, demonstrated greed, or started wars and, therefore, lived in paradise.