The Running Man (2025) Is About Us — And That’s the Problem

What if reality TV didn’t just entertain us… but trained us to cheer for human suffering? The Running Man (2025) hits uncomfortably close.

Intro

Is The Running Man (2025) just a sci-fi thriller, or a mirror held up to influencer culture, AI manipulation, and our appetite for chaos? In this episode of Parallel Frequencies, Just Blane and Coco unpack why this remake feels less like fantasy and more like a warning siren we’re already ignoring.

From digital media safety to state-run entertainment, this conversation connects a recent mental-health town hall, social media algorithms, and Stephen King’s prophetic storytelling into one unsettling question: why are we still watching?

Highlights

• How The Running Man (2025) reframes consent, exploitation, and entertainment
• AI manipulation, deepfakes, and audience complicity
• Reality TV, influencer culture, and performative vulnerability
• Why desperation fuels dystopia
• Glenn Powell’s grounded, human take on Ben Richards
• The Stephen King “Kingverse” connections (yes… Derry 👀)

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