Early Examples Of Parallel Universes In Film & TV

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Parallel universes and alternate realities, in which the decisions of the main characters can result in an infinite number of outcomes, have become increasingly common in modern day film and television. There are several examples of this in the Marvel Universe alone, with films like Spiderman: No Way Home andDoctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness having this concept at their core. The Disney+ series Loki also centers around the Sacred Timeline, and there is a whole host of enforcerswho are willing to terminate anyone who threatens to divert from that timeline.

Outside the Marvel universe, there’s no shortage of movies and series that interact with this idea, ranging from sci-fi films like Looper and Source Code, to shows like Star Trek and Supernatural, and the widely successful show on Netflix, The OA, to touch briefly upon a very broad spectrum of this genre. However, despite its huge prevalence in today's media and entertainment, the concept of parallel worlds isn’t a modern or new concept. In fact, theories about alternate realities caused when atoms collide can be dated back as far as Ancient Greece. In terms of on-screen adaptations of this concept, movies can be seen well before the 2000s that touch upon the topic.

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Arguably the first well-known representation of this concept on a movie screen was the original Wizard of Oz film that was first broadcasted in 1939. Dorothy is transported out of her home in Kansas alongside her faithful companion Toto, and placed in a very different universe in which witches and wizards with magical powers exist. Dorothy goes on a long journey, battling many dangers, in order to find her way back to her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry in her