Spiderhead Explained: Joseph Kosinski Insists the Film is Not Science Fiction

Spiderhead may fall under the “sci-fi movies” category on Netflix, but the filmmakers insist that everything you see in the film is either in the not-so-distant future or could actually be happening today. The movie gets its title from its primary location, a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by Chris Hemsworth’s Steve Abnesti. Inmates at Spiderhead have the luxury of roaming the halls freely, indulging in tasty food and other amenities, but in exchange, they must agree to participate in Abnesti’s experiments. They must wear surgically attached devices that administer the mind-alerting drugs he’s testing, drugs with the ability to make the inmates “better” versions of themselves. With Spiderhead about to drop on Netflix, I got the chance to chat with director Joseph Kosinski and producer Eric Newman about their experience working with the material. While the film does have a futuristic feel to it with the minimalist facility and technology used to administer the drugs, both insist that the event