The creators of *The Best Immigrant *thought they were making science fiction.
The Belgian series, which screens at international television festival Series Mania this week, imagines a near future where a far-right party wins power and passes a law forcing all non-native Belgians to return “to their country of origin.” Quickly adjusting to the new reality, a local TV channel launches a new competition show: The Best Immigrant, in which migrants compete to prove which is the “most worthy” of staying in the country. The winner gets residency. The losers are violently deported.