The Futurist Has Landed on Roku Through New ODMedia Partnership

The Futurist, the documentary series that first launched on Prime Video, has been selected by Roku — the #1 connected TV platform in the United States, Canada, and Mexico — marking a defining new milestone in the series' global distribution story.

The selection places The Futurist inside 100 million streaming households worldwide, on a platform that commands 44% of all connected TV viewing hours in America — three times more than any competing platform, according to Comscore.

For a series built on the premise that the future belongs to those paying attention, landing on one of the world's most-watched screens is more than a distribution deal. It is validation.

Distribution Powered by ODMedia

The Roku selection came about through The Futurist's global distribution partner, ODMedia — a market leader in lab services and content aggregation for the streaming industry. ODMedia is an NPFP, an Amazon Preferred Fulfillment Vendor, an Apple Preferred Plus partner, and a Premium YouTube partner.

ODMedia maintains direct relationships with most major global streaming platforms — including Prime Video, Netflix, Apple TV, Google Play, Roku, Tubi, Pluto TV, Plex, Xumo, and many more.

From Prime Video to Roku

The Futurist first launched on Prime Video, where it built a global audience across 25+ countries and 45+ OTT platforms. It established itself as one of the most compelling independent documentary series in the global streaming landscape — covering artificial intelligence, the future of healthcare, the rise of humanoid robots, and the critical decisions facing humanity in the decades ahead.

Roku's selection of the streaming rights brings the series to the platform that drives more actual television viewing hours than any other connected TV ecosystem on Earth. Two powerful distribution channels. One series. One mission.

The Roku Platform — By the Numbers

Source: Nielsen and Comscore

• 100 million+ streaming households worldwide
• 44% of all connected TV viewing hours in America — Comscore, Q4 2025
• 21.2% of all US television viewing now happens on Roku — Nielsen, December 2025
• 3x more engagement than the next leading connected TV platform
• 1 in 2 US broadband homes run on the Roku operating system
• 250–300 million individual screens globally across Roku players, Roku TVs, and licensed smart TVs from TCL, Hisense, Philips, Panasonic, and every major brand
• 262x faster viewership growth than the total TV streaming market from 2020 to 2025 — Nielsen

About The Futurist

The Futurist is a cinematic documentary series that travels to the frontier of humanity's most critical challenges. Each episode features the scientists, executives, innovators, and visionaries who are building the future — and asks the question that matters most: what happens next, and are we ready?

It is not a talking-heads panel show. It is urgent, rigorous, human storytelling filmed across dozens of countries and inside some of the world's most advanced organizations. The series first aired on Prime Video and is now distributed across multiple global streaming platforms. The Roku acquisition represents the series' most significant distribution milestone to date.

Upcoming 2026 Episodes

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• 🧬 Longevity: Did We Finally Break the Code? — Featuring Naveen Jain, founder of VIOME. Scientists are rewriting what it means to age. Has humanity finally unlocked the secret to a longer life?
• ❤️ FC Mother and the Future of Healthcare — Featuring Omani Carson and Morad Fareed. A new protocol driven by public participation is redefining healthcare from the ground up.
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• 🏥 The Future of Diagnostic Imaging — Featuring Philips. AI and next-generation imaging technology are transforming how disease is detected and how lives are saved.