>Franck pitched the concept to Abraham as a science fiction retelling of this narrative. Abraham was drawn to the idea, viewing it as "The Book of Daniel as the biblical version of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four," exploring the theme of maintaining individual identity within an authoritarian empire.
OH MY HECKIN' SCIENCE, IMAGINE TRYING TO BE A GOOD ATHEIST INDIVIDUALIST LIBERAL JEW IN A HECKIN' AUTHORITARIAN DRUMPFIAN FASCIST EMPIRE!!!