As a result of the advancements in technology, personal AI voice assistants choreograph people's daily routines including Rachel and Alvy's, and indoor artificial nature pods replace genuine outdoor experiences.

The Womb Center itself stands as a cutting-edge research institution in the U.S. under the ownership and stewardship of Pegazus, with their overarching goal being to counter the global decline in birth rates caused by the immense physical and emotional tolls associated with childbirth.

Upon learning of Rachel’s enrollment in the Womb Center program, Alvy is taken aback by her unilateral decision to pursue this unconventional path to parenthood.

As Alvy teaches Rachel the benefits of living in a more natural setting, the couple discovers the Womb Center has remotely withdrawn its support in retaliation for their choice, threatening the baby inside by preventing them from using the digital code provided to open the pod.

The morning after, as Alvy and their new baby lie sleeping, Rachel carefully packs up the broken pod and sends it back to the Womb Center via the mail, ending its role in their lives in favor of a more natural life without technological enhancements before returning home to cradle her newborn son in bed.

[7] In March 2023, Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment acquired North America rights and released the film in limited cinemas on 11 August 2023.

The website's consensus reads: "With its roundabout script undermining solid performances from Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Pod Generation stimulates the mind but not much else.