A $20K forever baby startup brings out the jerks in dark comedy, Infinity Baby

A brief scene from Infinity Baby

Set in a near-future version of Austin, Texas, Infinity Baby builds off a straightforward premise you might be able to glean from the title. Allow Uncle Neo (played by a delightfully dry and bearded Nick Offerman) to explain.

"When abortion was made illegal on a federal level, Congress passed stem cell laws to placate the left-the Republicans said, 'You give us abortion, we'll give the Dems stem cell research,'" he says in what appears to be a company promotional video. "That allowed pharmaceutical giants like our parent company, (audio redacted), to proceed with genetic experiments."

Company X did just that, and it soon stumbled onto a genetic defect that stalls aging. This condition now impacts about 1,000 babies, so-as is the American way-Company X started a subsidiary to find paying homes for these forever infants. Today, Neo acts as the CEO of this new venture, called Infinity Baby. Its prized offerings come at a lucrative $20,000 per sale.

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