Globozone (Setting/Brand)

The titular 'Globozone' is an entirely indoor setting, taking place within an immense building that contains workplaces, shopping, apartments, leisure spaces, and possibly more. It has no exits or windows, giving its inhabitants no access to the outside world. Aside from any exposure to nature, Globozone provides generally all the facilities needed for a person to live a normal life.

Though the size and layout of the Globozone is not fully explored in the series, it is shown to have several floors or 'platforms'. Platform 2 includes a shopping mall that appears in several episodes, while Platform 3 appears to be an office floor. It is not clear who or what owns or runs Globozone, but almost all enforcement and procedures that occur within it seem to be controlled either by drones or a PA system voiceover. It is possible that the authority of Globozone exists not as any human or group of humans, but artificial intelligence.

The general aesthetic of Globozone consists of cool blue tones, with accents of beige or yellow. Screens throughout Globozone default to an animated pattern of concentric blue rectangles, changing only when displaying something specific like an advertisement or news report. Strangely, the office workers' computer screens always display this same pattern. It is unclear if the employees can see something that the audience cannot, or if there is truly nothing occurring. Some walls within the building have the appearance of tiles slowly shifting between shades of blue, suggesting that they may in fact be digital screens.

The series takes place in the near future, as evident by the hyper-modernised environment and culture presented. However, with the cloning machine from Mutants being a notable exception, most of the technology shown in the Globozone exists today in some form. Stranger still, outdated forms of technology are still shown to be in use, such as black-and-white television sets, CRT monitors, and gas stoves that need to be lit manually.

Branding
Most of the apps, brands, media, and other services shown throughout the series appear to be owned by Globozone, as suggested by naming schematics that typically include "Glob", "Zone", or "GZ" and mirror real-world equivalents. Globozone may be not just a building or a company, but a megacorporation.

Stores and services
GZ: A store resembling 7-Eleven in design. It appears in the background of several episodes, though its purpose and products are unknown.

Relayzone: A store that seems to sell phones, and possibly other mobile devices. Abdu is seen leaving this store in Scandale.

Starblob: A café whose name is likely a play on Starbucks. A barista is shown attempting to pour coffee underwater in this store during Abdu's dream in Tsunami.

GZ Market Low Price: A store with a logo similar to that of Walmart. It closed down in Déliverance, being replaced by an online delivery service. It appears to use the Yen currency, and sold Al’s favourite GZ cereal.

GZ Eats: An UberEats-style service that delivers meals via drones. Drones are shown delivering food from the Asian diner in Déliverance. Like GZ Market Low Price, it appears to use the yen currency.

G-Food: A cafeteria that offers a choice of nine different meal courses. The food offered appears to be generic and bland. This cafeteria first appears in Do It Yourself, where Abdu and Al reject it in favour of a nearby Asian diner. Abdu and Al dine at G-Food in Implant, and Abdu and Julia go on a date here in Âme sœur.

Media
GZ Got Talent: Globozone's take on the Got Talent franchise's many international series. Appearing only in the episode Scandale, its advert suggests it is hosted and/or judged by four characters, who are surrounding a red button and seated in large chairs. These characters are not named or shown outside of the advert. The advert demands “Get your phone!” and “Please Subscribe!” while displaying the number 00 899 864 66. The show itself showcases various musical performances, though the outcome of the competition is never revealed in the episode.

GZ News: A typical news program, referring to breaking news segments as ‘Flash Info’. It is shown in Scandale, where a flash info segment reports on the conflicts caused by Abdu and Al’s performance on GZ Got Talent. The news reporter speaks in an unknown language.

Blober Room: Globozone's equivalent of the online music broadcasting platform Boiler Room, Blober room is presumably also a broadcaster that showcases various DJs at party events in Platform 2. It appears in the final episode of the series, Audience.

Websites and Apps
gzay: An online auction site and parody of ebay. It seems to use a Globozone-specific currency, represented by a capital G with two horizontal lines through it, similar to the euro symbol. It is shown in Scandale, when high demand for cuckoo clocks drives up bidding prices on the items, to Al's dismay.

GZ: The name is taken from the site's logo, though its full name may differ. It is shown in Audience and appears to be a Facebook clone, though seems to primarily feature videos and livestreams. It has the ‘react’ feature like Facebook, but with the ‘like’ button replaced with a blue and white ‘G’ icon.

G❤️Z: A dating app that allows its user to swipe through possible matches, and click a heart icon to select one. It also allows matches to text message each other. Abdu used this app to meet Julia in Âme sœur.

GZ News: A news app for the television program of the same name. Shown in Scandale.

Potentially independent, or otherwise not owned by Globozone
Coucou: The name is assumed as part of it is cut off in its appearance. It appears during Scandale during a news report, in which a long queue is shown forming outside. It sells cuckoo clocks and possibly other related items. It is worth noting that the visual design and aesthetic of this storefront matches significantly with that of Al’s room and cubicle space.

来提霞(?): A Chinese diner introduced in Do It Yourself, which appears in the episodes Âme sœur, Mutants, Déliverance, and Audience also. It is owned and run by one chef (two in Mutants when she has a clone) and serves unique, cultural dishes that contrast the bland, generic food served at the G-Food cafeteria.

Cuckooxxx.com: An erotic site for cuckoo clock fetishists, apparently featuring images and videos of people engaging in sexual behaviour with cuckoo clocks. Al uses this site, as does a character named ‘Manfred’ and possibly others. It is shown in Audience.