I mean, seeing films of a bank getting hacked by an "apt-get update" or breaking the encryption with "htop" is nothing new, but I've yet to see Ubuntu MATE specifically!
In a series called Start-Up (a Netflix series), in episode 11, two competing start ups are given Raspberry Pi's to test the accuracy of their AI vision product. Low-and-behold, it was pleasantly surprising to see:
Yep, the Welcome window started to open in that split second. So, I guess, the program I worked on years ago made a debut on a Netflix series!
If you've seen Ubuntu MATE in any another movie or series, it would be fun to know!