I had seen The Running Man (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(1987_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(1987_film)) but didn't real

I had seen The Running Man (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(1987_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(1987_film)) but didn't realize it was set in 2019! That silly trivia aside, it sounds like your would be a great short story in the rich tradition of dystopian art and literature.