The latest post-apocalyptic series transforms the genre into something new and exciting. Earth Abides was created by Todd Komarnicki who received critical acclaim for writing the Tom Hanks-led Sully that was directed by Clint Eastwood.
Earth Abides is a six-part mini-series created for MGM+, which premiered in Dec. 2024. The series is inspired by George R. Stewart's 1949 sci-fi novel. While the book has never before been adapted, it greatly influenced the sci-fi sub genre of the post-apocalyptic world, most notably Stephen King's The Stand.
Showrunner Komarnicki also wrote and executive produces with Kearie Peak, Michael Phillips, and Juliana Maio. Directors for the series, include Bronwen Hughes (eps. 101, 102), Rachel Leiterman (eps. 103,104), and Stephen Campanelli (eps. 105, 106).
Not unlike The Walking Dead, Earth Abides finds its main character, Isherwood ‘Ish’ Williams, portrayed by Alexander Ludwig (Vikings, The Hunger Games), awakening from a coma to a world taken over by a global plague. Before the outbreak, he lived a solitary life as a geologist, but in this new world, he desires to find other humans, something that he believed he could live without before.
The synopsis reads: In Earth Abides when a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction.
Jessica Frances Dukes (Ozark, Jessica Jones) portrays Emma, a woman Ish encounters. They are joined by additional cast members Aaron Tveit (Schmigadoon!, The Good Fight), Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll ((Ghosts, Priscilla), Elyse Levesque ( (Orphan Black), Luisa D'Oliveira (The 100), Birkett Turton (iZombie), Hilary McCormack (Killjoys), and Jenna Berman (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina).
Don't miss Earth Abides streaming on MGM+.
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