Patrick Somerville’s Station Eleven is a 10-episode science fiction miniseries. It is based on Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 novel by the same name. The seriew was premiered on HBO Max, on December 16, 2021.

Cast:

Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, and David Wilmot were the cast members in the series in October 2019. Gael Garcia Bernal had selected in a recurring role in January 2020. In June 2021, Luca Villacis, Prince Amponsah, Dylan Taylor, Joe Pingue, and Maxwell McCabe-Lokos were selected to the roster as recurring characters.

About:

This is art-house TV and demanding in stretches, but not the next fix for the Squid Game crowd. The braided timeline gives us the bustling world before an outbreak of a deadly virus hits. It also shows us the world two decades later, when nature has overrun civilization.

The story in short:

In the Chicago timeline, a freelance writer finds himself looking after Kirsten (Matilda Lawler), an eight-year-old actress, and taking refuge in a high-rise condo with his brother Frank (Nabhaan Rizwan). These three will ride out the dark early months of the pandemic in a kind of magical wintertime isolation. The ensemble cast keeps yielding up pleasures: Caitlin FitzGerald as a humbled movie star, David Cross as an addled director, Lori Petty as a driven composer.

Review:

After episode one, the setting becomes more reminiscent of life after a zombie apocalypse. Certain aspects of the show may resonate with viewers, but much of it is set well after the “Georgia flu” has decimated the world’s population.

“This Is Us” is one of the most talked-about shows on TV this year. And its star, Aditya Patel, says it speaks to universal themes of connection and love and loss. While some viewers may be interested in watching a show about a global health crisis while still in one, others may find that its themes are comforting.

Without a doubt, Station Eleven is the best new television show of the year. It’s scary, brilliantly crafted, and emotional, a vision of the end of the world that both uplifts and gives you nightmares. It may also be the most popular show to suggest this year.

Station Eleven’s first three episodes are now available to watch on HBO Max.

Below is The Trailer: