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Season 1 – Earth Abides

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After months of isolation, Isherwood "Ish" Williams, learns that most of the world has fallen to a mysterious illness; despite his instincts to further isolate, Ish leads the way to develop a new civilization.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Nothing is rushed, as isolation eventually gives way to a budding new community, and the show stoically focuses on the difficulties, both practically and ethically, of restarting a society. Dec 3, 2024 Full Review Alex Maidy JoBlo's Movie Network Earth Abides has an important message that is worth hearing, but this series squanders its potential. Rated: 5/10 Dec 10, 2024 Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba That simplicity is the real appeal of the series. Dec 6, 2024 Full Review Dais Johnston Inverse Philosophical, ambitious, and far greater than the sum of its parts. Dec 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael W Such a fresh take on an end of the world story, simplistic, realistic, a fresh and interesting take Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/25 Full Review Audience Member this show made me absolutely sob about the dog. it also felt extremely rushed and very cheesy. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/25 Full Review Craig B In the end I found this movie quite frustrating in that the challenges faced hardly seemed realistic and the solutions to the challenges made little sense given the context. If the whole population of earth is gone, you don't need to learn how to convert your house to solar power using books, just move into a house with Solar installed. You don't need to build a plane, just go to the local airport. While I enjoy a good movie about overcoming adversity, this movie made no sense! There were no zombies stopping you entering the hospital to get medicine and even the dead bodies in the houses around posed no threat because you're immune to the virus... Life should have been a walk in the park, not a struggle. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/25 Full Review Scott J I started it not knowing what to expect, I initially didn't like Ish at all but his character grew throughout the 6 episodes & I really ended up rooting for him. It was refreshing to see a post apocalyptic story that wasn't full of the usual tropes of the majority of the remaining survivors being mauraders etc. There were some stilted performances from a lot of the cast but you really end up rooting for the characters. Granted, there are some head scratching elements, expecially the conveniently empty roads & buildings pretty sparse of corpses despite the population dying in a matter of weeks. Despite this, it doesn't detract from the story too much. Definitely not a waste of anybodies time, but you can't help that they didn't draw it out by a few extra episodes considering the 20 year span of the story or perhaps tell the story over two seasons. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/25 Full Review L S Very enjoyable despite the HUGE gaps in clarification on an awful lot. With that, it could have been a much better series. As it is, it appears very rushed and neglects the characters in places. Despite the flaws, worth it though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/25 Full Review Michael S A satisfyingly slow build that weaves together the desperation, fear, and hope of being the last people in the world. By episode three I couldn't stop watching! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 1, 2024 Alone Ish, a solitary young geologist, barely survives a snake bite; after he wakes from a coma, he drives to the nearest town only to find dead bodies; he searches for survivors, from San Francisco to Las Vegas. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 8, 2024 The Space Between Ish finds a survivor and feels a romantic spark; he feels the need to see if it real, or if it is the reality that they are last two people on earth; rats plague San Lupo; Ish dreams of rebuilding civilization. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 15, 2024 World Without End New survivors appear but Ish doesn't trust them, Emma invites them in; a bad storm slams San Lupo. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 22, 2024 Predators A drought hits San Lupo; a nomadic group arrives that knows how to find water and want to trade; Ish has his doubts, but chooses to accept help. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 22, 2024 The Return Ish catches Charlie assaulting Evie so San Lupo must decide how to punish evil; the virus returns and Joey falls ill; Ish feels humanity's future hanging in the balance. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 29, 2024 Forever is Tomorrow is Today San Lupo fights for survival against the virus; Ish realizes the answers to humanity's future may not be in his books and finds Joey's secret project. Details

Season Info

Director
Stephen S. Campanelli, Rachel Leiterman, Bronwen Hughes
Creator
Todd Komarnicki
Executive Producer
Todd Komarnicki, Juliana Maio, Kearie Peak, Michael Phillips
Screenwriter
Todd Komarnicki, Karen Janszen, Evan Hart, Tony Spiridakis, Kyle Stephen
Network
MGM+
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 1, 2024