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A post-apocalyptic 2024 series is based on a seminal science fiction book that not only set the rules for the genre, but also inspired one of the Stephen Kingthe most emblematic novels of.
Since new post-apocalyptic TV shows are created almost every year, most of them are indistinguishable from each other. Almost all describe a similar world-ending event before going through the same conflicts and themes of survival and grief. A few, however, strive to be a little different. Falling into the latter category, a 2024 book adaptation brings something new to the genre.
It’s far from perfect, but it’s hard not to appreciate how it takes a more grounded and relevant look at the science fiction subgenre. What makes it even more fascinating is that its sources inspired one of the The best books by Stephen King.
Earth Abides is one of the most distinct post-apocalyptic shows
In its first moments, MGM+ The Earth remains is reminiscent of some of the most well-known post-apocalyptic shows. It begins with the main character surviving a deadly pandemic before taking it upon himself to rebuild civilization. However, as The Earth remains progresses, it’s less about raising the stakes due to mounting danger and more about examining the quiet, inevitable remaking of humanity itself.
The Earth remains‘main character‘s greatest conflict revolves around his desire to hold on to the past and create a world reminiscent of the one he and the other survivors left behind. But ultimately, he too accepts the new world.
The Earth remains often struggles to rise above the conventions of the post-apocalyptic genre, but it truly thrives when it captures the quiet embrace of the ephemeral and the slow erosion of humanity’s collective memory and knowledge.
The Earth Abides source material is the foundational text for most post-apocalyptic stories
It might now look like The Earth remains treads familiar territory. However, the eponymous book it adapted, written by George R. Stewart, was revolutionary for its time. Published in 1949, the original The Earth remains The novel was one of the first literary works to explore a global pandemic not as a backdrop for relentless chaos, but as a catalyst for long-term societal transformation.
George R. Stewart embraced everything from biblical homages to anthropological references to understand how, even though humans like to believe that they are the central architects of history and progress, they remain subject to the same natural laws.
The original Earth Abides book inspired one of Stephen King’s greatest novels
It is interesting to note that George R. Stewart The Earth remains was the main inspiration behind Stephen King’s longest book The stand. As Stephen King revealed in Dance of Macabre, he couldn’t help but think of The Earth remains after reading “about an accidental CBW spill in Utah.“The mere thought of the novel sparked his creativity and helped him come up with the premise of his own post-apocalyptic novel.
The Earth remains
- Release date
- 2024 – 2024-00-00
- Cast
- Alexander LudwigJessica Frances Dukes, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Elyse Levesque, Luisa d’Oliveira, Hilary McCormack, Birkett Turton, Jenna Berman, Adelyn Bruce, Isaiah Ramirez, Aleksandra Cross, Lennox Leacock, Elias Leacock, Victoria Morgan, Howie Lai, Andres Joseph, Leah Belle MacDonald, Aaron Tveit, Amarah Taylor, River Codack, Eamon McBride, Denzel Onaba, Samson Peake Ondego
- Showrunner
- Todd Komarnicki
- Directors
- Bronwen Hughes, Rachel Leiterman, Stephen Campanelli
- Writers
- Todd Komarnicki, Karen Janszen, Tony Spiridakis, Evan Hart, Kyle Stephen
- Main genre
- Drama
- Creator(s)
- Todd Komarnicki
- Seasons
- 1
- Streaming service(s)
- MGM+