Earth Abides (TV series)

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Earth Abides
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Created by Todd Komarnicki
Based on Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
Network MGM+
ReleaseDecember 1 (2024-12-01) 
December 29, 2024 (2024-12-29)

Earth Abides is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama television miniseries created by Todd Komarnicki, and starring Alexander Ludwig and Jessica Frances Dukes. [1] [2] [3] It is based on George R. Stewart's novel of the same title. [1] The series premiered on December 1, 2024, via MGM+ in the United States and Stan in Australia. [4]

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Cast

Episodes

No.Title [5] Directed by [6] Teleplay by [7] Original release date [5]
1"Alone" Bronwen Hughes Todd Komarnicki December 1, 2024 (2024-12-01)
2"The Space Between"Bronwen HughesKaren JanszenDecember 8, 2024 (2024-12-08)
3"World Without End"Rachel Leiterman Tony Spiridakis December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15)
4"Predators"Rachel LeitermanEvan Hart & Kyle StephenDecember 22, 2024 (2024-12-22)
5"The Return" Stephen Campanelli Karen JanszenDecember 22, 2024 (2024-12-22)
6"Forever is Tomorrow is Today"Stephen CampanelliTodd KomarnickiDecember 29, 2024 (2024-12-29)

Production

In March 2024, it was announced that MGM+ had greenlit an adaptation of Stewart's novel as a six-episode limited series, with Ludwig cast as Ish. [1] In April that same year, it was announced that Dukes had been cast as the female lead. [2] In June that same year, it was announced that several other actors, including Aaron Tveit, had been cast in the series. [6]

Reception

Alex Maidy of JoBlo.com gave the series a mixed review and wrote that it “has an important message that is worth hearing, but this series squanders its potential.” [8]

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