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Station Eleven
'Survival is insufficient.' Station Eleven is about what makes life worth continuing after it all falls apart. 🎭
Who it's for
Station Eleven follows survivors of a pandemic two decades on, and its focus is not the collapse but what people hold onto: plays, a comic book, a tuned symphony, each other.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Station Eleven is an HBO Max limited series created by Patrick Somerville from Emily St. John Mandel's novel, airing in ten episodes from December 2021 to January 2022. Two decades after a flu pandemic collapses civilization, adult Kirsten performs Shakespeare with the Traveling Symphony, a nomadic troupe.
Where to find it
Premiered on HBO Max (now streams on HBO Max). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Pandemic mass death; children killed.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 14+)
Much of your pain is self-chosen.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Pain”
