After a devastating flu pandemic wipes out the majority of the world’s population, HBO Max series Station Eleven finds the survivor’s attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost. Perhaps that hits a little too close to home, but HBO Max has released a new Station Eleven trailer that makes this post-apocalyptic world look oddly sweet.
Spanning multiple timelines, Station Eleven stars Himesh Patel (Yesterday), Mackenzie Davis (Tully), Daniel Zovatto (It Follows), David Wilmot (Black Sails), Matilda Lawler (Flora & Ulysses), Philippine Velge (Summer of 85), Nabhaan Rizwan (1917), and Lori Petty (Orange Is the New Black), with Gael Garcìa Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) and Danielle Deadwyler (The Harder They Fall) also in recurring roles. Station Eleven is based on the novel of the same name by Emily St. John Mandel which was published in 2014. Given what we’ve all been through over the past two years, my appetite for pandemic-themed movies and TV shows isn’t exactly at its height, but Mandel’s novel was quite something, so I’m keeping my mind open for the HBO Max series. What are your thoughts on the Station Eleven trailer?
Station Eleven will debut on HBO Max on December 16, 2021.