The end of the post-apocalyptic mini-series left with a satisfying ending. Now that their problem is solved, what’s more the series can offer?
Station Eleven is a dystopian drama fantasy that involves two timelines, the one which in the pandemic begins and 20 years after the pandemic outbreak. The jumping storyline makes this series fill each plot hole in those different timelines.
With how beautifully Patrick Somerville rewrote the novel of Emily, the miniseries actually got a lot of awards.
But is it enough to get this miniseries a sequel? Is it possible to mine another story within the world of Station Eleven?
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Station Eleven Season 2 Release Date
A year after the novel publication, Scott Steindorff acquired the right to make TV and movies for the novel. Later, HBO Max announced the release of a TV adaptation with Patrick Somerville as creator and Hiro Murai as a director in June 2019.
Station Eleven premiered on December 16, 2021, to January 13, 2022. There is a total of 10 episodes that cover the entire story of the novel.
Because the miniseries actually follow the exact plot of the novel, with a slight change, it is improbable that the second season will be announced. The author of Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel, never make a sequel to her novel based on her track record.
But, based on Variety interview, Davis Mackenzie, cast for Kristen, said that the series could return as an anthology. It may tell about the different groups within the same universe.
Station Eleven Trailer
Because there is no news that the second installment is on the way, enjoy the beginner’s guide of Station Eleven for the time being.
The story tells the post-apocalyptic story where human is lesser than before.
Ironically, the 2015s book mirrors the future pandemic, amid worse because of the 99% fatality rate. The time when production was decided also was coincidentally the same year as our early pandemic year.
That’s why the feeling of the movie is spot on with the general condition of its release year. No wonder they got nominated for several awards and even won some of them.
The cast of the first season of Station Eleven is as follows:
- Mackenzie Davis as Kristen Raymonde
- Matilda Lawler as Young Kristen
- Himesh Patel as Jeevan Chaudhary
- David Wilmot as Clark Thompson
- Nabhaan Rizwan as Frank Chaudhary
- Daniel Zovatto as Tyler Leander (The Prophet)
Station Eleven Story
Station Eleven is a saga about a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by deathly flu. It spans multiple timelines following the outbreak and two decades later.
It tells about the survivors of the pandemic who form a nomadic theatrical troupe that focuses on Shakespeare’s plays. They call themselves the Traveling Symphony.
The story began twenty years ago when young Kristen saw her favorite actor die onstage while performing King Lear. Not long after that, the world was dissolved into chaos when the flu practically erased 99.9% of the world’s population.
With a considerable premise like that, Station Eleven offers a local story revolves around the dead actor; the relationship between his wife, his oldest friend, the man who tries to save him, and the future performer of the Traveling Symphony.
The fate of those unrelated people crosses paths two decades after the pandemic outbreak facing the dangerous self-proclaimed prophet.
