Top 5 best series about disasters: what to watch with friends
Disaster series have long fascinated viewers with their exciting plots and unpredictable endings. SSPDaily has told you about 5 movies that will take your breath away.
Into the Badlands
IMDB rating: 8.0/10
Genre: Disaster, action movie
Country: USA
Duration: 42 minutes per episode
Year: 2015-2019
Lead producer: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
The story is set in a feudal society where weapons have been replaced by martial arts skills. The story follows the journey of Sunny, a skilled warrior, and his young companion M.K. Together they travel through dangerous and lawless wastelands, confronting rival factions, supernatural powers, and their own demons.
The Hot Zone
IMDB rating: 7.8/10
Genre: Disaster, thriller, drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 minutes per episode
Year: 2019
Lead producer: Lynda Obst, Ridley Scott
The series is based on real events and tells the story of the emergence of the Ebola virus in 1989. The plot unfolds at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, where dedicated scientists and doctors race against time to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
Daybreak
IMDB rating: 6.7/10
Genre: Disaster, comedy, drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 minutes per episode
Year: 2019
Lead producer:Aron Eli Coleite, Brad Peyton
A post-apocalyptic comedy series that follows the journey of outcast high school student Josh Wheeler after a nuclear explosion. While the world is divided into factions of athletes, gamers and cheerleaders, the protagonist travels through dangerous and absurd territories in search of his missing love.
Into the Night
IMDB rating: 7.8/10
Genre: Disaster, sci-fi, thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 40 minutes per episode
Year: 2020 - present
Executive producer: Jason George
The story unfolds aboard a night flight from Brussels, where a group of passengers and crew are trapped in the middle of a worldwide disaster. As the sun's deadly rays become lethal, the survivors must work together to outrun the sunlight and stay alive.
The Midnight Gospel
IMDB rating: 8.3/10
Genre: Disaster, animation, adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 25 minutes per episode
Year: 2020
Lead producer: Pendleton Ward, Duncan Trussell
This is an animated series that combines elements of adventure, philosophy, and existential exploration. It centers on Clancy, a space announcer who travels through a simulated universe called the Chromatic Tape to interview beings from different worlds. These conversations reveal such profound topics as life, death, spirituality, and the nature of reality.