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Jan 29, 2016 · TV. Article. You, Me and the Apocalypse premiere recap: Who Are These People? By Ariana Bacle. Published on January 29, 2016 01:53AM EST. Photo: Ed Miller/NBC. [This post contains...
- Ariana Bacle
Jan 28, 2016 · Who Are These People?: Directed by Michael Engler. With Jenna Fischer, Mathew Baynton, Joel Fry, Gaia Scodellaro.
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- Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
- Michael Engler
- 2016-01-28
- "A few minutes ago I was a dead man. Now I don't know what I am."
- Verdict
By Amber Dowling
Updated: Jan 28, 2016 7:10 pm
Posted: Jan 28, 2016 1:10 am
It’s not often these days we see a network take a huge gamble on a show (those series are frequently left for venues like cable and streaming services, it seems), but NBC sure has come out of left field with the new British co-production You, Me and the Apocalypse, debuting Thursday night.
Reminiscent of Finding a Friend for the End of the World, the series revolves around several random characters who find themselves together in a bunker during the opening scene, as they wait an asteroid to hit Earth and wipe out humanity as they know it. Flash back 34 days, and we begin to meet the characters scene by scene.
There’s Jamie (Matthew Baynton), a British chum who finds himself mixed up in an international case when he discovers he may or may not have a twin; Rhonda (Jenna Fischer), a librarian who took the fall for her son and is now serving time for hacking into the National Security Agency; Rhonda’s white supremacist fellow inmate (Megan Mullally); an inexperienced nun (Gaia Scodellaro) with an aptitude for languages; and the chain-smoking Father she works with (Rob Lowe).
At its core, You, Me and the Apocalypse is an interesting series with a unique premise unlike anything else currently on television. Supported by a great cast and a compelling set of characters, the pilot is an addictive watch. Unfortunately it's also slightly chaotic and all over the place, with an uneven tone and a limiting premise that raises qu...
- Amber Dowling
S1 E1 | 01/28/16. Who Are These People? The apocalypse is coming, and the end of days is funnier than you'd think. NBC.com. NBC Quick Links. Watch Who Are These People? (Season...
S1.E1 ∙ Who Are These People? Thu, Jan 28, 2016. We are introduced to a range of characters across the globe who are leading their lives in their own unconnected way, right up to the point when the American President announces to the world that an extinction level event is due in 34 days time when an asteroid, 8 miles wide, will impact the earth.
Sep 30, 2015 · Available on iTunes. S1 E1: Slough bank manager Jamie’s birthday is rocked when he is arrested on suspicion of being an international cyber terrorist. Interrogated by police, he is confronted by a recent photograph of his wife Layla, who he hasn’t seen or heard from since she mysteriously vanished seven years ago. Comedy Sep 30, 2015 42 min.
A group of people, each living their own, unconnected lives, are introduced. It is revealed that a comet is due to hit Earth in 34 days. Some of these people can be seen in a bunker together under the town of Slough, in the UK, as they watch the events unfolding up to the end of the world on TV.
