HBO Max’s Station Eleven trailer brings a traveling band of performers to the end of the world
The survivors of the Apocolypse include Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, and the always welcome Lori Petty
The end of the world won’t be the end of people if the trailer for HBO Max’s hotly anticipated series Station Eleven reveals. Evoking the horseback riding culture of the early days of The Walking Dead, this adaptation of Emily St. John Mandel’s international bestseller is a sprawling post-apocalyptic television series.
Station Eleven’s trailer succinctly lays out the premise. The multi-pronged narrative that crosses time and space follows the survivors of a deadly virus. (ugh, c’mon, already?). One such group takes up residence in an abandoned airport, which according to one character is “the best thing that could’ve happened.” Anyone who’s been laid over in JFK knows this isn’t true, but whatever, we’ll give him a pass because the world ended. Another is a roving band of actors and performers, putting up Shakespeare productions across the barren United States.
The book spans multiple timelines, giving a complete account of the story’s main character Kirsten. Kirsten is played by both Halt And Catch Fire’s Mackenzie Davis (she plays adult Kirsten) and by newcomer Matilda Lawler. Her story spans decades, as does her friendship with Jeevan (Hamish Patel), who becomes her de facto caretaker as a child.