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Aftershock: Earthquake in New York

1999 · 1 season

A tense, earnest disaster drama that follows several lives through chaos and loss, offering predictable but gripping spectacle and emotional stakes.

Created by
Mikael Salomon
Genres
Action & adventure, Drama
Starring
Tom Skerritt, Charles S. Dutton, Sharon Lawrence
Overview
Without warning, an earthquake rips through the "City That Never Sleeps," turning it into a vulnerable state of chaos: skyscrapers topple, subways are buried in the rubble, countless lives are lost and loved ones are torn apart. As turmoil reigns in the screaming streets, Mayor Bruce Lincoln and former Fire Chief Thomas Ahearn race against time to enact a city-wide emergency plan.

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Created by
Mikael Salomon
Genres
Action & adventure, Drama
Starring
Tom Skerritt, Charles S. Dutton, Sharon Lawrence
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • grief
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, drama
Created by
Mikael Salomon
Written by
Loren Boothby, Paul Eric Myers, David Stevens
Starring
Tom Skerritt, Charles S. Dutton, Sharon Lawrence, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jennifer Garner, Rachel Ticotin, Frederick Weller, Erika Eleniak
Music
Irwin Fisch
Cinematography
Jon Joffin
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 120 min each
Network
CBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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