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The Fire Next Time

1993 · 1 season

A sweaty, earnest nineties disaster yarn that builds dread through bickering and heat until survival becomes a family ordeal.

Genres
Action & adventure, Drama, Family
Tagline
The year is 2017, in the face of ecological disaster, one family is put to the ultimate test.
Overview
In 2017, unrelenting heat waves and coastal flooding brought on by the greenhouse effect ravage the earth. While scientists and politicians argue and lay blame, ordinary citizens pay the price for a world sickened by pollution and economic disaster.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • environment
  • politics
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action & adventure, drama, family, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
James S. Henerson
Starring
Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Richard Farnsworth, Jürgen Prochnow, Justin Whalin, Ashley Jones, Shawn Toovey, Paul Rudd
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 96 min each
Network
CBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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