La Brea

A fast-paced, pulpy adventure that mixes family drama with survival thrills and time-travel puzzles, easy to watch but rarely surprising.

Created by

David Appelbaum

Genres

Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama, Action & adventure

Starring

Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Chiké Okonkwo

Tagline

One family torn between two worlds...

Overview

An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world desperately seeks to understand what happened. In the search for answers, one family torn apart by this disaster will have to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other.

How it feels

Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Survival, family, isolation, mystery

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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