TV series

Pending Train

2023 · 1 season

A tense, mysterious survival drama that strands you with strangers in an unknown wilderness, blending everyday realism with eerie science fiction.

Overview: Riders on a commuter train get an earthquake warning on their cellphones. Cars lurch as electric sparks fly, people are thrown about and the lights go out. Train 5 passengers awake to find that they are no longer in a tunnel, and overgrown brush can be seen through the windows. People slide open the doors and find that the train tracks end suddenly ahead and behind the car. People's reactions to losing the modern world vary from confusion to alarm to indifference. Where or when are they? Can they survive in this wilderness?
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, mystery, friendship, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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
mystery
friendship
isolation
fate
Places: wilderness
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none