TV series

On the Beach

2000 · 1 season

A slow, mournful trudge toward inevitable doom, heavy with quiet dread and fragile human connections.

Tagline: Well, the world has finally managed to blow itself up
Overview: The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Death, survival, grief, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
survival
grief
isolation
fate
Places: big city
sea
countryside
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild