Aftershock

A tense, grounded disaster drama that follows several groups through chaos and survival, with a sober, urgent tone.

Directed by

Brendan Donovan

Genres

Action, Drama

Starring

Adam Armstrong, Monique Bree, Christopher Brougham

Overview

Aftershock follows four groups of people in the minutes, hours and days after Wellington is struck by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Buried office workers must pull together. Strangers, caught by the tsunami on a ruined motorway, put themselves in danger to save others. A mother must reunite her family. And, at the centre of the rescue operation, a controller is bunkered down at Wellington’s Emergency Management Office.

How it feels

Tense, dark and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Survival, family, isolation, trauma

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

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

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