| Earth Abides | |
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| Created by | Todd Komarnicki |
| Based on | Earth Abides byGeorge R. Stewart |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 45–58 minutes |
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| Network | MGM+ |
| Release | December 1 (2024-12-01) – December 29, 2024 (2024-12-29) |
Earth Abides is an Americanpost-apocalypticscience fictiondrama television miniseries created byTodd Komarnicki, and starringAlexander Ludwig andJessica Frances Dukes.[1][2][3] It is based onGeorge R. Stewart'snovel of the same title.[1] The series premiered on December 1, 2024, viaMGM+ in the United States andStan in Australia.[4]
| No. | Title [5] | Directed by [6] | Teleplay by [7] | Original release date [5] |
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| 1 | "Alone" | Bronwen Hughes | Todd Komarnicki | December 1, 2024 (2024-12-01) |
| 2 | "The Space Between" | Bronwen Hughes | Karen Janszen | December 8, 2024 (2024-12-08) |
| 3 | "World Without End" | Rachel Leiterman | Tony Spiridakis | December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15) |
| 4 | "Predators" | Rachel Leiterman | Evan Hart & Kyle Stephen | December 22, 2024 (2024-12-22) |
| 5 | "The Return" | Stephen Campanelli | Karen Janszen | December 22, 2024 (2024-12-22) |
| 6 | "Forever is Tomorrow is Today" | Stephen Campanelli | Todd Komarnicki | December 29, 2024 (2024-12-29) |
In March 2024, it was announced thatMGM+ had greenlit an adaptation of Stewart's novel, production to begin in Vancouver, on April 8 (to June 21[8]), as a six-episode limited series, with Ludwig cast as Ish.[1] In April that same year, it was announced that Dukes had been cast as the female lead.[2] In June that same year, it was announced that several other actors, includingAaron Tveit, had been cast in the series.[6] The main street inCloverdale, Surrey, British Columbia was transformed for the TV series.[9]
Alex Maidy ofJoBlo.com gave the series a mixed review and wrote that it “has an important message that is worth hearing, but this series squanders its potential.”[10]