Earth Abides (2024–2024)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Science-Fiction1 season, 6 episodes
Earth Abides posterReview score: 63%

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Plot

When a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, as the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into barbarism... or extinction.Earth Abides is a limited series adaptation of George R. Stewart's classic sci-fi novel of the same name.

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  1. 01Earth Abides S01E01AloneS01E01 · 6.9Ish, a solitary young geologist, barely survives a snake bite. After a coma, he drives to the nearest town only to find dead bodies. He searches for survivors, from San Francisco to Las Vegas. There must be someone else left...
  2. 02Earth Abides S01E02The Space BetweenS01E02 · 6.4Ish finds a survivor, Emma. There's a spark. Is it real, or are they just the last two people on earth? Nature is unrelenting. Rats plague San Lupo. Ish dreams of rebuilding civilization, but can they even survive extinction?
  3. 03Earth Abides S01E06Forever Is Tomorrow Is TodayS01E06 · 6.0San Lupo fights for survival against the virus. Ish realizes the answers to humanity’s future may not be in his books. That’s when Ish finds Joey’s secret project. There must be others out there. Joey might just hold the key...

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2024Aired 5.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Earth Abides S01E01Season's bestAloneDecember 1, 2024 6.9Ish, a solitary young geologist, barely survives a snake bite. After a coma, he drives to the nearest town only to find dead bodies. He sear
  2. S01E02Earth Abides S01E02The Space BetweenDecember 8, 2024 6.4Ish finds a survivor, Emma. There's a spark. Is it real, or are they just the last two people on earth? Nature is unrelenting. Rats plague S
  3. S01E03Earth Abides S01E03World Without EndDecember 15, 2024 4.9New residents move in, Jorge and Maurine, and a mysterious mute girl, Evie. More come, Molly, Jean, Ezra and little Raif. Ish doesn’t trust
  4. S01E04Earth Abides S01E04PredatorsDecember 22, 2024 5.6A drought hits San Lupo. A nomadic group led by Charlie, comes. They know how to find water and want to trade. Ish has his doubts, but choos
  5. S01E05Earth Abides S01E05The ReturnDecember 22, 2024 5.6Ish catches Charlie assaulting Evie. San Lupo must decide how to punish evil. But will Charlie and his people accept their judgement? The vi
  6. S01E06Earth Abides S01E06Forever Is Tomorrow Is TodayDecember 29, 2024 6.0San Lupo fights for survival against the virus. Ish realizes the answers to humanity’s future may not be in his books. That’s when Ish finds

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Cast

Alexander LudwigAlexander LudwigIsherwood 'Ish' WilliamsJessica Frances DukesJessica Frances DukesEmma

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