So, I bet you thought NBC’s new Day One show was just another generic post-apocalyptic TV show ala Jericho and its ilk, huh? Well guess again, because this thing is starting to shape up into something I didn’t really expect. Check out this extended trailer for the show, which reveals a decidedly alien menace behind all the chaos. And not “alien” in the from outer space variety, though that’s certainly a possibility. At this point, it seems like the mystery of who, or what is behind the “global catastrophe” that has all but destroyed the Governments of the world will be kept under wraps for a while.
From executive producer/writer Jesse Alexander (Heroes, Lost, Alias) and director Alex Graves (Fringe, Journeyman), Day One tells the story of life on earth following a global catastrophe that has devastated the world’s infrastructures. Beginning with the immediate aftermath of the cataclysmic event, an eclectic band of survivors — played by Adam Campbell (Date Movie), Catherine Dent (The Shield), Julie Gonzalo (Eli Stone), David Lyons (ER), Derek Mio (Greek), Carly Pope (24), Thekla Reuten (Sleeper Cell) and Addison Timlin (Cashmere Mafia) — strives to rebuild society as they unravel the mysteries of what happened and face their uncertain future. The group, all residents of one apartment building in suburban Van Nuys, Calif., embarks on a quest for survival and discovers that hope is found in small victories — and heroes are born every day.
NBC currently has Day One scheduled for midseason 2010.
Thanks to the boys over at Quiet Earth.
