Due to the global pandemic USA Govt Suspended. Shelter in Place.
BC-filmed post-pandemic series Earth Abides, starring Alexander Ludwig and Jessica Frances Dukes., premieres on MGM+.
Earth Abides has a similar vibe to The Last of Us with its abandoned cars and overgrown streets — so similar that a set in downtown Vancouver went viral on social media in June as a The Last of Us season 2 set until Alexander Ludwig walked over to meet fans.
Related: Alexander Ludwig Meets Fans on EARTH ABIDES Vancouver Set
In Earth Abides, when a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe, the human race is all but wiped out. In the aftermath, the great machine of civilization slowly and inexorably breaks down, only a few shattered survivors remain to struggle against the slide into extinction.
Trailer:
Characters:
Earth Abides follows Ish (Alexander Ludwig), a brilliant but solitary young geologist living a semi-isolated life. who awakens from a coma only to find that there is hardly anyone left alive but him.
Emma (Jessica Frances Dukes) is the polar opposite of Ish — fearless in body and mind, and the heartbeat of the new world they set out to build.
Aaron Tveit as Charlie, the handsome leader of a new group of travelers. A natural charmer, he hides a threatening nature that only Ish seems to be able to see.
Other characters: Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as civil engineer Jorge; Elyse Levesque as Maurine; Luisa D’Oliveira as Molly; Birkett Turton as Ezra, Hilary McCormack as Jean; and Jenna Berman as Evie.
Set in post-plague America , Earth Abides is adapted from George R. Stewart’s seminal work of science fiction.
Related: Earth Abides With Alexander Ludwig & Jessica Frances Dukes Starts Production in Vancouver
Earth Abides:
Episodes: 6.
BC filming dates: April 08 2024 – June 21 2024
Related: Alexander Ludwig Stars in Earth Abides Filming in Vancouver
Showrunner: Todd Komarnicki.
Cast: Alexander Ludwig, Jessica Frances Dukes, Aaron Tveit, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Elyse Levesque, Luisa D’Oliveira, Birkett Turton, Hilary McCormack, Jenna Berman.
Producers: Brightlight Pictures, MGM+
Filming in Vancouver:
Downtown Vancouver as post-pandemic city.
Thought they were filming The Last of Us, but it appears this post-apocalyptic scene on Alberni street in Vancouver is for the new TV show "Earth Abides" #yvr @yvrshootstweets pic.twitter.com/oD2GAC1aWM
— Kelsey Hannan (@Kelsoh) June 15, 2024
Cloverdale as Berkeley, California.
Starring Stanley the buffalo.
Cloverdale shoot with Stanley the buffalo.
Huge crowd waits for Stanley the Buffalo to shoe up on set for #earthabides@BC_FilmIndustry @yvrshootstweets @WhatsFilming @creativebcs @CloverdaleNews @JanetBrown980 @CityNewsVAN @CityofSurrey pic.twitter.com/W75BjYcfZo
— Paul Orazietti (@Paradeguy) May 6, 2024