Genre: Drama, Dystopia fiction, Thriller, Post-apocalyptic
Based on Snowpiercer, Le Transperceneige
by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, and Jean-Marc Rochette
Developed by Josh Friedman and Graeme Manson
Screenplay by Bong Joon-ho and Kelly Masterson
Story by Bong Joon-ho
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg, Susan Park, Katie McGuinness, Sam Otto, Sheila Vand, Mike O’Malley, Annalise Basso, Jaylin Fletcher, Lena Hall & Roberto Urbina.
Executive producer(s): Scott Derrickson, Bong Joon-ho, Dooho Choi, Miky Lee, Tae-Sung Jeong, Lee Tae-hun, Park Chan-wook, Matthew O’Connor, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, James Hawes & Graeme Manson.
Producer(s): Jiwon Park, Alissa Bachner, Mackenzie Donaldson, Holly Redford
Cinematography: John Grillo, Thomas Burstyn
Production company(s): CJ Entertainment, Dog Fish Films, Tomorrow Studios
The plot: Snowpiercer picks up seven years after the world becomes a frozen wasteland and follows the remnants of humanity who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe. The show questions class warfare, social injustice, and the politics of survival.
I was intrigued to see what kind of show is all about.
This first season was really good.
Pros: My first thoughts on this first season is that at times it can get suspense, drama, sexy & easy to sit through, I fault that Daveed digs & Jennifer Connelly did a great job in their roles, this show did a solid of buying tribute to the 2013 movie but also being its own version of that film & the art design for this show are incredible that made me feel like I’ve on a real train.
Cons: It does make a white to get to a point of what’s going on in the show, the fight choreography felt a bit messy, a lot of the times were I was watching it I didn’t know what’s going on in the first few episodes & the final climax was not all that surprising but also it lead you a questions to think about for season 2.
The Casts & Characters:
| Main
§ Daveed Diggs as Andre Layton § Jennifer Connelly as Melanie Cavill § Mickey Sumner as Bess Till § Annalise Basso as LJ Folger § Sasha Frolova as Pixi Aariak § Alison Wright as Ruth § Benjamin Haigh as Fergus McConnell § Roberto Urbina as Javier De La Torre § Katie McGuinness as Josie Wellstead § Susan Park as Jinju Seong § Lena Hall as Miss Audrey § Sheila Vand as Zarah Ferami § Sam Otto as John Osweiller § Iddo Goldberg as Bennett Knox § Jaylin Fletcher as Miles § Mike O’Malley as Brakeman Roche Guest § Rowan Blanchard as Alexandra § Miranda Edwards as Lights |
Recurring
§ Steven Ogg as Pike § Timothy V. Murphy as Commander Grey § Happy Anderson as Klimpt § Jonathan Lloyd Walker as Big John § Aleks Paunovic as Bojan Boscovic § Shaun Toub as Terence § Kerry O’Malley as Lilah Folger § Aaron Glenane as The Last Australian § Fiona Vroom as Miss Gillies § Manoj Sood as Rajiv Sharma § Chelsea Harris as Sy |
I recommend watching this series on Netflix to those who are fans of the (2013 movie) which this show is based on.
Rating: 8 out of 10 Stars – IMDb
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