Earth Abides (TV series)

Earth Abides is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama television miniseries created by Todd Komarnicki, and starring Alexander Ludwig and Jessica Frances Dukes.^[1][2][3] It is based on George R. Stewart's novel of the same title.^[1] The series premiered on December 1, 2024, via MGM+ in the United States and Stan in Australia.^[4]

Earth Abides
Genre	Post-apocalyptic Drama Science fiction
Created by	Todd Komarnicki
Based on	Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
Starring	Alexander Ludwig Jessica Frances Dukes Aaron Tveit Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll Elyse Levesque Luisa D'Oliveira Birkett Turton Hilary McCormack Jenna Berman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Juliana Maio Kearie Peak Michael Phillips Todd Komarnicki
Running time	45–58 minutes
Production companies	Brightlight Pictures Lighthouse Productions Peak TV Guy Walks Into a Bar MGM+ Studios
Original release
Network	MGM+
Release	December 1 (2024-12-01) – December 29, 2024 (2024-12-29)

Cast

• Alexander Ludwig as Isherwood (Ish)
• Jessica Frances Dukes as Emma
• Aaron Tveit as Charlie
• Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as Jorge
• Elyse Levesque as Maurine
• Luisa D'Oliveira as Molly
• Birkett Turton as Ezra
• Hilary McCormack as Jean
• Jenna Berman as Evie

Episodes

No.	Title [5]	Directed by [6]	Teleplay by [7]	Original release date [5]
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)

Production

In March 2024, it was announced that MGM+ 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, including Aaron Tveit, had been cast in the series.^[6] The main street in Cloverdale, Surrey, British Columbia was transformed for the TV series.^[9]

Reception

Alex Maidy of JoBlo.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]