The Fire Next Time (miniseries)

The Fire Next Time is a 1993 American television disaster miniseries directed by Tom McLoughlin and written and produced by James S. Henerson which stars Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Richard Farnsworth and Justin Whalin. The series aired on CBS from April 18 to April 20, 1993. Set in 2017, the plot focuses on a family who, after a series of fires begins to break out due to global warming, must struggle to survive a natural disaster that devastates the Earth.

The Fire Next Time
Written by	James S. Henerson
Directed by	Tom McLoughlin
Starring	Craig T. Nelson Bonnie Bedelia Richard Farnsworth Justin Whalin Jürgen Prochnow
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Edwin Self Robert Halmi Jr. James S. Henerson Larry Strichman Gerritt van der Meer
Running time	193 minutes
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	April 18 (1993-04-18) – April 20, 1993 (1993-04-20)

Cast

• Craig T. Nelson as Drew Morgan
• Bonnie Bedelia as Suzanne Morgan
• Richard Farnsworth as Frank Morgan
• Justin Whalin as Paul Morgan
• Ashley Jones as Linnie Morgan
• Shawn Toovey as Jake Morgan
• Jürgen Prochnow as Larry Richter

Reception

Film critic Rick Sherwood of The Hollywood Reporter wrote in his review: "The Fire Next Time is a small story in a big package, an underworked, underdeveloped and severely underproduced miniseries that might have worked in two hours but fails miserably in four."^[1]

Home media

The miniseries became available on DVD on July 21, 2015.^[2]