Season 1 – Now Apocalypse

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Mar 2019

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Described by Starz as "sexy, vibrant and fast-moving," this comedy series explores identity, sexuality and artistry in strange, bewildering Los Angeles. Between hookup and romantic dating-app adventures, Ulysses is struggling to carve a successful path in life, and he grows increasingly troubled as foreboding dreams make him wonder if a dark, monstrous conspiracy is going on -- or if maybe he is just smoking too much weed. His friends Carly, Ford and Severine are also on various quests pursuing love, sex and fame.

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Critics Consensus

Marrying filmmaker Gregg Araki's frisky style with heady conspiracies and literary allusions, Now Apocalypse's bodacious aesthetics and philosophical pondering may prove too deliberately offbeat and garish for some.

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Lauren Carroll Harris

Guardian

Jul 23, 2019

Now Apocalypse doesn't hang together with total cohesion but there are enough glimmers of originality to cut through the sludge of generic, commercially-defined internet TV shows.

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Troy Patterson

The New Yorker

Apr 12, 2019

Simultaneously an off-kilter erotic comedy, a camp romance, and a coming-of-age thriller, Now Apocalypse redeems the grosser excesses of Araki's movies.

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Jake Nevins

Guardian

Mar 25, 2019

On television, however, and with the assistance of Starz, a network that's embraced a certain strain of hypersexual melodrama, Araki's irreverent vision feels somewhat mainstream, even a little sanitized.

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

Sep 10, 2021

It manages to sublimate all the random apocalyptic energies that we've all been steeping in like a tea made of unease.

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Rob Owen

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dec 4, 2019

While the show's content is raw, there's also a sweetness to the series.

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Alex Maidy

JoBlo's Movie Network

Mar 25, 2019

4/10

Now Apocalypse has an intriguing premise and a trailer that recalls Araki's acclaimed feature work. The finished result, however, is an absolute mess replete with awful acting and a lack of any sort of narrative structure.

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Kalissa H

@kali_416 Aug 24, 2026

It’s an interesting show, but neglects the Sci-Fi part of it. The episodes could’ve been 15 minutes longer to flesh out the actual alien part of it. Besides that, I was entertained.

Khaztiel D

@khaztielddenver_ Aug 13, 2024

Es una historia extraña, adictiva y entretenida.

P K

@Pohaku808 Feb 21, 2024

Its a really fun, sexy show. Campy reminiscent of old B-movies. Unlike anything else on tv, too bad Starz cancelled it after 1 season

Jens B

@Jens97 Jan 3, 2023

A sympathetic cast and lots of steamy sex makes this fun portrayal of struggling young actors in Los Angeles an entertaining watch, but nothing more.

Chris M

@RT21954632 Oct 18, 2022

The show is a ton of build up to a finale that is worth waiting for. Sure, most of the episodes is like padding and filler but it's the best kind of padding, it's funny and entertaining. The one series I found entertaining during the month I reviewed Starz shows. Plus there are some real assholes in the show. But as a whole it a good fun and funny mini-series.

Aug 21, 2021

The show was weird and of course very LGBTQ centric. At first it feels like a Skinemax show but there is more story to it than most Skinemax shows. Too be honest I only watched to see the gorgeous Kelli Berglund get nekkid.

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Avan Jogia

Ulysses

Jacob Artist

Isaac

Kelli Berglund

Carly

Roxane Mesquida

Severine

Beau Mirchoff

Ford

Episode 1

Aired Mar 10, 2019

This Is the Beginning of the End

Ulysses Zane is struggling in the dating scene in LA; his best friend, Carly, is striving to become an actress; Uly's roommate, Ford, is an aspiring screenwriter dating Severine, an astrobiological theorist.

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Episode 2

Aired Mar 17, 2019

Where Is My Mind?

Ulysses researches information about alien reptile conspiracies and gets ghosted by Gabriel; Ford catches his big break as a screenwriter; Carly attends acting class; Severine and Ford explore non-monogamy.

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Episode 3

Aired Mar 24, 2019

The Rules of Attraction

Severine reconnects with her ex-lover, Mustafa; director Otto West convinces Ford to do a risqué photo shoot; Uly is haunted by Gabriel; Carly partakes in a private lesson from her acting teacher, Frank.

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Episode 4

Aired Mar 31, 2019

The Downward Spiral

Ford is torn about his relationship with Severine and drags Uly with him to a men's group, where he discovers how to be more in tune with his feelings; Carly interviews new roommates.

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Episode 5

Aired Apr 7, 2019

Stranger Than Paradise

Ford gets invited to a lavish party in Palm Springs and convinces Severine, Ulysses and Carly to come along; Ulysses encounters renowned alien expert, Mitchell Kent at a book signing; Carly meets artist Leif.

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Episode 6

Aired Apr 14, 2019

She's Lost Control

Ulysses helps Carly with her new web series; Ford finds out Severine's true feelings about him; Carly and Jethro explore a new area of their relationship.

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Episode 7

Aired Apr 21, 2019

Anywhere Out of the World

Ulysses meets social worker Isaac and falls for him fast; Severine surprises Ford by taking him to an "Eyes Wide Shut" party; Ford discovers that his photo shoot with Otto is on display for the whole world.

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Episode 8

Aired Apr 28, 2019

Unknown Pleasures

Carly takes Jethro to a sex dungeon; Severine wants Ford to make her sexual dreams come true; Uly and Isaac have an amazing first date; Ford feels ambivalent about his non-monogamous relationship with Severine.

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Episode 9

Aired May 5, 2019

Disappear Here

Severine has to go on a business trip to Roswell for an indefinite period; Ford is devastated; Uly's relationship with Isaac intensifies; Carly runs into Leif, the artist she flirted with in Palm Springs.

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Episode 10

Aired May 12, 2019

Everything Is Gone Forever

Uly and Isaac's relationship disintegrates when Isaac learns about Gabriel; Carly fights with Jethro about her camming; Ford wants to know where he and Severine stand; Carly gets a big career break.

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Director: Gregg Araki
Executive Producer: Gregg Araki, Gregory Jacobs, Steven Soderbergh
Screenwriter: Gregg Araki, Karley Sciortino
Network: STARZ
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Mar 10, 2019

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