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Season 1 – The Rain

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The world as we know it has come to an end, due to a rain-carried virus that wiped out nearly everybody in Scandinavia. Six years after that event, two Danish siblings emerge from the safety of the bunker where they have been staying. After discovering all remnants of civilization gone, they join a group of fellow young survivors, and together they head out on a danger-filled quest throughout the abandoned land in search of signs of life. The survivors think they have been set free from societal rules of the past, but they quickly find that even in a post-apocalyptic world there is love, jealousy and other coming-of-age dilemmas that young people have always faced.
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Critics Consensus

The Rain starts out slow, but develops into a thrilling addition to the dystopia television genre.

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Sean T. Collins Decider 06/20/2018
It's not so much that The Rain breaks new ground for the postapocaptic-dystopia narrative. It's simply that it shows how much more ground there is to explore in that great big quarantine zone of a genre. Go to Full Review Jo Livingstone The New Republic 05/11/2018
It's a damp squib, not a downpour. Go to Full Review Steve Greene IndieWire 05/04/2018
C+
The Rain never gets to the point where you're pulling for the water droplets, but this is one barren wasteland that makes it difficult to care about anything other than surviving it. Go to Full Review Haleigh Foutch Collider 05/31/2019
4/4
The Rain offers a potent mixture of enticing mystery, propulsive action, and most importantly, fascinating characters that aren't easy to pin down. Go to Full Review Evan Narcisse io9.com 12/21/2018
The emotional journeys of the young people eking out a tense post-apocalyptic existence pulled me in much more than I was expecting because every character is constructed with surprising nuance and balance. Go to Full Review Monika Bartyzel Collider 11/12/2018
4/5
The Rain is some of the best survivalist drama to hit screens in years, even if it leans heavily on the familiar tropes, with exciting, unpredictable and genuinely likable characters that keep you glued to the screen. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ivan R @Ivancho Feb 3 Is an entertaining series, however there are many plot holes in the history. A lot of things without explanation or real justification. See more David P @RT88313843 Nov 9 Overall disappointing, though there were moments where you could see the potential. The writers had an interesting concept, but just were not able to carry through a story that one really cared about. It did not help that the main character, Simone, was simply too unlikable as a character to make me feel any emotion other than annoyance toward her. The ending felt rushed, unbelievable, and unsatisfying, though I was honestly relieved as I had stopped caring about what happened. See more Bos E @EJBos Nov 9 hm , very amateuristic storyline and very amateurish actors. Quite boring. Simone and her brother, who who have to look at for many hours , are beginners. And they are bad. The credibility of the story is zero. A terrible waste of time. As happens often with this type of series, they don´t know when to stop. A flimsy story like this would have more than enough with 8 episodes. But no, the story is milked to the final drop with more predictable violence and boring love affairs. It is truly painful to watch it See more Mela P @RT45643007 Sep 18 I couldn’t get past more than half of the first episode. If you want to yell at the TV about how idiotic the kids are and hate them instantly and give zero shits if they live or die, then watch this. I can’t remember when I have seen such lazy writing just “for the plot”. Truly unwatchable See more Elko T @RT64799126 Apr 19 Dumb characters, bad storytelling, weird plotpoints that are strung together, almost as if the creators are making it up as they go along. Would've turned it off after minute ten if I didn't have to watch it in Danish class. Please, please, PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME ON THIS!! See more Yui R @yuithenorthstar Apr 6 I love the characters but kind of lack in storytelling but worth watching tho🥳 See more Read all reviews
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Esben Toft Jacobsen

Creator

Alba August

Simone

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

Rasmus

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Martin

Lukas Løkken

Patrick

Jessica Dinnage

Lea

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 4, 2018 Stay Inside A deadly virus spread by rainfall forces siblings Simone and Rasmus to seek refuge in an underground bunker, parting ways with their scientist father. Details Episode 2 Aired May 4, 2018 Stay Together After six years of isolation, Simone and Rasmus encounter other survivors; to stay alive, Simone must prove herself useful to the group. Details Episode 3 Aired May 4, 2018 Avoid the City Simone and the others set out for Apollon headquarters in Sweden, but their trek through Copenhagen is fraught with peril. Details Episode 4 Aired May 4, 2018 Trust No One Jealousy flares in Martin and Beatrice; Simone and Rasmus meet a doctor with a connection to their father; a memory haunts Jean. Details Episode 5 Aired May 4, 2018 Have Faith Lost in the woods, the group stumbles upon a mansion; the residents invite them to stay the night, and Lea bonds with one of the women. Details Episode 6 Aired May 4, 2018 Keep Your Friends Close Rasmus and Beatrice grow closer as they spend time alone together; the others discover a new bunker -- and a disturbing secret that lies within. Details Episode 7 Aired May 4, 2018 Don't Talk to Strangers A band of armed strangers tries to extract information from Patrick; Rasmus begins to unravel in the wake of a grim discovery. Details Episode 8 Aired May 4, 2018 Trust Your Instincts The group arrives at Apollon headquarters, where Simone learns startling truths about the virus, her father and Rasmus. Details

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Season Info

Director
Kenneth Kainz, Natasha Arthy
Creator
Esben Toft Jacobsen
Screenwriter
Jannik Tai Mosholt
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
Danish
Release Date
May 4, 2018
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