Combining fictional characters, historical figures, and ardent symbolism, this ambitious drama was a brazen condemnation of homophobia and America's handling of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. This moving 2003 mini-series is adapted from Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning two-part stage play, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. How to watch: Station Eleven (opens in a new tab) is streaming on HBO Max. Grounding the sensational storytelling is a critically heralded cast that includes Mackenzie Davis, Matilda Lawler, Himesh Patel, Gael GarcĂa Bernal, and Danielle Deadwyler. But how did humankind come to this place of ruin and revival? Weaving past and present in a ragged but riveting tapestry, this mini-series gave an almost alarmingly optimistic look at the apocalypse. In a world ravaged by plague, a scrappy theater troupe called the Traveling Symphony tours settlements to bring the pleasures of Shakespeare to the survivors. (Well, not just TV - must-see HBO!) Station Eleven creator/showrunner Patrick Somerville thoughtfully reimagined the setting and some stirring specifics of Mandel's dystopian drama, making for a story familiar yet surprising. John Mandel's celebrated novel of the same name, this lavish adaptation proved must-see TV.
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