TV tonight: the great pandemic drama you might have missed
The Guardian provides a guide to television programming, highlighting the apocalyptic drama 'Station Eleven' and a documentary featuring Boris Johnson. The list covers various genres including music, home design, and crime drama.
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This serves as a cultural guide for viewers, reflecting current trends in media consumption and streaming availability.
Survival mode … Himesh Patel in Station Eleven. Photograph: AP Survival mode … Himesh Patel in Station Eleven. Photograph: AP TV tonight Television TV tonight: the great pandemic drama you might have missed Station Eleven comes to Sky Atlantic, starring Himesh Patel and Mackenzie Davis. Plus: Boris Johnson’s Ukraine documentary. Here’s what to watch this evening
Prefer the Guardian on Google Station Eleven 9pm, Sky Atlantic A great – and somehow hopeful – apocalyptic drama, which deserved more love when it first streamed in 2022. (Perhaps the story of a pandemic wiping out 99% of the world was too close to home.) It’s set across two timelines, with young actor Kirsten (Matilda Lawler) being looked after by writer Jeevan (Himesh Patel) when the killer flu strikes; 20 years later (now played by Mackenzie Davis) she tours with the Travelling Symphony. Hollie Richardson
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