It was this optimistic and wish-fulfilling view of the apocalypse that became the seed of the show. When we pitched it, we described it as 'My So-Called Apocalypse' or 'Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on Bath Salts.' I think that successfully checked most of the boxes,"Ĭoleite cites projects as disparate as The Warriors, Escape from New York, Mad Max: Fury Road, Rick and Morty, Veep, and Monty Python as inspiration for the gut-busting (both figuratively and literally) comedy, which mixes meta-humor and gleeful gore with a surprisingly resonant look at how teenagers might survive if all the adults got turned into mindless, flesh-eating monsters. I loved the idea that there was a character who looked at the apocalypse not as the end of the world or a terrible tragedy, but that it was was the best thing that ever happened to him," showrunner Aron Eli Coleite tells IGN, recalling that in the initial meeting he had with co-creator Brad Peyton and executive producer Jeff Fierson for the series, " spent the entire meeting recalling the feeling of being in high school and wanting the world to end so we could reinvent ourselves as different people. "Brian Ralph’s comic has a narrator who directly addresses camera, like Ferris Bueller. Netflix has a reputation for greenlighting TV shows and movies you wouldn't find anywhere else, but the streaming service's upcoming post-apocalyptic series, Daybreak, is truly unique - despite paying homage to a slew of iconic pop culture properties and tropes. Following an eclectic group of survivors as they navigate this strange and treacherous world, Daybreak is part samurai saga, part endearing coming-of-age story, and part Battle Royale." We spoke to co-creator and showrunner Aron Eli Coleite about this deranged twist on a familiar genre, loosely based on the comic by Brian Ralph. In this post-apocalyptic, genre-bending series, the city of Glendale, California is populated by marauding gangs of jocks, gamers, the 4-H Club, and other fearsome tribes who are kicking ass as they fight to survive in the wake of a nuclear blast. Here's how the streamer describes the show: "High school isn’t the end of the world… until it is. Today, we're featuring Netflix's apocalyptic comedy Daybreak, starring Colin Ford, Sophie Simnett, Austin Crute, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Cody Kearsley, Matthew Broderick, and Krysta Rodriguez. This September, IGN is highlighting the best TV airing in the 2019-2020 season.
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