In "Station Eleven," what's left of humanity exists in a post-apocalyptic world after a very deadly flu outbreak kills most humans 20 years prior to when the show begins.
The HBO Max series is based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Emily St. John Mandel, written way back when COVID-19 was just a twinkle in a bat (or a pangolin's) bloodstream. Though it might feel a bit too close-to-home to watch mid-pandemic, the limited series does showcase some survival skills for a worst-case scenario of complete social collapse amid a pandemic. Plus, while there are some painful parallels between today's pandemic and "Station Eleven," there is relief in knowing that COVID-19 is nowhere near as socially destructive as the catastrophic flu of the book and TV show.
