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Snowpiercer
Sign in to save2020 American post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller television drama series
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★ 7.4More than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe as class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.
- Aired
- 2020–2024
- Seasons
- 4 · 40 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Graeme Manson, Josh Friedman
- Network
- TNT, AMC
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Key facts
- Genre
- Climate fiction Drama Dystopian Post-apocalyptic Thriller
- Based on
- Snowpiercer , Screenplay by Bong Joon-ho and Kelly Masterson , Screen Story by Bong Joon-ho Le Transperceneige , by Jacques Lob , Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette
- Developed by
- Josh Friedman and Graeme Manson
- Showrunners
- Graeme Manson Paul Zbyszewski
- Starring
- Jennifer Connelly Daveed Diggs Mickey Sumner Alison Wright Iddo Goldberg Susan Park Katie McGuinness Sam Otto Sheila Vand Mike O'Malley Annalise Basso Jaylin Fletcher Lena Hall Roberto Urbina [ es ] Steven Ogg Rowan Blanchard Sean Bean Chelsea Harris Archie Panjabi Clark Gregg Michael Aronov
- Music by
- Bear McCreary Bobby Krlic James Kelly
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Executive producers
- Scott Derrickson Bong Joon-ho Dooho Choi Miky Lee Tae-Sung Jeong Lee Tae-hun Park Chan-wook Matthew O'Connor Marty Adelstein Becky Clements James Hawes Graeme Manson Jinnie Choi Ben Rosenblatt Christoph Schrewe Aubrey Nealon Paul Zbyszewski Alissa Bachner (season 4)
- Producers
- Jiwon Park Alissa Bachner (seasons 1–3) Mackenzie Donaldson Holly Redford Bill Balas Jay Prychidny Yeonu Choi Victoria Burkhart Michael Bhim Leslie Hope
- Cinematography
- John Grillo Thomas Burstyn Jaime Reynoso Trig Singer Yaron Levy
- Editors
- Jay Prychidny Cheryl Potter Allan Lee Steve Polivka Marta Evry Jamie Alain Justin Li D. Gillian Truster Erin Deck Nicholas Wong John Nicholls Sabrina Pitre Kelvin Tseng
- Running time
- 44–51 minutes
- Production companies
- CJ Entertainment Dog Fish Films Studio T Lone Lemon Productions Tomorrow Studios ITV Studios
- Network
- TNT
- Release
- May 17, 2020 ( 2020-05-17 ) –, March 28, 2022 ( 2022-03-28 )
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Encyclopedic overview
Snowpiercer is an American post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller television series that premiered on May 17, 2020, on TNT. It is based on both the 2013 film of the same name, directed by Bong Joon-ho, and the 1982 French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette, from which the film was adapted.
The series follows the passengers of the Snowpiercer, a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe carrying the remnants of humanity seven years after the world becomes a frozen wasteland. The series questions class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival. Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs star alongside Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg, Susan Park, Katie McGuinness, Sam Otto, Sheila Vand, Mike O'Malley, Annalise Basso, Jaylin Fletcher, Lena Hall and Roberto Urbina [es]. Steven Ogg, Rowan Blanchard and Sean Bean joined the main cast in the second season, both Chelsea Harris and Archie Panjabi joined the main cast in the third season and both Clark Gregg and Michael Aronov joined the main cast in the fourth season.
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