A global vanishing leaves the survivors in a melancholic, atmospheric slow-burn of earnest, bleak suspense.
Melancholy and suspenseful. A full-attention watch that takes its time. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max.
It stays inside its TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. This is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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