![]() ![]() Nobody’s spooked yet but the first bit of fear creeps in when, later that night, an older black couple shows up at their door, George and Ruth. Not long after they get to the house, there is news of a blackout on the East Coast, and then all phones and television go down. From what we can tell, they are a very normal family. And their kids, 15 year old Archie, and 12 year old Rose. ![]() Amanda, the mother with the cliched vague New York City job. There’s Clay, the college professor father. Our story follows an upper middle-class Brooklyn family who’s spending a week’s vacation out in the middle of nowhere, a beautiful Air BnB home sitting amongst endless fields and forest. I’m always curious what Sam Esmail is working on and this sounded like a juicy-a$$ premise that’s right up my walkway. Was really excited to read this when I heard about it. ![]() This is a Netflix production and while Netflix is having their own ‘leave the world behind’ moment, which should affect future productions, I’m sure this one will remain on their slate. Robot) jumping in to direct and a cast that includes Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, and Mahershala Ali. It quickly became a hot film package, with Sam Esmail (Mr. Premise: A wealthy white liberal family renting an Air Bnb house in the country has their vacation rocked when a nationwide blackout occurs and an older black couple shows up at their door.Ībout: Leave the World Behind was a finalist in the 2020 National Book Awards. Genre: Slow Burn Thriller/Pre-Apocalyptic Is Leave The World Behind the next Get Out? ![]()
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