Netflix has released the first trailer for The Rain, a Scandinavian dystopian sci-fi series about a dangerous virus that kills people if it makes physical contact. Unfortunately it's infected rainfall, which means every droplet from the sky is a death sentence. Simone (Alba August) and her brother Rasmus (Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen) survived the worst of the epidemic by hiding out in a bunker, and have since been on the run from Apollon, the militarized corporation that's controlling what's left of Scandinavia. At least, they were.
Watch the trailer below:
Now, Rasmus has teamed up with Apollon to try and purposefully infect others with the virus so they can build antibodies. It seems like a noble cause-especially given everything we're going through right now as we sit and hope for a novel coronavirus vaccine-but it's clear that Apollon has ulterior motives. Does the cure have unpleasant side effects? Does Apollon plan on rationing it to those they feel `deserve` it? Or is there something even more terrible going on?
The Rain was created by Jannik Tai Mosholt, Esben Toft Jacobsen, and Christian Potalivo. The final season debuts on August 6.