Disaster
Disaster" as a genre in TV shows and films embodies the thrilling and often harrowing portrayal of catastrophic events that disrupt the natural order. These narratives revolve around imminent or ongoing crises—ranging from natural calamities like earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis to human-made catastrophes such as pandemics, technological failures, or even apocalyptic scenarios. The genre typically focuses on the intensity of the event itself, its immediate impact on society, and the individuals caught within the turmoil.
In these stories, tension mounts rapidly as the disaster unfolds, and protagonists often find themselves struggling against insurmountable odds to survive, rescue others, or prevent further devastation. The narrative might span various perspectives, showcasing the experiences of emergency responders, ordinary citizens, scientists, or government officials, each grappling with the chaos in their unique way.
Themes of resilience, sacrifice, and the human spirit amid adversity are prominent, often depicted through character arcs that highlight bravery, altruism, and the willingness to confront danger head-on. There's an exploration of human nature under extreme stress, showcasing both the best and worst of humanity as people band together or succumb to desperation and moral dilemmas in the face of impending doom.
In these stories, tension mounts rapidly as the disaster unfolds, and protagonists often find themselves struggling against insurmountable odds to survive, rescue others, or prevent further devastation. The narrative might span various perspectives, showcasing the experiences of emergency responders, ordinary citizens, scientists, or government officials, each grappling with the chaos in their unique way.
Themes of resilience, sacrifice, and the human spirit amid adversity are prominent, often depicted through character arcs that highlight bravery, altruism, and the willingness to confront danger head-on. There's an exploration of human nature under extreme stress, showcasing both the best and worst of humanity as people band together or succumb to desperation and moral dilemmas in the face of impending doom.
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- CreatorCraig MazinStarsJessie BuckleyJared HarrisStellan SkarsgårdIn April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.
- CreatorJason GeorgeStarsPauline EtienneLaurent CapellutoMehmet KurtulusWhen radiation from the sun causes a global disaster on Earth, survivors on an overnight flight from Brussels race from city to city trying to stay ahead of the sun's rays by remaining in the cover of night.
- StarsTim DalyColm FeoreDebrah FarentinoA dangerous blizzard hits an isolated town and brings along a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing people for his own desires.
- CreatorDavid AppelbaumStarsEoin MackenChiké OkonkwoZyra GoreckiA massive sinkhole mysteriously opens up in Los Angeles, separating part of a family in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a desperate group of strangers.
- CreatorCarlton CuseJohn RidleyStarsVera FarmigaCherry JonesCornelius Smith Jr.Doctors and nurses at the intensive care unit of a New Orleans hospital struggle with treating patients during Hurricane Katrina when the facility is without power for 5 days.
- StarsAgnieszka ZulewskaTomasz SchuchardtIreneusz CzopWhen the flood wave approaches the capital of Lower Silesia, a decision is made to save the city from the destructive elements, the surrounding villages and fields should be sacrificed.
- CreatorJun MasumotoStarsKoji YakushoHao FengNobi NakanishiBlamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
- CreatorKacie AnningStarsEmily BrowningMegan SmartCaitlin StaseyWhen an apocalyptic tidal wave hits during the ten-year reunion of an all-girls high school, a group of women must find a way to survive on the island peak of their high school campus.
- StarsPeter GallagherGeorge C. ScottCatherine Zeta-JonesThe story of the 1912 sinking of the largest luxury liner ever built, the tragedy that befell over two thousand of the rich and famous as well as of the poor and unknown passengers aboard the doomed ship.
- CreatorBen RichardsStarsRobert CarlyleVictoria HamiltonDavid HaigAs widespread power outages cause chaos and threaten lives across the country, the COBRA committee comprised of the UK's leading experts and politicians, gathers to find a way to turn the lights back on.
- StarsKim DelaneyFred WardIvan SergeiAn earthquake reaching a 10.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, strikes the west coast of the U.S. and Canada. A large portion of land falls into the ocean, and the situation is worsened by aftershocks and tsunami.
- StarsDavid James ElliottNatasha HenstridgeBenjamin SadlerA luminary crashes on the moon, causing to change its orbit and head straight toward Earth. With less than 40 days, scientists are in a desperate race to launch a lunar mission that will save both planets from mutual destruction
- StarsPeter McDonaldSteven WaddingtonGlen BlackhallThe world's largest ship, the R.M.S. Titanic, meets with disaster when she strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage.
- StarsCameron DaddoGina GershonShannen DohertyA deadly category 7 storm wreaks havoc on the world. Meanwhile, kidnappers threaten to make matters even worse.
- StarsKim DelaneyDean CainDavid CubittA massive earthquake creates a chain of events that threaten two of the largest nuclear reactors.
- StarsChristiane PaulMark WaschkeLena KlenkeA family attempts to escape from the impact zone of an asteroid that is due to hit Earth in eight days.
- StarsRob LoweKristin DavisEsai MoralesA train filled with atomic devices threatens to destroy the city of Denver. John Serger (an NTSB agent) has to prevent this from happening
- StarsThaneth WarakulnukrohPapangkorn LerkchaleampotePratya PatongTV series that chronicles the rescue of the 12 boys and their soccer coach, who were trapped for two weeks in flooded caves in Thailand during the summer of 2018.
- StarsTom SkerrittSharon LawrenceCharles S. DuttonA devastating earthquake hits New York City, with survivors left fighting for their lives amongst the ruins.
- StarsRichard RoxburghFrances O'ConnorClaire ForlaniEnvironmental scientist exposes oil company's drilling causing Greenland ice melt. Journeying Arctic, he witnesses impending catastrophe. Back home, a glacier collapse triggers extreme weather events, plummeting global temperatures.
- StarsMatthew ModineMaxim RoyTed WhittallAn untested global defence system triggers a swarm of devastating solar flares, resulting in catastrophic earthquakes and ferocious magnetic storms; an unprecedented CAT. 8 Armageddon. Can we stop the annihilation of the human race?
- StarsMoritz BleibtreuNaila SchuberthStephan KampwirthOn a cold November day, electricity fails all over Europe. Blackout. While the government and authorities struggle with the effects and with clarification, a former hacker comes into the focus of the investigators.
- StarsHannes JaenickeMaximilian SimonischekLauren Lee SmithAbout the supposed conspiracy that led to the catastrophic deadly crash of the Hindeburg zeppelin in 1937.
- StarsGijs Scholten van AschatJanni GoslingaSimone MilsdochterA heavy northwestern storm is heading towards The Netherlands and Belgium and threatens to break dikes and flood the lower areas of the two countries.
- StarsMichael VartanTerry O'QuinnIan TraceyWhen an oil rig causes a volcanic eruption in a small town, it's just the first in a trigger effect called the Ring of Fire that stretches across the globe. If these cataclysmic series of eruptions cannot be stopped, the earth will be swallowed whole, leading to an extinction-level event.
- CreatorAlberto Sánchez-CabezudoJorge Sánchez-CabezudoStarsEduard FernándezÁlvaro CervantesAlexandra JiménezAfter a nuclear accident in the north of Spain, a vast exclusion zone was set up to contain the risk of radioactive propagation. A series of murders leads Héctor, the police chief who survived the catastrophe, to embark on an investigation to find the culprit.
- StarsAngus MacfadyenKarine VanasseLouis Philippe DandenaultThe first one strikes without warning. Then another. Soon the massive walls of water are swallowing coast upon coast, town after town. Even as countless lives are lost in the onslaught, only the worst is yet to come.
- StarsSteven WeberChristina CoxTreat WilliamsWhen two scientists attempt to discover unlimited energy, their experiment is hijacked and sabotaged by eco-terrorists. The result is a dark energy black hole that could destroy the planet.
- StarsPolly DartfordAndrew BuchanTrixiebell HarrowellAn insight into what happened on the night of 2 September 1666, the Great fire of London.
- StarsElena KolesnichenkoMariya PoezzhaevaYura BorisovThis is an account of love and loss, bravery and supernatural stoicism in the face of unbeatable odds.
- StarsJames Van Der BeekTeri PoloTreat WilliamsA secret military project has created a device to manipulate the weather, but something goes wrong.
- StarsYoshiyo NakaJun KunimuraKen'ichi MatsuyamaIn 2023 in Tokyo, Prime Minister Eiichi Higashiyama (Toru Nakamura) pushes for COMS at the World Environment Conference. COMS is a method to liquify pollutants and store it in the crack of the sea floor. Prime Minister Eiichi Higashiyama gathers young and talented bureaucrats and launches Japan Future Promotion Conference, which is to benefit the future of Japan. Keishi Amami (Shun Oguri) of the Ministry of the Environment and Koichi Tokiwa (Kenichi Matsuyama) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry are members of that conference. One day, Yusuke Tadokoro's (Teruyuki Kagawa) article is published in a weekly magazine. His articles warns that Kanto region will sink into the sea. Due to his article, groups begin to hold protests. To ease the situation, Keishi Amami meets with Yusuke Tadokoro, but Yusuke Tadokoro insists that in the near future, Izu Peninsula will sink and that will portend the Kanto region sinking. Around this time, Minori Shiina (Anne Watanabe), who is a weekly magazine reporter, talks to Keishi Amami about possible corruption between a company and the Ministry of Environment. Keishi Amami is uncomfortable dealing with everything, but he takes part in his hobby and goes scuba diving with Koichi Tokiwa. There he faces a shocking event.
- StarsNed BeattyBrian BlessedErnest BorgnineThe different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the Earth. The residents of Pompeii include Diomed, a common upstart merchant whose self-made riches from trade allow him to consider running for political office against sitting city magistrate Quintus and an impoverished aristocratic marriage for his daughter Julia; the cultivated Greek Glaucus; the gladiator Lydon; the noble-born Antonius and his sister Ione, the evil Isis-priest Arbaces who is after (their) money and power; the persecution-fearing Christian slaves Petrus, his true love Chloe, and their secret leader Olinthus.
- StarsLuis CallejoMiquel FernándezMaría VázquezFeatures five stand-alone stories, connected only in that they take place after a solar flair causes a worldwide blackout and deals with the consequences that such a catastrophe might impose.
- StarsLee Ju-youngJeon Jong-seoJin Seon-kyuMen are lured to a remote hotel, only to be caught in an organ trafficking ring. After a catastrophic earthquake, the survivors fight to escape.
- StarsNicola StephensonTom SizemoreChris PotterSuperstorm is a three-part British docudrama miniseries written and directed by Julian Simpson, about a group of scientists that try to divert and weaken hurricanes using cloud seeding. Superstorm originally aired on BBC One for a period of three weeks, totaling three 59 minute episodes, from April 15th, 2007 to April 29th, 2007. Each episode was followed by a half-hour documentary on BBC Two on extreme weather monitoring and forecasting, called The Science of Superstorms. The series was also aired (after being edited for content) on the Discovery Channel in the U.S. and Canada during the summer of 2007. Superstorm is a co-production of BBC Worldwide, Discovery Channel and ProSieben, in association with M6 and NHK. Ailsa Orr and Michael Mosley, who made also Supervolcano, are the executive producers for BBC, while Jack E. Smith is the executive producer for Discovery Channel.
- StarsPaul DoucetGordon Michael WoolvettClare StoneA true story about the tragic explosion at Halifax Harbour, Canada, in the early hours of December 6, 1917.
- StarsKim Young-kwangJung So-minSung-yeol LeeA natural disaster strikes the city of Seoul. The whole city becomes paralyzed. Doctors and emergency personnel struggle to save the people.
- StarsCraig T. NelsonBonnie BedeliaRichard Farnsworth2017: The greenhouse effect and global warming take their toll as droughts, floods, and hurricanes wreak mass destruction in a world gone mad, one family struggles to survive against all odds...
- StarsLorenzo CrespiAndrea OsvártMassimo VenturielloThe last days before the volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city of Pompei in 79 AD.
- StarsCormac CostelloStephen CurryHelen DallimoreThe dramatized true-story of the Granville train disaster in Jan 1977 and the subsequent inquiry. Told across two time-frames: the impossible conditions of rescuers, victims and survivors and the divisive investigation by the Coroner.
- StarsBarbara EdenDan HaggertySteve ForrestThe emotional and eye-opening lives of several condo residents are brought out when a dangerous hurricane hits Florida.
- StarsChris HaywoodNicholas HammondTracy MannDrama serial based on the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Tracy on an area of Darwin on 24th December 1974.
- StarsMike McCurliePauline AdamsGary BiggarWhat would happen if the world's supply of oil suddenly ran dry? What would happen if the population doubled overnight? What would happen if the Earth's spin suddenly started to slow down? What would happen if the sun began to age rapidly overnight? What would happen if we suddenly vanished? This documentary series will answer this hypothetical questions.