Into the Night

I love Apocalyptic shows or movies; especially one without zombies and monsters. Give them a more grounded and realistic approach. The threat is real and the plan is also not bad. Actually with much more budget and good writing it would have been an awesome series. Netflix have been doing a good job with international shows with Money Heist, The Kingdom(Korean) and Dark(German). I hope this show get some recognition because I am looking forward to season 2 despite its flaws.

Within the first 10 minutes I had deja vus. Airplane running away from an unseen danger.

Into the night is the first Belgian series from Netflix and this is more than a decent attempt. The concept is novel (though it is inspired by a science fiction novel) and it kept me on binge mode instead of all the illogical liberties, predictable plot points, and lack of a consistent central core character or a driving force for me to stick on with their journey.

The reason for the series to work lies in the character detailing (however flawed they are, they appear believable) and supreme performances by the ensemble cast. The other aspect that probably worked is the premise, it was realistic There are many scenes that made me empathize with the characters, and made me curious as to how these characters will come out of the conflict they are facing together.

Every episode starts with detailing of any given character, and this approach may confuse the perspective for an audience to chose. Eventually, I got used to the pattern and the constant shift of control to all these characters equally at predictable intervals. The series is not heavy on science, a little disappointed though, hope it will delve more on it in the upcoming season.

From making perspective, it is difficult to plot the entire conflict in one location (aircraft), and the makers have done a commendable job in retaining the interest without attempting to risk a different/novel treatment. The climax (last episode) looked hurried, it felt the makers had a time-bound pressure to complete the season. Having said that, the climax definitely hooked me for the next season.

Into the night - A series you can definitely try!

Season 1 was strong! There was mystery, action and it keept the audience engaging.

Then Season 2 came and the expectations remained high, only to crash to the grounds. The second season does supply the viewers with even a tiny bit more understanding of the general story, the characters once intriguing and entertaining - are now reduced to half-brained children. They just keep and keep on fighting with each other, nobody get's along, no progress whatsever.

It's a shame since I really liked the series, but I can not lie - I doubt how the producers are going to save this mess.

For so far it goes about the premise, the origin of the disaster; there are much less believable used in other movies or series.

Basically you have a group of people stuck together by accident trying to survive with a clear time restriction going on.

Yes, some things are probably not very realistic but hé, this is an action-suspens movie/series, not a documentary. And many, many series do it much worse on that front.

I do not really have a problem with that acting. Some persons behave a bit to caricatured. But overal it is entertaining.