History Series / StationEleven

* AdaptationalBadass: In the book, Elizabeth has a mental breakdown that negatively influences her son and leaves the airport. In the series, she remains stable, stays at the airport, and becomes ones of its leaders.

The story centers on a young girl named Kirsten Raymonde (Matilda Lawler), an aspiring stage actress studying under Arthur Leander (Creator/GaelGarciaBernal), a hollywood superstar trying to get back to his roots in Shakespeare. When Arthur dies on-stage during a performance of ''Theatre/KingLear'' in Chicago, leaving the crew in chaos, she is walked home by a kindly stranger, Jeevan Chaudhary (Creator/HimeshPatel) -- but with her parents missing and a deadly disease outbreak sweeping the city, the two are forced to shelter together to survive.

* AdaptationLocationChange: Though characters in both book and show move around the Great Lakes, most of the pre-apocalyptic action in the book is set in Toronto, while the show sets these scenes in Chicago.

* IntergenerationalFriendship: Arthur Leander had a genuine bond with Kirsten, one of the child actresses playing his onstage daughter.

* ResentfulGuardian: Downplayed. Jeevan is very kind about it, but it's obvious that suddenly being responsible for a little girl he didn't even know before the outbreak and societal collapse takes a toll on him. [[spoiler:However, he still deeply regrets their separation and when they reunite, it's clear that he held no ill will and even spoke of her fondly to his family.]]

* ResentfulGuardian: Downplayed. Jeevan is very kind about it, but it's obvious that suddenly being responsible for a little girl he didn't even know before the outbreak and societal collapse takes a toll on him. [[spoiler:However, when he reunites, it's clear that he held no ill will and even spoke of her fondly to his family.]]

* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The entirety of "Goodbye My Damaged Home" takes place while Kirsten, delirious from poison, starts looking back on her time with Jeevan and Frank with new clarity. The audience is taken along for the ride through flashbacks. Kirsten picks up on things that weren't clear to her at the time.

* LanguageBarrier: Frank and Jeevan speak to each other in Hindi when they want to keep something from Kirsten.

** Why Jeevan and Kirsten separated: [[spoiler:Jeevan was wounded by a wolf and rescued]].

* WeInterruptThisProgram: The first true sign to the folks inside an airport things are going to hell is when a newscaster stops her broadcast to tell her husband to get their kids and get to his parent's house before removing her mic and walking offset on live TV.

* CheatedDeathDiedAnyway: Due to AdaptationalAngstUpgrade, this becomes [[spoiler:Miranda's]] fate. [[spoiler:She]] survived the death of her entire family in a hurricane, before [[spoiler:dying of the Georgia Flu]].

''Station Eleven'' is a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] miniseries based on [[Literature/StationEleven the 2014 novel of the same name.]] It premiered as an Creator/HBOMax exclusive on December 16, 2021.

Told in AnachronicOrder, the story explores the lives of the people connected to Arthur before and after the apocalypse, including his best friend Clark (Creator/DavidWilmot), his second wife Elizabeth (Creator/CaitlinFitzgerald), and his son Tyler (Creator/JulianObradors), as their stories once more intersect after decades apart.

20 years later, after the outbreak has sent humanity into a new dark age, the now-adult Kirsten (Creator/MackenzieDavis) travels the Great Lakes with the Traveling Symphony, a troupe of Shakespearean actors putting on performances for settlements of survivors. Soon enough, Kirsten finds herself entangled in a complex web of conflicts seemingly tied together by one thing: ''[[ShowWithinAShow Station Eleven]]'', a sci-fi graphic novel written by Arthur Leander's ex-wife, Miranda Carroll (Creator/DanielleDeadwyler).

Told in AnachronicOrder, the story explores the lives of the people connected to Arthur before and after the apocalypse, including his best friend Clark (Creator/DavidWilmot), his second wife Elizabeth (Creator/CaitlinFitzgerald), and his son Tyler (Creator/JulianObradors and Creator/DanielZovatto), as their stories once more intersect after decades apart.

* ArcWords:
** There is no before.
** I remember damage.

The story centers on a young girl named Kirsten Raymonde (Matilda Lawler), an aspiring stage actress studying under Arthur Leander (Creator/GaelGarciaBernal), a hollywood superstar trying to get back to his roots in Shakespeare. When Arthur dies on-stage during a late-night performance of ''Theatre/KingLear'' in Chicago, leaving the crew in chaos, she is walked home by a kindly stranger, Jeevan Chaudhary (Creator/HimeshPatel) -- but with her parents missing and a deadly disease outbreak sweeping the city, the two are forced to shelter together to survive.

20 years later, after the outbreak has sent humanity into a new dark age, the now-adult Kirsten (Creator/MackenzieDavis) travels the Lake Michigan area with a troupe of Shakespearean actors, putting on performances for settlements of survivors. Soon enough, Kirsten finds herself entangled in a complex web of conflicts seemingly tied together by one thing: ''[[ShowWithinAShow Station Eleven]]'', a sci-fi graphic novel written by Arthur Leander's ex-wife, Miranda Carroll (Creator/DanielleDeadwyler).

Told in anachronic order, the story centers on a young girl named Kirsten Raymonde (Matilda Lawler), an aspiring stage actress studying under Arthur Leander (Creator/GaelGarciaBernal), a hollywood superstar trying to get back to his roots in Shakespear. When Arthur dies on-stage during a late-night performance of ''Theatre/KingLear'' in Chicago, leaving the crew in chaos, she is walked home by a kindly stranger, Jeevan Chaudhary (Creator/HimeshPatel) -- but with her parents missing and a deadly disease outbreak sweeping the city, the two are forced to shelter together to survive.

20 years later, after the outbreak has killed nearly 99% of the world's population and sent humanity into a dark age, the now-adult Kirsten (Creator/MackenzieDavis) travels the Lake Michigan area with a troupe of Shakespearian actors, putting on performances for settlements of survivors. Soon enough, Kirsten finds herself entangled in a complex web of conflicts seemingly tied together by one thing: ''[[ShowWithinAShow Station Eleven]]'', a sci-fi graphic novel written by Arthur Leander's ex-wife, Miranda Carroll (Creator/DanielleDeadwyler).

20 years later, after the outbreak has killed nearly 99% of the world's population and sent humanity into a dark age, the now-adult Kirsten (Creator/MackenzieDavis) travels the Lake Michigan area with a troupe of Shakespearian actors, putting on performances for settlements of survivors. Soon enough, Kirsten finds herself entangled in a complex web of conflicts seemingly tied together by one thing: ''Station Eleven'', a sci-fi graphic novel written by Arthur Leander's ex-wife, Miranda Carroll (Creator/DanielleDeadwyler).

''Station Eleven'' is a PostApocalyptic miniseries based on [[Literature/StationEleven the 2014 novel of the same name.]] The story is told in AnachronicOrder and weaves together several narratives, including:

* The life of an actor named Arthur Leander (Creator/GaelGarciaBernal), who dies on the first day of ThePlague that kills billions and sends humanity back to the dark ages.
* Young Kirsten Raymonde (Matilda Lawler), one of Arthur's co-stars, is protected by a man named Jeevan (Creator/HimeshPatel) during the fall of society and develops an IntergenerationalFriendship with him.
* Arthur's best friend Clark (Creator/DavidWilmot), second ex-wife Elizabeth (Creator/CaitlinFitzgerald), and son Tyler (Creator/JulianObradors) struggling to survive while holed up in an airport.
* An adult Kirsten (Creator/MackenzieDavis) traveling with a group of wandering entertainers. They are journeying toward the colony Clark has founded, and find themselves menaced by an AmbiguouslyEvil {{Cult}} leader.
* Miranda Carroll (Creator/DanielleDeadwyler), a reclusive ex-lover of Arthur's, creates a graphic novel called ''Station 11'', which has a surprising impact on the post-apocalypse.

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* Miranda Carroll (Danielle Deadwyler), a reclusive ex-lover of Arthur's, creates a graphic novel called ''Station 11'', which has a surprising impact on the post-apocalypse.

* KnifeNut: Kirsten carries several knives on her person at all times, even when performing. Her first knife is taken from the intruder who [[spoiler:killed Frank]].

* Young Kirsten Raymonde (Matilda Lawler), one of Arthur's co-stars, is protected by a man named Javeen (Creator/HimeshPatel) during the fall of society and develops an IntergenerationalFriendship with him.

** Frank becomes obsessed over a recording he's made and insists on showing it to Kristen and Jeevan, but it turns out to be some meaningless looped noises, suggesting that he's has gone insane. Then, however, Frank starts rapping to the beat of the recording, revealing that he's actually just become obsessed with creating a song.
** When both versions of Kristen watch their final day in Frank's apartment, the younger version expresses a reluctance to watch the upcoming events because they're "gross." Then, in the play, Kristen uses stage magic to [[{{Foreshadowing}} slash Frank's throat]], implying that Kristen finds this part of the play distasteful. However, moments later, actual violence happens.

** Who the Prophet really is: [[spoiler:Miranda's son, Tyler]].

* SpotTheImposter: Kristen seems to accept David's talk of being from another community. But when alone together...
-->'''Kristen''': It's pronounced "Mack-in-aw" not "Mack-in-ack", the Island. Chicken of the Woods don't grow up North. And...you're creepy.

* Miranda Carroll (Daniel Deadwyler), a reclusive ex-lover of Arthur's, creates a graphic novel called ''Station 11'', which has a surprising impact on the post-apocalypse.