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We got the chance to interview the Netflix’s Daybreak showrunners Brad Peyton, Jeffrey Fierson and Aron Eli Coleite and stars Sophie Simnett, Colin Ford, Matthew Broderick, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Krysta Rodriguez, Austin Crute, Gregory Kasyan and Jeanté Godlock this weekend at New York Comic Con.
The actors shared a little about their roles. A lot of fun marked our chat with the show’s creators, who assumed that the characters were inspired by real life. Brad, Jeffrey and Aron chose one of the characters to describe their personality in school, fun, huh?
Simnet told us that we’ll see different sides of her character’s personality as the show goes on.
Jeanté and Gregory said the show is about finding your true self in this new world, and if you look closely you will find a character who has something similar to your own life. Alyvia and Austin talked about the evolution of their characters and what we can expect from them at the end of the world.
The show promises to be a different and exciting’ high school ‘drama, and its main objective is to bring many mysteries and adventures, and will flashes back and forth between pre and post-apocalyptic, as said Colin Ford. After the bombs drop, Ford’s character and the rest of his school friends all separate into gangs controlling turf. There’s a swearing child with a flamethrower, a jock-turned-ronin, and plenty of mutant animals. Rats, sickness, pugs and more. The jocks are in full spike-and-gears mode, going Fury Road after finding the main character.
The 10-episode Daybreak is based on Brian Ralph’s graphic novel, centers on 17-year-old high school outcast Josh (Colin Ford) searching for his missing girlfriend Sam (Sophie Simnett) in this post-apocalyptic new world in Glendale, CA.
SYNOPSIS: THIS AIN’T YOUR PARENTS’ APOCALYPSE …
High school isn’t the end of the world… until it is. In this post-apocalyptic, genre-bending series, the city of Glendale, California is populated by marauding gangs of jocks, gamers, the 4-H Club, and other fearsome tribes who are kicking ass as they fight to survive in the wake of a nuclear blast (on the night of Homecoming…ugh). Following an eclectic group of survivors as they navigate this strange and treacherous world, DAYBREAK is part samurai saga, part endearing coming-of-age story, and part Battle Royale. This Generation A series (A for Apocalypse! Get it?) is rated TV MA.
Think you have this series all figured out? Trust us, you don’t. Daybreak isn’t a family-friendly teen drama with more hugs than drugs. It’s not a dismal zombie/“end of the world” show, either — though, sure, you might find some half-dead people-eaters roaming the streets of Glendale, California.
“It’s a coming-of age story. It’s sci-fi apocalypse. It’s comedy. It’s drama. It’s a samurai saga. It’s an epic romance,” says Coleite. “The best thing about storytelling right now is you can have multiple emotions and stories and genres all colliding.”
While the story begins from Josh’s point of view — he speaks directly to the camera, Ferris Bueller-style — the focus and style shifts from episode to episode, creating a truly immersive experience. For example, one episode takes inspiration from samurai movies and is even narrated by hip-hop icon/composer/actor RZA. Another ep takes the form of a sitcom, while another occurs entirely in pre-apocalypse Glendale.
Along for the ride is a cast of talented and diverse y actors that includes Krysta Rodriguez (Spring Awakening; Smash) Colin Ford (Captain Marvel), Austin Crute (Booksmart), Cody Kearsley (Riverdale), Sophie Simnett (The Lodge), Jeanté Godlock (The Simone Biles Story), Alyvia Alyn Lind (Transparent) and Greg Kaysan (Quest). Throughout the series, their characters come into their own, while also finding their tribe.
But those expecting a squeaky-clean YA series won’t find it here. Daybreak pushes the boundaries of storytelling in just about every way imaginable, serving up bloody fight scenes, next-level profanity, cannibalism, blinged-out warriors and furious make-out sessions alongside a why-so-serious attitude. After all, it’s only the end of the world.
“If we’re not being a little bit punk (and) subversive, we’re not doing our job, because that’s who teenagers are,” Coleite says. “One of the things that’s super-important in our show is finding the balance between horror and humor.”
The Netflix’s series premiere on October 24. You can check out the show’s trailer below:
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