HBO’s post-apocalyptic ‘Station Eleven’ depicts life in Chicago after a deadly pandemic
Life imitated art when the show began shooting in Chicago just as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in 2020.
By Andrea Guthmann
HBO’s post-apocalyptic ‘Station Eleven’ depicts life in Chicago after a deadly pandemic
Life imitated art when the show began shooting in Chicago just as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in 2020.
By Andrea Guthmann
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If you’ve been watching HBO’s post-apocalyptic pandemic drama Station Eleven, set and filmed in Chicago, you’ve probably noticed that the line between fact and fiction has gotten really blurry.
Reset talks with the former Chicagoan who brought Station Eleven to life.
GUEST: Patrick Somerville, Station Eleven’s creator, showrunner and executive producer