The South Korean-Czech post-apocalyptic sci-fi film 'Snowpiercer' directed by Bong Joon-ho was released, bringing attention to climate change issues through its narrative.
TNT announced the development of a television adaptation of the film 'Snowpiercer', expanding the reach and cultural impact of the story.
The 'Snowpiercer' TV series premiered on TNT, introducing the story to a broader audience with extended narratives and new characters.
A failed attempt to counter global warming triggers a new ice age, freezing the Earth and killing almost all life.
Construction of the Snowpiercer, a massive perpetually moving train designed to house the last survivors of humanity, begins.
The remaining human survivors board the Snowpiercer, organized into rigid social classes within the train compartments.
The train continuously travels the frozen globe for seventy years, maintaining a strict class hierarchy and resource allocation system.
Curtis, a tail-section passenger, decides to lead a rebellion to fight through the train carriages and reach the engine to change the oppressive system.
The rebels fight through various train compartments facing brutal resistance, discovering harsh truths about the train's operation and society.
Curtis reaches the train engine and confronts Wilford, the creator and controller of the train’s ecosystem and society.
Curtis learns the truth about Wilford’s control, sacrifices himself, and the train is stopped to allow survivors to face the frozen outside world for potential survival.
