Snowpiercer review: The perfect TV show for right now

Snowpiercer review: The perfect TV show for right now Justina Mintz If you want to watch something that speaks to our current anxieties, then look no further than this drama about a post-apocalyptic society packed on to a train, writes Caryn James. Its cars are strictly divided by class, from billionaires living in luxury up front to stowaways crammed in dank, filthy cars at the rear, plotting rebellion against the train’s authoritarian ruler. Bong was not actively involved in the new series based on the film, but his movie’s DNA is everywhere in this something-for-everyone show, from the rebel hero and Big Brother-like leader to the familiar design of the train’s cars. Justina Mintz The drama pits resistance leader Layton against establishment stooge Melanie Set six years into the train’s journey, the series occupies its own universe, with different characters from the film’s. Justina Mintz Mickey Sumner plays Bess Till, a security officer called investigating the central murder The action scenes are efficiently staged, if a little jarring as they are dropped in.