🏆 Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 1 nomination total
The premise
Interconnected phone conversations chronicle the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event.
Horror Vault's take
Told entirely through phone calls, this experimental anthology series weaves together the voices of strangers whose lives begin to unravel as something vast and incomprehensible closes in on the world. Each conversation starts deceptively ordinary before twisting into something deeply unsettling, using sound and sparse visuals to burrow under the skin. It's a bold formal exercise in restrained horror — proving that what you can't see is often far more terrifying than what you can.
Content: Psychological Distress, Existential Dread, Themes Of Violence Implied Through Dialogue
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · The EndPremiere6.1Mar 19, 2021 · 14 min · Dir: Fede Álvarez
"There's someone outside. / What? / He's in the backyard...This is so scary."
S1.E2 · The Beginning6.6Mar 19, 2021 · 19 min · Dir: Fede Álvarez
"What day? / The day you screwed up your life, Mark."
S1.E3 · Pedro Across the Street6.3Mar 19, 2021 · 19 min · Dir: Fede Álvarez
"Long story short, he asked me to pick up a bag from his house. / Who asks for that?"
S1.E4 · It's All in Your Head5.4Mar 19, 2021 · 13 min · Dir: Fede Álvarez
"This is gonna sound weird but my arms are stretching and they're getting longer."
S1.E5 · Me, Myself, and Darlene5.8Mar 19, 2021 · 15 min · Dir: Fede Álvarez
"I just shot her. And I'm calling to turn myself in, so if you wanna send someone down here, I'll wait."
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