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Survivors

Survivors

20087.12 Seasons12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

When a deadly virus wipes out most of the world's population, a handful of survivors struggle to stay alive.

NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Julie Graham

Julie Graham

Abby Grant

Max Beesley

Max Beesley

Tom Price

Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph

Greg Preston

Zoë Tapper

Zoë Tapper

Anya Raczynski

Phillip Rhys

Phillip Rhys

Aalim Sadiq

Robyn Addison

Robyn Addison

Sarah Boyer

Themes & Keywords

post-apocalyptic futureepidemicviruspandemic

About Survivors

Survivors is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 2008 exploring themes of post-apocalyptic future, epidemic, virus, pandemic. it stars Julie Graham, Max Beesley, Paterson Joseph. When a deadly virus wipes out most of the world's population, a handful of survivors struggle to stay alive.

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