Darkest Days 

In 2037, the psychological pressures of life on Mars reveal themselves while the crew is trapped inside the habitat; in present-day, scientists study the effects of extreme isolation in various long-term analog missions.

Director:

Everardo Gout

Writers:

Stephen Petranek (based on the book "How We'll Live on Mars" by), Ben Young Mason (developed by)

Stars:

Jihae, Alberto Ammann, Clémentine Poidatz

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Jihae	...	Hana Seung / Joon Seung
Alberto Ammann	...	Javier Delgado
Clémentine Poidatz	...	Amelie Durand
Anamaria Marinca	...	Marta Kamen
Sammi Rotibi	...	Robert Foucault
Tommy Lioutas	...	Brandon Mcclain (voice)
Cosima Shaw	...	Leslie Richardson
Olivier Martinez	...	Ed Grann
Nick Wittman	...	Oliver
Antoinette Fekete	...	Sam
Kata Sarbó	...	Ava Macon
Karen Gagnon	...	DRB Solutions Senior Board Member
John Light	...	Paul Richardson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tristan Bassingthwaighte	...	Himself - Crew Architect, HI-SEAS
Kim Binsted	...	Herself - Principal Investigator, HI-SEAS

Storyline

It is now 2037, and numerous additional colonists have arrived. A variety of wings have been added to the base camp which is now called Olympus. A massive dust storm blocks out the sun for many weeks. Lack of light and power shortages test the sanity and mental toughness of the entire population. Solar power is lost immediately, and a backup nuclear reactor is soon disabled by lightning emanating from the dust clouds. Drastic power conservation measures are ordered. This forces light to be cut off in the plant-growing area, where biologist/geneticist Paul Richardson has been nursing small crops of Mars-evolved wheat. All of his plants die within days in the darkness. Desperately, he preserves one specimen in a lighted box, as he is slowly driven insane. The dust begins to clear and as the sun shines again, Paul has a psychotic break which causes him to open the airlock to the science wing. Paul and six others in the wing die from decompression and the laboratory is destroyed.

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Plot Keywords:

human on mars | audio communication | cable | junction box | radio communication | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Release Date:

12 December 2016 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Erfoud, Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Did You Know?

Quotes

Marta Kamen: [quoting St. Augustine, 4th century] My memory contains my feelings. Not in the same way as they are present in the mind when it experiences them, but in a quite different way. That is in keeping with the special powers of the memory. For even when I am unhappy I can remember times when I was cheerful. And when I'm cheerful I can remember past unhappiness. I can recall past fears, and yet not feel afraid. And when I remember that once I wanted something, I can do so without wishing to have it ...
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Soundtracks

Srey Leak
Performed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Written by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Published by Mute Songs Limited
Courtesy of Goliath Enterprises Limited

User Reviews

Impossible fiction

It is impossible to open that airlock so easy. Currently any industrial environment is equipped with 2 or 3 safety overrides to avoid that to happen. If killing people in Mars is the line, screenwriters should use another more real way to express that on the show.