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The Rain · Season 1 · Netflix

The Rain Season 1

The Rain Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.4/10. 8 episodes on Netflix from 4 May 2018.

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BollyMeter7.4/1082% on Rotten Tomatoes from 33 critics; Collider called it 'some of the best survivalist drama to hit screens in years' and praised its 'unpredictable, genuinely likable characters'; Netflix's first Danish original series.

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What BollyAI Thinks

The Rain Season 1 launched on Netflix in May 2018 as the platform's first Danish original series, arriving with a post-apocalyptic premise that grounded its science-fiction virus mythology in intimate character work. Produced by Miso Film, the eight-episode season follows siblings Simone and Rasmus - played by Alba August and Lucas Lynggaard Tonnesen - as they emerge from bunker isolation into a Scandinavia scoured by the lethal Apollon rain. Critics responded well: Rotten Tomatoes registered 82% positive from 33 reviews, with the critic consensus noting that the show 'starts out slow, but develops into a thrilling addition to the dystopia television genre.' Collider called it 'some of the best survivalist drama to hit screens in years.' IMDb audiences were cooler at 6.3 out of 10, a gap common to European genre series where critic enthusiasm outpaces casual viewer patience for character-first pacing.

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The Room

82%critics positive · n=336.3/10IMDb audience
  • “The Rain is some of the best survivalist drama to hit screens in years, with exciting, unpredictable and genuinely likable characters.”
    Collider
  • “The emotional journeys of the young people eking out a tense post-apocalyptic existence pulled me in much more than I was expecting.”
    io9

Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E1Stay Inside7.6

    The premiere establishes the catastrophe with compact, unsentimental efficiency - the rain begins, the bunker seals, and the audience is inside with the siblings before the full horror is explained. The Scandinavian landscape carries its own menace before the virus mythology arrives.

    The moment: The rain falls and the warning broadcast cuts out - the apocalypse rendered as a small, terrifyingly domestic moment.

    “The Rain offers a potent mixture of enticing mystery, propulsive action, and fascinating characters that aren't easy to pin down.” - Collider

  2. E8Trust Your Instincts7.4

    The season finale converges the siblings' search for their father with the Apollon corporation mystery. The show earns its cliffhanger by grounding it in character stakes rather than pure spectacle - what happens to Rasmus matters because eight episodes built toward it.

    The moment: The revelation about Rasmus and the rain's real relationship to him - the season's central mystery snapping into place.