![]() These teenagers may be discovering the consequences of responsibilities, yet “Daybreak” finds a certain freedom in not having to be locked in to a specific location or POV. Even though the show is clearly drawing on film references (a “Fury Road” rig that swaps in the “Monday Night Football” theme for the Doof Warrior, breezy rom-com montages that play out in flashbacks, the very presence of Matthew Broderick) the “-hour movie” approach isn’t the road that “Daybreak” opts for. That momentum gets carried along by a structure that feeds the idea that there’s never a guarantee of what’s coming next. After almost two full season’s worth of “Euphoria,” it actually slides nicely into a retroactive hybrid parody-homage mode. Sure there’s dialogue that could be too cutesy and referential to some, but overall maintains a pretty impressive balance. ![]() If there are discoveries to be made, the varied, purposely frenetic pace of the details being hurled the audience’s way keeps things moving even when its characters are stuck. ![]() “Daybreak” is coy with some of these characters’ backstory details (though after a rewatch of the pilot, the clues are all pretty much there if you know where to look), but a majority of the show is not concerned with mystery. Their trio forms the backbone of the series, with the show passing narrative duties between the three of them like a nuked hot potato. At the start of the series, he quickly crosses path with Wesley Fists (Austin Crude), a former athlete and current samurai enthusiast, and Sam’s pyro younger sister Angelica (Alyvia Alyn Lind). Your narrator and guide through the irradiated remains of the eastern LA neighborhood is Josh Wheeler (Colin Ford), a handsome loner trudging around the surroundings of his old high school in search of his girlfriend Sam (Sophie Simnett), missing since a series of bombs leveled most of LA proper. But it’s also disappointing knowing that balance is what made the show worth watching in the first place. ![]() Maybe splitting the difference between survival tale and supersized meta teen comedy left both potential audiences underserved, leading Netflix to cancel the series in late 2019, mere months after it was released. It’s even more baffling in retrospect that a high school story like this one, with rival groups trying to control territory in the post-nuclear explosion wastelands of Glendale, didn’t get more of a Netflix boost. The Best Thrillers Streaming on Netflix, from ‘Nocturnal Animals’ to ‘Emily the Criminal’ ![]()
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