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The last submarine on Earth sails into a debate: die with dignity or chase one desperate lie?
Mini Series

On the Beach (2000)

apocalyptic slow burnnavy blues & existential dread2000s TV bleakness

Latest Episode

110 min

Season 1 • Episode 2

Latest

Episode 2

May 28, 2000

Episode 2 of the miniseries.

Overview

DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.

Flag of AUAUFlag of USUS
Content warning
denial versus acceptancescientific certainty versus hopecolonial guilthow we face the end

Standout Aspects

Acting

Rachel Ward's unraveling is quietly shattering

Production

Melbourne standing in for the last city on Earth

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel quietly devastated·Rewatch: Catch what you missed in the scientific arguments
Heads up:Emotional: Parents making impossible choices for children·Triggers: Suicide depicted as rational choice
First AiredMay 28, 2000
StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes2
Showtime

Top Cast

Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Cmdr. Dwight Towers

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

Moira Davidson

Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Dr. Julian Osborne

Jacqueline McKenzie

Jacqueline McKenzie

Mary Davidson Holmes

Grant Bowler

Grant Bowler

Lt. Peter Holmes

Steve Bastoni

Steve Bastoni

First Officer Neil Hirsch

David Ross Paterson

David Ross Paterson

Chief Wawrzeniak

Kevin Copeland

Kevin Copeland

Sonarman Bobby Swain

Todd MacDonald

Todd MacDonald

Radioman Giles

Joe Petruzzi

Joe Petruzzi

Lt. Tony Garcia

Catherine Sutherland

Catherine Sutherland

nurse

Jonathan Oldham

Jonathan Oldham

Crewman Parsons

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

This 2000 remake arrived during renewed nuclear anxiety; the 1959 original starred Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner in the same Melbourne locations.

Insight

The two-episode structure mirrors the novel's division: Part One establishes doom, Part Two follows the futile hope. The submarine becomes a funeral ship for the entire species.

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