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Daybreak is an American post-apocalyptic comedy drama television series created by Brad Peyton and Aron Eli Coleite, very loosely based on the comic series by Brian Ralph. It premiered on October 24, 2019, on Netflix and stars Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sophie Simnett, Austin Crute, Cody Kearsley, Jeanté Godlock, Gregory Kasyan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Matthew Broderick.
“I descended into the lowest depths, I searched to the bottom, I examined and pried into an old faith on which, for thousands of years, philosophers had built as upon a secure foundation. The old structures came tumbling down about me.”
“Men of application and goodwill, assist in this one work: to take the concept of punishment which has overrun the whole world and root it out! There exists no more noxious weed!”
“Being silent is something one completely unlearns if, like him, one has been for so long a solitary mole - - -”
“He who is punished is never he who performed the deed. He is always the scapegoat.”
“Freedom of Speech. The truth must be told, even if the world should be shivered in fragments”—so cries the eminent and grandiloquent Fichte.—Yes, certainly; but we must have it first.—What he really means, however, is that each man should speak his mind, even if everything were to be turned upside down. This point, however, is open to dispute.”
“Man verdirbt einen Jüngling am sichersten, wenn man ihn anleitet, den Gleichdenkenden höher zu achten, als den Andersdenkenden.”
Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.
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Daybreak is an American post-apocalyptic comedy drama television series created by Brad Peyton and Aron Eli Coleite, very loosely based on the comic series by Brian Ralph. It premiered on October 24, 2019, on Netflix and stars Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sophie Simnett, Austin Crute, Cody Kearsley, Jeanté Godlock, Gregory Kasyan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Matthew Broderick.
In December 2019, Netflix canceled the series after one season.
The series follows the story of 17-year-old Canadian high school outcast Josh Wheeler, who is searching for his missing British girlfriend Sam Dean in post-apocalyptic Glendale, California. He is joined by a ragtag group of misfits, including 10-year-old pyromaniac Angelica and Josh's former high school bully Wesley, who is now a pacifist would-be samurai. Josh tries to survive among the hordes of Mad Max-style gangs (evil jocks, cheerleaders turned Amazonian warriors, etc), people who have turned into zombie-like creatures called Ghoulies, and the mysterious Baron Triumph.
The leader of the jocks, Turbo, doesn't make things better; his terrible leadership and sadism threatens the remaining survivors.
Colin Ford as Josh Wheeler, a recent transfer student searching for his girlfriend in the apocalypse. He is fourth wall aware, and not narrating out of craziness.
Alyvia Alyn Lind as Angelica Green, a 10-year-old pyromaniac. She is a child genius who is somewhat psychopathic.
Sophie Simnett as Samaira "Sam" Dean, a popular student and Josh's girlfriend
Austin Crute as Wesley Fists, a self-styled rōnin seeking redemption for his past mistakes
Cody Kearsley as Turbo "Bro Jock" Pokaski, former quarterback and the unhinged leader of the Jocks. His throat suffered damage during Armageddon, so Turbo can't speak well.
Jeanté Godlock as Mona Lisa, a Jock and Turbo's second-in-command
Gregory Kasyan as Eli Cardashyan, a resilient and self-serving Armenian American survivor who occupies the Glendale Mall
Krysta Rodriguez as Ms. Crumble, Glendale High's former biology teacher. She has severe head trauma caused during the onset of the apocalypse, which causes her to act irrationally and is initially mistaken for a Ghoulie.
Matthew Broderick as Michael Francis Xavier Burr, Glendale High's principal. In Josh's flashbacks, Burr goes on nonsensical ramblings before getting to the point.
Chester Rushing as Terrence "Terry" Markazian, captain of the golf team
Micah McNeil as Jerry
Alan Trong as Larry
Mickey Dolan as Gary Stern
Jon Levert as Barry
Luke Valen as #54
A.J. Voliton as Fred
Abigail Townsend as Vivienne
Chelsea Zhang as Karen Jane "KJ", a polyglot and Josh's ally
Estrella Avila as Jessica Huntley
Kevin Bransford as Other Gay Josh
Jack Justice as Jew-Fro Simon
Bao Winn as Rocco
Jade Payton as Demi Anderson, one of the three leaders of the Cheermazons
Sandra Mae Frank as Victoria, one of the three leaders of the Cheermazons
Emily Snell as Miryam, one of the three leaders of the Cheermazons
Charlotte Benesch as Camilla, a Brazilian exchange student
Barbie Robertson as Veronica, Victoria's closest friend and interpreter
Sammi Hanratty as Aria Killigan: the reclusive leader of the Gamers, and ally of KJ
Rob H. Roy as Jaden Hoyles
Erik Christensen as Jaden Thompson Magee
Gabriel Armijo as Jaden Unger
Austin Maas as Bro Jock
Zoe Biggers as Jaden Florentina
Andrew Fox as Owen 'Slowen' Krieger
Natalie Alyn Lind as Mavis
Mitchell Hoog as Nimrod
Meg Smith as Isis Goodman
Jordyn Aurora Aquino as a disciple of Kardashia
Peyton started creating a series based on the graphic novel in 2012. He realised that the book had influences from Ferris Bueller. On July 26, 2018, Netflix announced an order for the production of a ten-episode first season. Aron Eli Coleite was set to serve as showrunner for the series. The series is created by Brad Peyton and Coleite who are credited as executive producers alongside Jeff Fierson. ASAP Entertainment will be involved in the production of the series. In September 2019, it was reported that the series was set to premiere on October 24, 2019. On December 16, 2019, Netflix canceled the series after one season.
In October 2018, it was announced that Matthew Broderick would star in the series. In the same month, it was reported that Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sophie Simnett, Austin Crute, Gregory Kasyan, Krysta Rodriguez, Cody Kearsley, and Jeante Godlock joined the cast.
Principal photography for the first season took place on location in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from October 2018 to April 2019.
On September 16, 2019, a teaser trailer for the series was released. On October 7, 2019, Netflix released the official trailer for the series.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 70% approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 7.0/10, based on 33 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Daybreak's blend of soapy teen drama and post apocalyptic horror has some truly inspired moments, even if it feels like you've seen a few of them before." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".