The first trailer for Netflix’sThe I-Landteases a social experiment gone awry in a futuristic setting and boy, there are some big ol' parallels to other popular franchises that are hard to ignore. Tell me, do you miss the halcyon days ofLost? Were you, like me, completely bewitched by the hellish nightmare island that served as the setting forThe Hunger Games: Catching Fireand left thinking, “Gee, looks like fun”? In your inevitable preparations for the coming bread wars, have you been poring over a worn-out copy ofThe Lord of the Fliesand wondered how’d you fare on an island filled with your most annoying peers? Do you keep rewinding the first 20 minutes ofSawbecause you like seeing strangers wake up in random locations, looking fearful and searching for answers? Well, friend, Netflix has the show for you.
The trailer forThe I-Landbegins with 10 strangers waking up on a beach somewhere sunny and tropical, complete with an impossibly blue sky. The idyllic setting soon turns ominous as these identically-dressed adults attempt to figure out what the hell is going on. There’s a cheeky reference toLost, the most obvious analogue, asNatalie Martinez’s character Chase quips, “What? Did our plane go down?” to help hammer home just how disoriented everyone is at their situation. As the trailer goes on, things quickly go from weird to bad as these strangers attempt to find a way off the island, with massive storms and deadly feuds among the many perils to be dealt with.
If the idea of watching a store-brandReal Worldstoryline of 10 strangers trapped on an island hasn’t got you hooked, maybe this truly wild cast will. In addition to Martinez (Death Race,End of Watch),The I-Landalso starsKate Bosworth,Alex Pettyfer,Kyle Schmid, andBruce McGill. The first season ofThe I-Landwill be seven episodes, all available to binge when it arrives on Thursday, September 12.
Check out the trailer forThe I-Landbelow:
The official synopsis for season 1 ofThe I-Landreads:
When ten people wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of who they are or how they got there, they set off on a trek to attempt to get back home. They soon discover this world is not as it seems. Faced with the I-Land’s extreme psychological and physical challenges, they must rise to their better selves – or die as their worst ones.
