In this episode of I Don't Do Sci-Fi we enter the mirror universe!

In this tables turned edition, Dani wearing a beard (a reference we're sure she won't get!) will be introducing John and Rebecca to one of her favourite Science Fiction shows which they have never seen. So this time she gets to sit in the host seat!

The Silent Sea is South Korea's first TV series set in outer space. Released by Netflix in 2021, this 8-part series was directed and co-written by Choi Hang-yong based on his original short film The Sea of Tranquillity.

It is Earth of the near-future. The Great Drought has ravaged the global population leaving water, food, and the resources of the natural world in critically short supply. Water rationing is now based on your employment status, your worth to society, and of course, how rich you are.

The Silent Sea stars Bae Doona (Sense8) as a brilliant scientist whose sister died in a suspected radiation leak at Korea's Balhae lunar station. She is recruited to join a military operation to retrieve a sample of great value from the abandoned base. However, government conspiracy, corporate greed, and technical failures are not all that stand in their way. Balhae station has many terrors of its own in store for those who dare to enter.

This mixture of thriller, horror, and science fiction make The Silent Sea one of the most interesting shows to come out of South Korea in recent years.

So, for this final episode of Season One of I Don't Do Sci-Fi, what will John and Rebecca make of The Silent Sea. Will they make it home alive with the key to humanity's survival, or will they meet a gruesome fate in the dark, sinister corridors of the lunar base?

Joining our panel is guest Mark Ali, a Korean drama aficionado and sci-fi fan.

Credits:

Hosts: Dani Wray, Rebecca Wray, John Isles  All music composed and performed by Steve Johnson https://www.idlebones.co.uk  All artwork and logos by Kevin Hiley  Directed and edited by Kevin Hiley

Produced by Kevin Hiley and Rebecca Wray

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