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Day 5 (2016)

Day 5 poster
Genre
drama television series, thriller television series, post-apocalyptic television series
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 14 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After a drug binge, a man named Jake wakes up to find almost everyone dead from falling asleep. He joins a small group of survivors to figure out what caused the deadly sleep epidemic.

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What happens

Day 5 is an American post-apocalyptic drama web series created by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Josh Flanagan, and Chris Demarais. It premiered on Rooster Teeth's website on June 19, 2016. New episodes premiered exclusively on Rooster Teeth site via their paid sponsorship program, FIRST. Announced March 11, 2016, it was noted for being a dramatic departure from Rooster Teeth's typically comedic productions. The series follows a junkie, Jake (Jesse C. Boyd), who emerges after a drug binge only to learn that most of humanity has died after falling asleep. Jake and a small group of survivors search for the cause of the mysterious "sleep epidemic". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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