Snowpiercer is an American post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller television series that premiered on May 17, , on TNT. It is based on both the film of the same name, directed by Bong Joon-ho , and the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob , Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette , from which the film was adapted. The series, a reboot of the film's continuity, follows the passengers of the Snowpiercer , a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe carrying the remnants of humanity seven years after the world becomes a frozen wasteland.
The series questions class warfare , social injustice and the politics of survival. Steven Ogg , Rowan Blanchard and Sean Bean joined the main cast in the second season, both Chelsea Harris and Archie Panjabi joined the main cast in the third season and both Clark Gregg and Michael Aronov joined the main cast in the fourth season.
While in development at TNT for over three years, the series faced numerous production issues and delays arising from creative differences between the series' producers and the network. The series remained in development hell until May , when it was announced that it would instead air on TNT's sister network TBS in the second quarter of and that it had already been renewed for a second season. However, in September , the decision to change networks was reversed.
Prior to studio shutdowns that occurred due to the outbreak of the COVID pandemic in the United States , most of the second season's production was completed. The second season premiered on January 25, In January , the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on January 24, Snowpiercer is set in , seven years after the world becomes a frozen wasteland due to ecocide , and follows the remnants of humanity who have taken shelter on a perpetually moving luxury train.
Wilford, the train consists of 1, carriages and circles the globe 2. Since the catastrophe, the train's population has become rigidly separated by class, caught up in a revolutionary struggle against the strictly imposed social hierarchy and unbalanced allocation of limited resources.
