An armed unidentified man forcibly enters the plane, which is about to take off at night for Moscow from Brussels airport. According to him, the sun's rays have become deadly, and he wants the device to go immediately, heading west, to stay in the terrestrial night zone. On board, only a few crew members, plus a handful of passengers of various nationalities ...
The starting point for "Into the Night" is as simple as it is effective. After 5 minutes of introduction, action and suspense are set, with a touch of apocalyptic science fiction. Already appearing among the most seen series in France on Netflix when it is only available since May 1, "Into the Night" reveals itself, like the paroxysmal situation in which its characters find themselves, a permanent race against the clock.
An unknown Polish digital novel
An urgency and incessant twists, if not always credible, which refer to series adrenaline-fueled like "24 Hours chrono" or the "Prison Break" of the beginnings, even more claustrophobic, number of scenes taking place at edge of the aircraft cabin. The thematic, it can evoke at times the long news of Stephen King, "The Langoliers" (Editor's note: available in the collection "Minuit 2") , adapted in TV movie, with however characters here much less excavated.
Inspired by a totally unknown Polish digital novel, "Starosc aksolotla", by Jacek Dukaj, "Into the Night" is the first Belgian series commissioned by Netflix. Its casting therefore comes mainly from overseas, like Pauline Etienne, already seen in "The Bureau of legends" or the film "The Religious", Laurent Capelluto, named César for best male hope for his role in "A Tale of Christmas ”(2008), and already appreciated in“ Les Revenons ”or“ Zone blanche ”. But there are also Italian, British and Turkish actors around them.
The same eclecticism prevailed during the shooting, many scenes having been filmed in Belgium, but also in Bulgaria or Macedonia.
EDITOR'S NOTE: 4/5
“Into the Night” , Belgian series by Jason George, with Pauline Etienne, Laurent Capulleto, Stefano Cassetti… (6 episodes of around 40 mins)